World / Asia

Modi urged to make reality match 'Make in India' hype 15 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 'Make In India' week in Mumbai, India, February 13, 2016. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui ...

Obama hosts South East Asian leaders at desert retreat 15 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California June 7, 2013 Reuters ...

Huge fire engulfs venue at “Make in India” event 14 Feb 2016 - 06:34 pm

Fire guttted a stage hosting a cultural event as part of the 'Make in India Week' in Mumbai on February 14, 2016. AFP...

Protests in India over student leader's sedition arrest 14 Feb 2016 - 04:43 pm

Indian students hold placards during a protest aganist the arrest of the president of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Student Union (JNU) Kanhaiya Kumar in...

Philippine Air nears deal to acquire Airbus A350s: sources 14 Feb 2016 - 01:25 pm

BY NEIL JEROME MORALES AND ANSHUMAN DAGA ANILA: Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) is close to announcing a deal to secure about half a...

Mamata's multi-pronged strategy to win Bengal poll battle 14 Feb 2016 - 01:24 pm

File picture of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee By Anurag Dey Kolkata: Even as the opposition Left Front and the Congress go...

Afghanistan chides Pakistan ambassador over governor's kidnapping 14 Feb 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan on Sunday summoned Pakistan's ambassador to the foreign ministry in Kabul to express "serious concerns" over the kidnapping of a former...

Delhi government to waive off pending water bills 14 Feb 2016 - 01:14 pm

New Delhi: Announcing a "gift" on its first anniversary, the Delhi government on Sunday said water bills of households pending till November 2015...

Modi urged to make reality match 'Make in India' hype 14 Feb 2016 - 12:09 pm

India's prime minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 'Make In India' week in Mumbai, India, February 13, 2016. Reuters/Danish...

Afghan civilian casualties top 11,000 to hit record in 2015: UN 14 Feb 2016 - 10:22 am

An Afghan security personnel stands guard near the site of a suicide attack at the entrance to a police base in Kabul on...

Security forces kill 10 militants in Pakistan 14 Feb 2016 - 09:43 am

Islamabad: At least 10 militants were killed and 12 others arrested in an operation carried out by security forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province...

Opposition comes together against JNU crackdown, hits out at Modi govermment 14 Feb 2016 - 09:34 am

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the JNU campus. New Delhi: The Congress, CPI-M, CPI and JD-U on Saturday came together to participate...

Stage set to rank 75 top cities under 'Swachh Bharat' 14 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

New Delhi: The stage is set to recognise cities that have taken "Swachh Bharat" campaign seriously, with a Top 75 ranking based on...

Tragic tales of loss in Taiwan as search for quake survivors ends 14 Feb 2016 - 08:51 am

Taipei: As rescuers in Taiwan said they had retrieved all the missing from the ruins of a building felled by an earthquake, a...

Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on "radical separatists" 14 Feb 2016 - 08:48 am

A riot policewoman stands on a cordoned-off street following overnight clashes between protesters and police in the Mongkok area of Hong Kong on...

N. Korea took 70% of workers' wages at joint economic zone: Seoul 14 Feb 2016 - 08:34 am

Seoul: South Korea on Sunday defended its decision to abruptly pull out of an inter-Korean industrial zone, claiming 70 percent of wages for...

Pakistanis should ignore Valentine’s Day, president urges 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Mamnoon Hussain ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has urged Pakistanis not to observe Valentine’s Day, the romantic holiday that hardline Muslim clerics want banned...