World / Asia

Bomb scare on Delhi-Lucknow train 03 Jan 2016 - 09:34 am

New Delhi: The security has been beefed up at Nizammudin and New Delhi railway stations here on Sunday after the Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express...

CPI leader AB Bardhan dead 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

AB Bardhan New Delhi: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan died at a hospital here on Saturday, a doctor said....

Missing Hong Kong bookseller 'assisting in investigation': wife 02 Jan 2016 - 06:32 pm

Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 and enjoys liberties not seen on the mainland, but there are fears...

Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys 02 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm

Vietnam's Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh speaks to the media at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam May 28, 2015. Reuters/Kham HANOI:...

Indian army secures attack-hit air base near Pakistan border 02 Jan 2016 - 05:24 pm

Indian army soldiers are seen near the Air Force base, following an encounter with militants at Air Force base in Pathankot, India, 02...

Malaysia seeks to suspend bauxite mining after environmental scare: cabinet source 02 Jan 2016 - 05:15 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is pushing to suspend bauxite mining due to concerns about its impact on the environment, a cabinet source said on...

145 arrested for corruption in KP during 2015 02 Jan 2016 - 04:23 pm

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan arrested 145 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including former provincial ministers and serving and retired...

Policing may be tough but not more than “Rozia Altaf” 02 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

A file photo of a Pakistani teacher handling a rifle during a weapons-training session at a police center in Peshawar. AFP PESHAWAR: Rozia...

Pakistan issues new deportation policy 02 Jan 2016 - 03:35 pm

A file photo of Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has issued notification of a...

5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Afghanistan 02 Jan 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan Saturday, with tremors felt as far south as Kabul. The US Geological Survey stated that the...

Adnan Sami receives Indian citizenship certificate 02 Jan 2016 - 01:17 pm

Adnan Sami was granted the certificate of Indian citizenship from the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday. Mumbai: Adnan Sami...

Pakistan strongly condemns Pathankot terror attack 02 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

Security near Pathankot Air Base Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly condemned the terror attack at Indian Air Force base in Pathankot town of Punjab...

Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south 02 Jan 2016 - 12:37 pm

File picture of Afghan security forces for representation only KABUL: Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials...

'Indian Muslims not attracted to Islamic State, Al-Qaeda' 02 Jan 2016 - 12:25 pm

File photo for representation only New Delhi: Indian Muslims have little fascination for Islamic radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say scholars and...

Mysuru decks up for Modi visit 02 Jan 2016 - 12:08 pm

File photo of prime minister Narendra Modi Mysuru: Mysuru, the city of palaces is all spruced up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day...

Fresh firing, blasts at Pathankot Air Force Base 02 Jan 2016 - 12:03 pm

Security personnel stand alert on a road leading to an airforce base in Pathankot on January 2, 2016. AFP Pathankot (Punjab): Fresh gunshots...

Mild tremors hit north India 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 pm

New Delhi: Mild tremors were felt across north India, including Delhi and NCR, on Saturday, authorities said. The India Meteorological Department said the...

18 more Telugu students sent back from US 02 Jan 2016 - 11:48 am

Hyderabad: Eighteen more students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh returned Hyderabad on Saturday after being deported by the American authorities. The students, who...