World / Asia

27 percent vote in first four hours in Bihar 01 Nov 2015 - 10:33 am

Patna: About 27 percent of the electorate had voted on Sunday in the first four hours of the fourth round of Bihar's assembly...

Bomb kills at least three on Pakistan train: officials 01 Nov 2015 - 10:20 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least three people were killed and 12 wounded when a passenger train hit a bomb planted on a railway track...

Bangladesh teachers, students rally against latest killing 01 Nov 2015 - 10:02 am

Bangladeshi activists take part in a protest in Dhaka on November 1, 2015 against the attacks on secular writers and publishers. AFP Dhaka:...

Two Philippines soldiers killed in rebel attack 01 Nov 2015 - 09:48 am

Manila: Two soldiers were killed in a clash after leftist rebels attacked a construction site on Saturday night in the Philippines, military said...

S. Korean kidnapped in Philippines found dead 01 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

The hostage was discovered in Patikul town on the strife-torn island of Jolo Zamboanga, Philippines: A South Korean who was kidnapped by Muslim...

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan and China meet in rare summit 01 Nov 2015 - 09:23 am

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of a trilateral leadership...

Ayushmann feels honoured to host show for Gulshan Kumar 01 Nov 2015 - 09:20 am

File Photo of actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana Mumbai: Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana, who will be seen co-hosting the forthcoming special show “Suron Ke Rang Colors...

Bilquis Bano, Medecins Sans Frontieres get Mother Teresa Award 01 Nov 2015 - 09:16 am

Bilquis Bano Edhi, a nurse and one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan Mumbai: Bilquis Bano, the Pakistani caretaker of Indian girl...

Bihar polls: 12 percent turnout till 9 am 01 Nov 2015 - 09:13 am

Patna: Around 12 percent polling was recorded on Sunday in the first two hours of fourth phase of the Bihar assembly elections, officials...

Modi greets five states on their formation day 01 Nov 2015 - 09:07 am

PM Narendra Modi at a recent summit in New Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala...

India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks 01 Nov 2015 - 08:42 am

New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the...

Seven arrested after Maldives boat blast probe leads to weapons find 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

President Abdulla Yameen By Daniel Bosley MALE: Maldives police arrested seven people after an investigation into a boat explosion that targeted President Abdulla...

Run on Rajpath sees enthusiasm for Sardar Patel 31 Oct 2015 - 06:23 pm

By Prashant Sood New Delhi: Sardar Patel's photographs were visible all over Rajpath on Saturday as thousands of people enthusiastically took part in...

Gujarat's first baby-step to tap geothermal energy yields results 31 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

By Darshan Desai Gandhinagar: As part of its explorations for geothermal energy, the Centre of Excellence in Geothermal Energy (CEGE) at the Gujarat-based...

Understanding the brain can bring global recognition for India: Anand Raghunathan 31 Oct 2015 - 06:13 pm

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) India can achieve global recognition in the emerging field of computational brain research, says noted Indian...

Opinion: Is Modi himself moderating Hindu rashtra concept? 31 Oct 2015 - 06:08 pm

By Amulya Ganguli The Narendra Modi government had dismissed the returning of awards by about 40 writers as of little consequence. A text...

I want to avoid unwanted controversy: Amitabh Bachchan 31 Oct 2015 - 06:05 pm

By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi: At a time when writers, filmmakers and historians have revolted against a rising culture of intolerance towards freedom...