World / Asia

Sonia Gandhi ordered to appear in court 07 Dec 2015 - 03:21 pm

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (file photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court ordered the torchbearers of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty to appear...

Beijing declares first ever red alert for pollution 07 Dec 2015 - 02:42 pm

Chinese artist Kong Ning symbolically makes warning sounds in her costume made of hundreds of orange plastic blowing horns during her art performance...

Paris a reminder, India risks missing lessons from Mumbai attack 07 Dec 2015 - 02:08 pm

Members of the Force One Commandos from Maharashtra police demonstrate their skills during their inauguration ceremony in Mumbai, India, in this November 24,...

Key witness against China's Bo Xilai dies in jail: Media 07 Dec 2015 - 12:44 pm

File photo of Xu Ming, chairman of Dalian Shide Group taken in Beijing, in this January 17, 2002. Reuters Beijing: The billionaire tycoon...

Fire sweeps through slum in Mumbai, residents feared trapped 07 Dec 2015 - 11:54 am

MUMBAI: A major fire swept through a slum in India's commercial capital Mumbai on Monday, officials said, with fears residents may be trapped...

Foreign minister to visit Pakistan for first time since 2012 07 Dec 2015 - 11:37 am

File picture of Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold talks with Pakistan on Wednesday, the first ...

Earthquake strikes in Tajikistan 07 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

NEW DELHI/ALMATY: An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck Tajikistan on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi...

Congress protests, asks minister VK Singh to quit 07 Dec 2015 - 11:04 am

File photo of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and president Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress members, led by party vice president Rahul Gandhi,...

Ensure supply of food, water for Chennai, minister tells food firms 07 Dec 2015 - 10:04 am

Coast guard personnel prepares to drop relief materials in a flood-affected area in Chennai, India, December 6, 2015. Reuters New Delhi: Union Food...

Narendra Modi will realise Hindus dream of Ram temple: Praveen Togadia 07 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

File photo of Narendra Modi while he was campaigning for Bihar elections. Bhopal: VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Sunday expressed hope that Prime...

Filling 400 vacancies of judges suitably not easy: CJI 07 Dec 2015 - 09:43 am

File photo of Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur on Sunday said appointment...

Omar Abdullah hails India-Pakistan dialogue 07 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah. Reuters Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday welcomed what he said was the resumption of...

BSF trooper killed in accidental fire 07 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

File pic for representation. Jammu: A border security force trooper was killed in an accidental fire in Jammu district on Sunday. “A trooper...

Chief justice says take a bus to cut air pollution 07 Dec 2015 - 09:21 am

Delhi has been battling with smog as winter sets in. New Delhi: India's chief justice has backed a plan to restrict cars on...

Big city land-grab sowing seeds of next China property boom 07 Dec 2015 - 12:02 am

By Xiaoyi Shao and Sue-Lin Wong BEIJING: In the Chaoyang district of northeast Beijing, a nondescript wall covered in patriotic posters protects one...

Pakistani security seeks to tamp down reporting on California shooter 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik MULTAN, Pakistan: Pakistani security forces appeared to be trying to dampen down reporting this weekend on the background of Tashfeen...

'We feel ashamed': Pakistani relatives of California shooter 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pakistani students arrive at Al-Huda Institute, one of the most high-profile female seminaries (Islamic religious school), in Multan on December 8, 2015, where...

Myanmar's ex-dictator tips Suu Kyi as 'future leader' 06 Dec 2015 - 12:45 pm

File photo of Myanmar's former junta leader Than Shwe. AFP/Getty Yangon: Myanmar's feared former junta leader Than Shwe has endorsed his one-time nemesis...