World / Asia

11 dead in Vietnam bus crash 07 May 2017 - 09:05 am

Hanoi: A truck driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road smashed into a bus in Vietnam's central highlands on Sunday killing...

After Kapil Mishra sacked, Kumar Vishwas vows another movement 07 May 2017 - 09:01 am

New Delhi: Hours after Delhi's Water Minister Kapil Mishra was sacked from his ministerial post, a fresh crisis arose in the AAP as...

Walkies! Big dogs and small join Bangkok fun run 07 May 2017 - 08:49 am

BANGKOK: From tiny chihuahuas to 60 kg (130 lb) mastiffs, hundreds of dogs and their owners jogged through a Bangkok park on Sunday...

Kejriwal government's corruption circus exposed, says BJP 07 May 2017 - 08:43 am

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said that that "corruption circus" of Arvind Kejriwal government stood exposed after Water, Tourism and Culture Minister...

11 dead in Vietnam bus crash 07 May 2017 - 07:56 am

Hanoi: A truck driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road smashed into a bus in Vietnam's central highlands on Sunday killing...

India's new property law seeks to protect home buyers 07 May 2017 - 07:27 am

Greater Noida, India: In 2010, Neena Nagpal and her husband spent their life savings on a flat outside Delhi that was never built....

Myanmar says fake news being spread to destabilise Suu Kyi government 06 May 2017 - 06:52 pm

YANGON: Myanmar’s government has warned the public that false news and rumours are being spread by unidentified people wishing to cause “political instability”...

85-year-old aiming to be oldest Everest climber dies 06 May 2017 - 06:04 pm

KATHMANDU: An 85-year-old Nepali died Saturday while attempting to scale Mount Everest to regain his title as the oldest person to climb the...

300 students hospitalised after gas leaks from chemical container 06 May 2017 - 01:23 pm

New Delhi: Over 300 students of two girls schools were rushed to hospital on Saturday morning after they complained of dizziness and headache...

Madras Atomic Power Station unit 2 to restart on Monday 06 May 2017 - 11:24 am

Chennai: The second 220 MW unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), run by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at...

Discovering the ethereal world of modern masters 06 May 2017 - 11:11 am

New Delhi: Just a few steps inside the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the capital and an entire potpourri of art...

Afghan Taliban take district near northern Kunduz in spring offensive 06 May 2017 - 10:47 am

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Taliban militants captured a district just outside the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, officials said, pointing to renewed pickup ...

Kudankulam Unit-II shut down due to water, steam leakage 06 May 2017 - 09:47 am

Chennai: The second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has been shut down due to water and steam leakage, an official...

IAF opens recruitment path for women NCC cadets with C certificate 06 May 2017 - 09:35 am

New delhi: In a path-breaking step, the Indian Air Force for the first time is opening the NCC special entry route for women...

Fuel tanker gas leak in Indian capital puts 30 school pupils in hospital 06 May 2017 - 09:18 am

NEW DELHI: Thirty students at an Indian school were taken to hospital on Saturday complaining of breathlessness and eye irritation following a gas...

Government makes top management changes in major PSBs 06 May 2017 - 09:07 am

New Delhi: The central government on Friday made major top management changes in several public sector banks (PSBs). The Appointments Committee of the...

RBI revises NPA norms, announces penalty on banks for non-compliance 06 May 2017 - 08:46 am

New Delhi: In wake of the ordinance promulgated on Friday empowering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tackle bad loans, the central...

Much to be done to reach forest cover target: President 06 May 2017 - 08:22 am

Dehradun: Noting that India's forest policy calls for maintaining a third of the country's total land as forest cover, President Pranab Mukherjee on...