World / Asia

Modi logs in to Silicon Valley, tech leaders endorse 'Digital India' 27 Sep 2015 - 01:05 pm

SAN JOSE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn't have secured a better endorsement for his "Digital India" initiative, as chief executives of some of...

Malaysia again shuts schools as Indonesian smoke thickens 27 Sep 2015 - 11:45 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Thick white smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming enveloped Malaysia's capital and other areas Sunday, triggering school closures for the following day...

'IS fighters' attack Afghan police posts: officials 27 Sep 2015 - 11:41 am

JALALABAD: Self-proclaimed fighters from the Islamic State group have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan...

Nepal imposes vehicle curbs due to fuel shortage fears 27 Sep 2015 - 11:23 am

Nepalese and Indian trucks park near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj some 90km south of Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday imposed nationwide restrictions...

Delhi’s speed date with literature 27 Sep 2015 - 09:36 am

Long Night of Literature at Cervantes, New Delhi. New Delhi: It was Delhi’s speed date with European literature as nine authors came together...

Nepal mulls fuel rationing 27 Sep 2015 - 09:33 am

Nepal’s former Maoist premier Baburam Bhattarai announced his resignation yesterday. KATHMANDU: Nepal is considering rationing oil and fuel, a Nepal Oil Corp spokesman...

Singapore starts legal action on Indonesia firms over haze 27 Sep 2015 - 09:32 am

A firefighter from the local disaster management agency tries to extinguish a peat land fire in a palm oil plantation in Pelalawan, Riau...

Narendra Modi courts Silicon Valley execs at dinner 27 Sep 2015 - 09:21 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed more than 350 business leaders on Saturday evening as he continued his U.S. West Coast...

Nepal's former Maoist PM Bhattarai quits parliament, party 26 Sep 2015 - 03:27 pm

Baburam Bhattarai KATHMANDU: Nepal's former Maoist premier Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday resigned from his party and parliament, days after announcing his support for...

Detained man is Bangkok 'bomber' seen on CCTV: Thai police 26 Sep 2015 - 02:03 pm

Erawan Shrine's bombing main suspect identified by Thai police as Adem Karadag wearing yellow shirt talks to Thai police officers during the crime...

Jung good man with bad political bosses: Kejriwal 26 Sep 2015 - 12:12 pm

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said Lt. Governor...

Modi to attend G-4 summit, visit Silicon Valley 26 Sep 2015 - 11:42 am

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, speaks during a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on the eve of the...

CBI raids Himachal CM's residence in graft case 26 Sep 2015 - 10:10 am

Virbhadra Singh NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at various places in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi in connection with the preliminary...

Haze crisis worsens in Sumatra Island 26 Sep 2015 - 08:33 am

Haze shrouds skyline in Singapore as PSI reaches a high of 341 at 5am yesterday. Singapore: Singapore slammed “shocking” statements from Indonesian officials...

Nepal’s anti-bill protesters block India supplies 26 Sep 2015 - 08:25 am

Nepalese security personnel and activists gather on a bridge close to the Nepal-India border at Birgunj some 90 kms south of Kathmandu yestertday....

U.S. embassy issues terrorism warning for street in Malaysian capital 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. embassy in Malaysia warned American citizens on Thursday to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur...

Pakistan's MQM party pressures govt, army with list of "executed" 24 Sep 2015 - 01:27 pm

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD: The political party ruling Pakistan's biggest city has drawn up a list of 46 members it says were killed...

Telangana's first woman cueist promises good show at world meet 24 Sep 2015 - 01:23 pm

By Mohammed Shafeeq HYDERABAD: Aware of the competition she faces at the global level, Telangana's first woman cueist Thakur Aakanksha Singh is confident...