World / Asia

Dragon dance 28 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of the fire dragon dance team help support the head of the 'dragon' during the Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance in...

Lanka procession 28 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A several hundred metres long orange cloth is carried for a procession as an offering and to be draped around a dagoba on...

IS attacks Afghan police posts 28 Sep 2015 - 12:00 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...

A win-win situation for Mamata and Sourav Ganguly 27 Sep 2015 - 02:02 pm

By Veturi Srivatsa All those who followed Sourav Ganguly closely are not surprised at the recent turn of events in his own life...

NEWS ANALYSIS: From religion to politics: Haryana sect dominates Punjab scene 27 Sep 2015 - 01:51 pm

By Jaideep Sarin CHANDIGARH: The release of a film on a sect chief and the protests linked to it, an apology by a...

Internet blackout continues in Jammu and Kashmir 27 Sep 2015 - 01:17 pm

SRINAGAR: The internet blackout in Jammu and Kashmir which was to end on Saturday midnight continued across the state on Sunday with subscribers...

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...