World / Asia

Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 16: Official 29 Dec 2015 - 02:10 pm

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding...

Two arrested over rape at IT giant Infosys 29 Dec 2015 - 01:56 pm

File picture for representation only Mumbai: Indian police said Tuesday they had arrested two contract workers accused of raping a woman at the...

Suicide blast outside government office in Pakistan's Northwest kills 12: TV 29 Dec 2015 - 12:59 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 12 people were killed and many more injured when a suicide bomber on a motorbike crashed into the main...

Japan nationalists protest landmark deal with SKorea 29 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

Protestors in front of the residence of PM Shinzo Abe during a rally against the deal between Japan and South Korea in Tokyo...

Hundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning 29 Dec 2015 - 12:14 pm

Victims were rushed to hospitals as they complained of dizziness, stomach pain and headaches Hanoi: Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong-owned garment...

Sushma Swaraj calls for enhanced economic ties with Iran 29 Dec 2015 - 12:03 pm

File photo of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday described Iran as an important partner...

Not scared of CBI, order any inquiry: Kejriwal on DDCA scam 29 Dec 2015 - 11:57 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government did not do anything wrong in...

Outgoing Indian envoy to Pakistan meets Nawaz Sharif 29 Dec 2015 - 11:09 am

File photo of India's High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan Islamabad: India's High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan, who lays down office next...

Singapore plans 'car-free Sunday' 29 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

A pilot programme, car-free day will be observed on last Sunday each month starting February. Singapore: Singaporean authorities have planned a "car-free Sunday"...

Asia's largest underground railway station to open in China 29 Dec 2015 - 10:40 am

Artists rendering of the Futian railway station Beijing: Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the China's Shenzhen city, enabling...

A year after stampede, Shanghai opts out of New Year celebration 29 Dec 2015 - 10:19 am

A memorial ceremony for people who were killed in a stampede incident during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, in Shanghai January...

Prosthetic limbs put Pakistani terror survivors together again 29 Dec 2015 - 09:52 am

In this picture, Pakistani IED-victims exercise with artificial limbs at the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) in Peshawar. AFP/A Majeed ...

Kerala hails Supreme Court nod to its liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:47 am

File photo of Kerala Excise Minister K Babu Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict that not only upheld...

Comment: Mamata shows signs of weakening as West Bengal polls approach 29 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

File photo of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee By Amitava Mukherjee With the West Bengal assembly election a few months away, Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

Kejriwal won't apologise; BJP says petty drama is CM's political strategy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

File photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to...

Pakistan executes four terrorists for attack on army school 29 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

A file photo of the Army Public School in Peshawar a day after an attack by Taliban militants. AFP Islamabad: Four terrorists were...

SC upholds Kerala's liquor policy 29 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Kerala government's liquor policy restricting service and consumption of liquor...