World / Asia

Govt told to curb black money 18 Dec 2016 - 11:50 pm

New Delhi: The Swaraj India Party yesterday accused the Narendra Modi government of not taking any concrete step to curb the black money...

Rahul's Goa visit led to exodus of leaders: CM 18 Dec 2016 - 11:50 pm

Panaji: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's visit to Goa on Friday has resulted in an exodus of leaders from the Congress party, Goa Chief...

Vehicles burnt in Manipur as unrest grows 18 Dec 2016 - 11:50 pm

Imphal: At least 22 cars, buses and other vehicles were torched in Manipur's Imphal East district yesterday by residents protesting against the Naga...

Bihar gets ready for Sikh festival 18 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Patna: With less than a fortnight to go for the 350th birth anniversary celeberations of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, Bihar Chief...

Himachal House session likely to be stormy 18 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Shimla: A five-day winter session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly beginning today in Dharamsala town is likely to be stormy as the opposition...

Congress plans march to Parliament 18 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

New Delhi: In a bid to highlight the plight of the migrant labourers, who are now returning home following inconvenience caused by demonetisation,...

'Immigrant' rhinoceros triggers fear 18 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Lakhimpur-Kheri: A lost, scared, lone rhinoceros from Nepal, wandering around this district town for the past eight months, attacked villagers on Saturday night...

Congress slams Modi over new Army Chief 18 Dec 2016 - 11:43 pm

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain the circumstances behind the appointment of Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as...

Parrikar tells Goa Catholics not to fear BJP 18 Dec 2016 - 11:43 pm

Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday exhorted voters in the Catholic-dominated region of Salcete in south Goa not to fear the BJP. "No...

India and Tajikistan to help Kabul: President 18 Dec 2016 - 11:43 pm

New Delhi: India and Tajikistan are committed to helping Afghanistan in its peace process, President Pranab Mukherjee has said. "We are committed to...

New urban missions made good progress: Minister 18 Dec 2016 - 11:42 pm

New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday said the progress of implementation of new urban missions was encouraging in 2016 and will...

Heralding social, financial change, China aims blow at iron rice bowl 18 Dec 2016 - 08:34 pm

PINGDINGSHAN, China: China has ordered state firms to smash the decades-old system of providing cradle-to-grave welfare support, known as the country’s “iron rice...

Duterte painkiller use draws concern in Philippines 18 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday...

India appoints new army, air force and intelligence chiefs 18 Dec 2016 - 11:59 am

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has appointed new heads of its army and air force among a series senior military and intelligence appointments,...

13 killed in Indonesian military plane crash 18 Dec 2016 - 10:49 am

Jakarta: Thirteen people have died after an Indonesian military transport plane crashed in the east of the country on Sunday, officials said, marking...

Pilot in footballers' crash in Colombia 'was not trained properly' 18 Dec 2016 - 09:45 am

La Paz: The pilot in the plane crash that killed 71 people traveling to Colombia on a Bolivian charter including footballers from Brazil...

Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu 18 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am

Tokyo: Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian...

Swimmers get a chance to be mermaids 18 Dec 2016 - 02:08 am

Guanghou: Chinese mermaid fans are getting a chance to live out their dream of swimming underwater like the mythical aquatic creature. Dada Li,...