World / Asia

Indian rupee window closes as Modi eyes key poll 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

Mumbai: Indians rushed to change their bank notes Friday before a deadline to deposit invalid rupee notes closed, as Prime Minister Modi defended...

At least 10 dead in Jharkhand coal mine collapse 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

At least 10 people have been killed and many others are feared trapped inside a coal mine in the Indian state of Jharkhand...

Disney wins 'Cars' copyright suit in China 31 Dec 2016 - 01:27 am

Shanghai: Disney has won a copyright dispute over a Chinese knock-off of its animated movie Cars, a China court said yesterday, a rare...

CBI raids Delhi health minister's OSD's office 31 Dec 2016 - 01:20 am

Chennai: The CBI yesterday raided Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's OSD Nikunj Aggarwal's office at the Delhi Secretariat here, drawing strong criticism from...

CPI-M seeks immediate lifting of ceiling on cash withdrawals 31 Dec 2016 - 01:18 am

Mumbai: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) yesterday asked the government to immediately remove restrictions on cash withdrawals as the 50-day deadline given...

'Dangal' inches close to Rs 200 crore 31 Dec 2016 - 01:17 am

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's sports drama "Dangal" has minted Rs 197.53 crore at the box office in its opening week, inching close to...

Taliban acknowledge ties with Russia & Iran 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban group has acknowledged its ties with Moscow and Tehran, projecting them as proof of their legitimacy and their supposed...

SP splits as Mulayam acts tough against son 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Lucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh split yesterday between party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Chief Minister...

Shimla's second hottest December in 100 years 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Shimla has recorded the warmest December in the past eight years and the second 'hottest' since 1918, a Met official said here yesterday....

2,900 wardens to control traffic on New Year eve 31 Dec 2016 - 01:13 am

Lahore: As many as 2,900 wardens would be deputed in different areas of the city to keep traffic flow smooth in Pakistani city...

China to build power line across Pakistan 31 Dec 2016 - 01:13 am

Islamabad: State Grid of China will help build a 4,000 MW power transmission line in Pakistan in a project valued at $1.5bn, Pakistan...

Toxic liquor death toll rises 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Thirty-nine people have now died after drinking home-made liquor mixed with aftershave on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, officials said yesterday, including...

PPP will not hold anti-govt long march 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Unlike the early nineties when the late former prime minister and PPP chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, marched twice on Islamabad at the head...

Banned student activists protest US terror tag 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Dozens of activists from a student wing of the banned anti-India Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group have rallied in Islamabad to condemn a recent...

Nobel laureates urge UN to intervene in Myanmar crisis 31 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

United Nations: More than a dozen Nobel laureates urged the United Nations to "end the human crisis" of Myanmar's Rohingya minority group, whose...

Philippines may relocate naval drills with US 31 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked his defence minister to move joint naval exercises with the United States away from the disputed...

Myanmar to take back 2,415 Rohingyas 31 Dec 2016 - 01:07 am

Yangon: Myanmar said yesterday it will take back 2,415 citizens from Bangladesh, only a tiny fraction of the 300,000 people who Bangladesh says...

China urges US to block Tsai's transit 31 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office...