World / Asia

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...

S. Korea, Japan strike deal on 'comfort women' 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Seoul: South Korea and Japan reached agreement Monday on their dispute over wartime sex slaves that has soured relations for decades, as Tokyo's...

2015 in retrospect: AAP, Bihar jolt BJP, but Modi still going strong 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Sood and Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: The AAP's dramatic rise and the comeback of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar in...

2015 in Retrospect: Aviation waited in wings for a new policy 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi: If the revival of an airline and return to profitability of some others marked the highlights in 2015...

2015 in Retrospect: Soaring pollution, crippling floods, laws awaiting implementation: India's environment in a fix 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Bhavana Akella New Delhi: Soaring pollution levels, crippling floods, quivering Richter notes to scores of environment laws awaiting their implementation - this,...

2015 In Retrospect: 'Desi' beats outshine 'firangi' tunes in Delhi parties 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Kumar New Delhi: No matter how much Delhiites groove to the tunes of international Disc Jockeys (DJ) like Tiesto and David...

Comment: Need to clean Delhi air to stop irreversible damage to heart 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Delhi today is grappling with hazardous air pollution as choking fumes from the burgeoning vehicle population and the smog that engulfed the national...

Hyderabad emerges as global aerospace industry hub 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: From manufacturing cabins of the US president's helicopters to fuselages of the world's most advanced combat helicopter - it's...