New Delhi: With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress’ core committee yesterday deliberated on ways to get it...
New Delhi: With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress’ core committee yesterday deliberated on ways to get it...
Latur: Stating there was need to improve the quality of higher education in India, President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday expressed concern over Indian universities...
Kolkata: Even as the tug-of-war between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal Election Commission refuses to abate, the battle for next...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new parliament was sworn-in yesterday, completing the country’s first democratic transition of power in a country ruled for half its history...
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday defended the legality of drone strikes in the “war” against Al Qaeda and the Taliban,...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership has mulled over a number of names for the office of the National Assembly speaker and...
WASHINGTON: The former Nato commander in Afghanistan said yesterday the US may need to keep a larger force in the country than initially...
LAHORE: Famous for her voice range and often credited for her versatility, playback singer Naheed Akhtar will perform after 22 years at Alhamra...
PESHAWAR: Several schools destroyed in acts of terrorism in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Kohat district are yet to be rebuilt. It has affected...
Youngsters paint pictures during the celebration of International Children’s Day in Hanoi, Vietnam.
SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday acknowledged that the establishment of a joint cyber security working group was a positive step in...
MANILA: Justice Secretary Leila de Lima wants any administrative or criminal action arising from the killing of an alleged Taiwanese poacher off Batanes...
TOKYO: Japan pledged African leaders a $32bn in public and private support yesterday to help growth on the continent and encourage Japanese firms...
BEIJING: China is experimenting with more subtle methods to censor Internet search results ahead of the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday the political opposition would be given an oversight role over the country’s Election Commission,...
LEGASPI, Philippines: A Philippine volcano that killed five people last month in a huge ash explosion is showing renewed signs of activity, a...
An injured dog is carried out of a home damaged by a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, yesterday. CHICAGO: Tornadoes that ripped through...
MOSCOW: Russia will ban foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, an official said yesterday, underscoring a growing rift with the West over...
