World / Asia

12 convicted for Mumbai blasts 12 Sep 2015 - 02:35 am

Mumbai police escort one of the accused in the 2006 train bombings at Arthur Road Jail yesterday. Mumbai: Twelve people were convicted and...

Japan floods: Urgent search on for missing 12 Sep 2015 - 02:33 am

Japan Self-Defence Force members carry a senior citizen on a boat after rescuing a group of elderly patients from an isolated hospital flooded...

'FDI welcome, but challenges remain for white-label ATMs' 10 Sep 2015 - 03:32 pm

By Venkatachari Jagannathan CHENNAI: The government's decision to allow 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white-label ATM companies...

Agriculture as an occupation losing lure in Odisha 10 Sep 2015 - 03:25 pm

By Chinmaya Dehury BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Odisha government talks about its commitment to the agriculture sector, it is witnessing a surprising trend...

Russians' arrivals dipping, Goa to host charter tourists from Latvia 10 Sep 2015 - 03:18 pm

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar PANAJI: With uncertainty looming large vis-a-vis Russian arrivals in the forthcoming tourism season due to an economic crisis in the...

Himachal's organic rajma, apricots hit foreign shores 10 Sep 2015 - 03:08 pm

By Vishal Gulati RAMPUR, Himachal Pradesh: Organic rajma (kidney beans) and apricots grown in the cool climes of Himachal Pradesh are finding a...

BSF, Pakistan Rangers hold talks 10 Sep 2015 - 02:07 pm

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers on Thursday began high-level talks to address a range of issues, including...

Laden doc continues in Pak prison 10 Sep 2015 - 02:02 pm

Pakistani lawyer Qamar Nadeem (R), representing doctor Shakeel Afridi who assisted the CIA in their hunt for Osama bin Laden, leaves the court...

Bangladeshi students protest university tax 10 Sep 2015 - 01:55 pm

DHAKA: Thousands of students staged street protests in the Bangladeshi capital for a second straight day Thursday against a tax on university fees...

Indonesia city bans Uber 10 Sep 2015 - 01:49 pm

BANDUNG: Uber has fallen foul of authorities in the Indonesian city of Bandung, with the local government banning the controversial taxi-hailing app, the...

Cyberbully expert gets $188,776 FB grant 10 Sep 2015 - 01:47 pm

WASHINGTON: Sameer Hinduja, a prominent Indian American and cyberbullying expert from Florida Atlantic University, has received a $188,776 grant from social networking site...

First Indo-American woman postmaster in 166 years 10 Sep 2015 - 01:39 pm

NEW YORK: An Indian American woman has become the first female to be appointed as the postmaster in Sacramento city in California in...

Trolls against Modi critics managed by BJP, says AAP IT chief 10 Sep 2015 - 01:32 pm

By Prashant Kumar NEW DELHI: The social media attacks against people who criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his governance policies are by...

India calls in Saudi ambassador over rape case 10 Sep 2015 - 01:16 pm

NEW DELHI: India called in the Saudi ambassador on Thursday to seek his cooperation with an investigation into allegations one of his diplomats...

More than 100,000 flee floods in Japan after 'once-in-50-years' rain 10 Sep 2015 - 01:11 pm

Residents are seen as they wait for rescue helicopters at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in...

Two girls suffocate to death in Gurgaon car 10 Sep 2015 - 12:11 pm

GURGAON: Two minor girls were suffocated to death after getting locked in their family's car in Haryana's Gurgaon city, police said on Thursday....

Most Philips products have 'Made in India' component 10 Sep 2015 - 11:58 am

By Arvind Paddmanabhan BERLIN: With focus on interactive and innovative products, every merchandise offered by the $24-billion Dutch healthcare and consumer electronics giant...