Pakistan bomb: 14 killed in Qadri 'revenge' attack

At least 14 people are killed in a Pakistan bombing which militants say was in revenge for the execution of a policeman turned assassin.
7 March 2016, 15:18 PM

Pak man jailed for 13 yrs for FB post

A Shia Pakistani man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Thursday for allegedly posting religiously offensive material on his Facebook page, lawyers in the
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM

'We want freedom in India, not freedom from India'

An Indian student leader facing sedition charges has called for "freedom in India" in a rousing speech to students at Jawaharlal Nehru
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Pakistan hangs killer of governor Salman Taseer

Pakistan hangs the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say.
29 February 2016, 11:15 AM

Man ‘kills 14 of family’, then commits suicide in India

A 32-year-old man allegedly kills 14 members of his family at their house near Thane in Maharashtra and then commits suicide.
28 February 2016, 06:19 AM

Two die in Nepal's second plane crash in two days

Two people are feared dead after a small plane crashed in western Nepal today, an army official says, just days after 23 people are killed in a similar accident in the Himalayan nation.
26 February 2016, 12:01 PM

Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal: study

Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic experiences and gain confidence, a pilot study has shown.
24 February 2016, 07:55 AM

India may allow female soldiers in ground combat

India may allow women in ground combat roles in its army, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee hints.
24 February 2016, 07:33 AM

Delhi water crisis may last 15 days

A water crisis in India's capital will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned yesterday as taps ran dry, days after protesters sabotaged a canal to demand better treatment for their caste.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

India caste unrest: Water supply 'partially restored' in Delhi

Water supplies have been partially restored in the Indian capital, Delhi, after repairs began on a key canal which supplies much of the city.
23 February 2016, 05:23 AM

India caste unrest: 'Ten million without water' in Delhi

More than 10 million people in India's capital are without water despite the army regaining control of its key water source after protests, officials say.
22 February 2016, 15:13 PM

Indian parties to amend electoral laws

Indian political parties, including West Bengal's ruling Party, have agreed to pass a bill in parliament to amend electoral laws to give voting rights to estimated 14,000 people who became Indian citizens following exchange of adversely-held enclaves with Bangladesh.
21 February 2016, 19:25 PM

Battle continues, death toll hits 6

A third soldier was killed yesterday in an ongoing gunbattle between militants and troops and police in Indian Kashmir, taking the
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian parties agree for voting rights to ex-enclave dwellers

Indian political parties agree to pass a bill to amend laws for giving voting rights to 14,000 people who became citizens after exchange of enclaves with Bangladesh.
21 February 2016, 07:46 AM

Facebook blocks Suman after JNU row song

Indian former Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman on Friday claimed he was blocked by Facebook after he had posted a song that he had written in support of the JNU agitation, reports The Indian Express today.
20 February 2016, 08:10 AM

Tarik new envoy to Pakistan

The government has decided to appoint Tarik Ahsan as the high commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.
18 February 2016, 20:56 PM

Mamata for legalising all migrant Bangladeshis

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says her government would urge the federal Indian administration to give citizenship to all Bangladeshis living in the state for five years or more.
18 February 2016, 08:38 AM

Love, rage, silence: Secret lives of Afghan female poets

With her kohl-rimmed eyes cast down, Nadia lilts through a folk couplet before a secret assembly of women poets on a forbidden subject that often gets people killed in Afghanistan -- love.
17 February 2016, 05:10 AM

China urges US, N Korea to hold direct talks

China's foreign ministry urges the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other face-to-face and resolve their problems, as tension continues to climb on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's latest rocket test.
16 February 2016, 06:21 AM

7 killed in gun battle in Indian Kashmir

A fierce gun battle killed two soldiers and five suspected militants yesterday in Indian-administered Kashmir near the de facto border with Pakistan, army
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM