Pakistan releases 57 Indian fishing boats

Pakistani authorities yesterday released 57 Indian fishing boats held for nearly a year as a goodwill gesture following a visit by New
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM

India court clears 16 cops of killing Muslims

A court in New Delhi yesterday cleared all sixteen policemen accused of murdering dozens of Muslims 27 years ago in a north Indian
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Putin set to make China trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China later this year to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the world's anti-fascist war
21 March 2015, 09:54 AM

Asia powers hold renewed talks

Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years
21 March 2015, 05:07 AM

600 students expelled for cheating on Bihar school exams

600 high school students in Bihar have been expelled for cheating on pressure-packed 10th grade examinations this week
20 March 2015, 13:00 PM

Pakistan halts teenager's execution after outcry

A Pakistani man convicted of manslaughter as a minor and due to be hanged yesterday has been granted a stay of execution, a charity
19 March 2015, 18:57 PM

Indian state minister robbed on train

Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife Sudha Malaiya were robbed yesterday onboard the Jabalpur-Nizamuddin
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM

India HM accuses Pakistan of aiding terrorism

Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said if the neighbouring country stops
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Protect humans, not just cows

The head of India's Catholic bishops, speaking out after a nun was raped in the east of the country last week, has said the country
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Thai ex-PM Yingluck to stand trial

Thailand's Supreme Court orders the former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme
19 March 2015, 07:05 AM

Mamata asks CBI probe on nun's rape

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, under pressure over the rape of an elderly nun, yesterday said her government was handing
18 March 2015, 18:08 PM

Nine more executed in Pakistan

Pakistan yesterday hanged nine more jailed murderers, officials said, taking the number of convicts executed over the past two days to
18 March 2015, 18:08 PM

Pakistan air strikes kill 34 militants

Pakistan's military yesterday said it killed 34 militants in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive
18 March 2015, 18:06 PM

Pakistan executes 12 death-row prisoners

Pakistan yesterday hanged 12 convicted murderers in prisons across the country, the highest number in a single day since the
17 March 2015, 18:30 PM

Malaysia frees Anwar's daughter on bail

The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was freed on police bail yesterday after being held overnight for
17 March 2015, 18:19 PM

Pakistan suspends all prisoner exchange agreements

Pakistan has suspended all prisoner exchange agreements with other countries after it discovered that prisoners repatriated from Britain
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

W Bengal Nun rape case: 2 more detained

The CID and the Nadia district police have not made any heady way with the Ranaghat nun rape case, except for detaining two more
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Security audit is not snooping

Faced with accusations of an effort to turn India into a police state like Pakistan, the Government yesterday told the Rajya Sabha that the
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Maldives resists pressure to free jailed ex-leader

The Maldives government yesterday vowed to resist mounting foreign pressure to free former president Mohamed Nasheed after he was
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi scraps Brussels visit

Upset by what the government perceives as a snub from the European Union, India has called off plans for Prime Minister Narendra
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM