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NEW DELHI: Defence projects worth a whopping Rs 80,000 crore were on Saturday cleared by the government which decided that six submarines will be made indigenously and over 8,000 Israeli antitank guided missiles and 12 upgraded Dornier surveillance aircraft will be purchased. The decisions were...

KARACHI: Foreign investment further fell in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, reflecting a highly disappointing situation. The government is inviting investors from the entire world, particularly from Arab counties and China, but it is facing difficulties in motivating investors...

KOLKATA: Within two months of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj meeting former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia during her Dhaka trip in June, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party president has reciprocated by inviting a high-powered BJP delegation to her country during Durga Puja...

WASHINGTON: The Islamic State poses a greater danger than a conventional “terrorist group” and is pursuing a vision that could radically alter the face of the Middle East, US defence leaders said Thursday. The IS jihadists could be contained and eventually defeated by local forces backed by the...

Many months after the gruesome discovery of mass graves in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, we are no closer to getting any answers about the atrocity. In fact, some of the findings of a judicial tribunal which were released on Tuesday have only raised more questions about the discovery made in...

US lawmakers urge Obama's action in Tazreen fire A group of US lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama on Wednesday urging action in response to the November 24 fire incident of Tazreen Fashions Ltd that claimed the lives of 112 workers. The group led by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) also...

Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh has said the Army should stay put in the Siachen because of the strategic advantage there. He was speaking to journalists at the Indian Naval Academy (INA) here on Saturday after reviewing the passing out parade of the naval cadets. Gen. Singh...

The Hindu : News / International : Prison riots kill many in Sri Lanka Firing by Sri Lankan para-military on Friday claimed the lives of at least a dozen prisoners in the capital’s over-crowded Welikada prison. “I saw three bodies in front of me,” one prisoner told The Hindu. Government...

The Hindu : News / National : Top Maoist surrenders in A.P. A top ranking Maoist leader leading the extremist movement in Gadchiroli of Maharashtra and his wife have reportedly surrendered themselves to Andhra Pradesh police, sources said on Friday. The surrendered leader, Bandarapu...

After Britain, US, too, warms up to Narendra Modi - The Times of India NEW DELHI: After the thaw in his ties with the UK, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi got another opportunity to gloat about the US on Tuesday, saying that he was free to apply for a US visa. As US Assistant Secretary of State for...

Apple loses again in Dutch suit against Samsung - The Economic Times AMSTERDAM: A Dutch court has again ruled against Apple Inc. in a suit against South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., saying that Galaxy tablet computers don't infringe an Apple patent on touch screen interfaces. The...

58pc children still need basic services Bangladesh made significant progress in promoting child rights during the last five years but around 58 percent children are still deprived of one of six basic services, says a government draft report. The draft of the Fifth Periodic Report on...

Harvard University probes largest mass cheating scandal - The Times of India NEW YORK: About 125 Harvard University undergraduates are being investigated for cheating in a final exam last year, the largest academic misconduct scandal in the prestigious institution's history. The Harvard...

Samsung wins patent case against Apple in Japan - The Times of India TOKYO: A Tokyo court on Friday dismissed Apple Inc's claim that Samsung had infringed on its patent -- the latest ruling in the global legal battle over smartphones that pits the two technology titans against each other...

In Asia, a wave of escalating territorial disputes - The Washington Post By Chico Harlan, Published: August 11 TOKYO — The disputed islands and islets in Asia are, on the whole, an unimpressive bunch. Most are rocky, windswept outcroppings far from any mainland. One has a lighthouse but...