With over 80,000 people killed and almost two million left homeless, Myanmar teeters on the edge of collapse. The military junta that has ruled the country since 1962 has proved to be highly irresponsible, failing to inform people of the upcoming...

At least seven people have been injured in fresh clashes between supporters of the main ruling Communist Party and the opposition in West Bengal, east India. The two sides have traded gunfire and hurled bombs at each other in the run-up to village...

Young India is far more different from what is was even ten years ago. There has been a change in mindsets, in thought process and beliefs. CNN-IBN’s Amrita Tripathi discusses this new face of changing India on the show Glamour Bazaar. To discuss the...

India should seek peace talks with Maoist rebels whose influence has spread to half the country and who threaten to undermine an economic boom, according to an internal report sent to the Government yesterday. The report, a copy of which was seen by...

Women and children in India have been ill treated in many rural parts of the country. There the women and children are attimes physically, mentally and economically tortured. Experts at The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) (Boston) have found that...

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asked the United States not to take the responsibility of deciding if Iran was manufacturing nuclear weapons, in comments that came a day after its sharp reaction to Washington’s advice on bilateral relations with...

Violence marred the eve of a historic election intended to bolster peace in Nepal, as officials confirmed Wednesday the killings of at least eight people in three incidents in the tense western hill region. In a turning point for a country bled by a...

Indian real estate market is witnessing a spectacular growth due transformation of the Indian economy after the adoption of LPG. Foreign majors have also shown their keen interest in this sector. With the advent of LPG (liberalization, privatization...

Temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday for repeated disciplinary violations. Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf told a news conference the suspension was imposed on the recommendation...

A gag order precluding former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks [JURIST news archives] from speaking to the media expired on Sunday, but Hicks is reportedly “not interested at the moment” in speaking publicly about his detention. Hicks had...