June 9, 2013
BEIJING: China is looking to revive the ancient "Southern Silk Road" with South Asia through the economic corridor linking Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar (BCIM), a topic that figured prominently during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's recent India visit.
Southern Silk Road Map
June 9, 2013
Modi said the BJP will work out a strategy to oust the Congress from power and resume the work left by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Modi anointed chairman of BJP Lok Sabha election campaign panel
June 9, 2013
BANGKOK: K Srikanth became the latest badminton sensation to emerge from India as he lifted his maiden men's singles trophy with a stunning straight-game triumph over top-seeded local favourite Boonsak Ponsana at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold on Sunday.
June 9, 2013
RIYADH: Some 180,000 illegal foreign workers have left Saudi Arabia since April 1 under an amnesty that allowed them to try to sort out their papers or leave without paying a penalty, a report said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia is aiming to create job opportunities for its unemployed nationals through cutting the number of foreign workers.
June 9, 2013
PARIS: Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times on Sunday with victory in the French Open final.
June 9, 2013
NEW DELHI: A report in a UK newspaper claims that India is among the top five countries most extensively monitored by the National Security Agency (NSA), a US government agency tasked with foreign surveillance.
June 8, 2013
PARIS: Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high-quality final.
Serena Williams holds the winner's cup after defeating Maria Sharapova in women's final match of the French Open in Paris.
June 8, 2013
PANAJI: Amid reports of a rift within the BJP, especially after LK Advani's decision to skip the national executive meeting, party president Rajnath Singh said the conclave would end on a positive note and everyone will go back "happy".
June 8, 2013
LONDON: Indians could soon see a repeat of the US scandal of the National Security Agency snooping into phone conversations and social networking accounts, play out in domestic shores.
June 7, 2013
LONDON: Some 165 million children worldwide are stunted by malnutrition as babies and face a future of ill health, poor education, low earnings and poverty, the head of the United Nations children's fund said on Friday.
UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake.
