Prison row: Home Minister seeks DGP`s explanation

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:30

Row over prison breach in Kozhikode jail took serious turn with Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan seeking an explanation from the DGP (Prisons) for his comments.

Political bigwigs cast vote in New Delhi

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 17:13

All eyes were on the high-profile New Delhi constituency Wednesday where political heavyweights and the who`s who of Delhi descended to cast their votes.

Top 10 Most Corrupt and Least Corrupt Countries in the World

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 15:10

In some countries, business owners can go their way in the happy knowledge that government officials won`t be hitting them up for bribes or tossing them in jail on trumped-up charges.

Myanmar still enlists boy soldiers despite reforms

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:21

Political prisoners have been freed, censorship has been abolished and, the government promises, the days of child soldiers are over.

`All parties should work together for Nepal`s Constitution`

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 22:07

All parties in Nepal, including the Maoists, should work together to form a new government and draft a new Constitution to end the prolonged political crisis in the country, a senior CPN-UML leader said on Friday.

Sonia Gandhi India`s most inspiring woman politician: Survey

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 17:39

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been voted as India`s most inspiring female political leader who has been able to strike perfect balance between her career and family life, according to a survey.

EC warns political parties of action for using abusive language

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:46

The EC has taken a serious note of the "plummeting" levels of political discourse during the ongoing assembly polls in five states.

16 killed in poll-bound Bangladesh during opposition protest

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:38

A leader of Awami League and a member of a union council were killed in clashes at Kaliganj on the outskirts of Dhaka.

US Sikhs to report airport abuse by smartphone application

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 07:56

Sikh activists, fed up with being singled out at US airports, launched an updated smartphone application to make it easier for passengers to file complaints.

Pak govt. reluctant to lift YouTube ban amid political turmoil

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 15:01

The Pakistani government has shown reluctance in uplifting the year-long YouTube ban amid the political turmoil in the nation, even after the blasphemous content has been removed and filters have been put in place to monitor any pornographic content online.

Fresh political violence in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 12:56

An unidentified man was killed in clashes between opposition activists and the police in northwestern Sirajganj.

Israel`s Labour Party elects new leader

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 19:26

Israel`s struggling opposition Labour party has elected a new leader seen as a potential moderate ally for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s rightist Cabinet, results of a party poll showed.