South Asia among regions to take worst hit of climate change: ...

Every time there is a prime ministerial visit to the East or South East Asia we dust up the two-decade old placards and begin to wave them. The fading lettering on them proclaims that India is Looking East. But as a nation our attention span is ...

award for IT innovation in public transport in South-East Asia at the 60th World Congress in Geneva recently. BEST general manager Om Prakash Gupta said the city buses catered to 40 lakh commuters daily and response to the e-ticketing system was good. Former ...

Russia plans to increase its coal exports to southeastern Asia by expanding its port capacity, reports Russia Beyond the Headlines . The government is building a new port in its Far East as well as expand its existing port at Vanino in the ...

Given the fast changing geo-political scenario in South and South East Asia, believing that China is looking to cement its ties with India further in a positive manner would amount to landing in quick sand, an editorial in an Arunachal Pradesh daily has ...

India's commitment to an open and plural security architecture attests to the fact that Asia's transition is a dynamic of both power & identity, says Zorawar Daulet Singh India's Look East policy got a fillip last week. In Tokyo, the Indian prime minister stated, "At a time of global uncertainties, change and challenges, India and Japan are natural and indispensable partners for… a peaceful, stable, cooperative and prosperous future for the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean ...

Rajasthan bagged two out of five WHO director general's World No Tobacco Day awards in South East Asia region for its tobacco control efforts on Thursday. The directorate of medical and health services (DMHS) and city-based oncologist Dr Rakesh Gupta are ...

Athletes from South East Asia showcased stunts at the Extreme Invasion event held in the city The X-Games, with legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk at the helm, has always been a sports event which Indians have never been able to relate to. With daredevilry on ...

Coimbatore-based Elgi Equipments Ltd, which manufactures air compressors and automotive equipment, has opened a sales subsidiary in Indonesia. With this move, it hopes to replicate its Indian success in global markets. The Asean (South-East Asian) region ...

More than three quarters of Muslims in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia favour traditional sharia to be 'the official law of the land' in all Islamic countries, but are divided on the issue