Leak of the Liberhan Commission report on demolition of Babri masjid rocked Parliament on Monday with enraged BJP members demanding immediate tabling of the report.

NTR's daughter Purandeshwari, a Congress MP, said she should be allowed to sponsor the statue.

A week after it announced Subrata Biswas as chairman of Damodar Valley Corporation, CVC has asked the ministry to "revisit" the appointment as there were at least three cases of disciplinary action against him.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee could not have been indicted in the Liberhan report as he was neither summoned nor did he appear even once.

The Babri Masjid Action Committee convener Zafaryab Jilani said the commission's "indictment" establishes that a conspiracy was indeed hatched by the saffron leadership.

Blaming Sangh Parivar for the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, Muslim leaders on Monday denied that they violated any law during their agitation.

Anupam Gupta, counsel for Liberhan Commission, fell out with Justice Liberhan in 2007.

The entire trajectory of Monday's trial was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and a naval ship. The trial reportedly failed to get the desired results.

With the Liberhan report set to be tabled in Parliament, reopening the debate on culpability for Babri demolition, Congress is ready to play out its Mission UP with a weapon to win over minorities.

Yemeni tribesman release a Japanese engineer kidnapped in Arhab, north-east of the capital, Sanaa, officials say.

The entire Opposition in both Houses is also keen that the Madhu Koda scam be raised, with Jharkhand assembly elections beginning from Wednesday.

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir arrest four people trying to smuggle the rare medicinal herb, caterpillar fungus, to China.

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir arrest four people trying to smuggle the rare medicinal herb, caterpillar fungus, to China.

Pakistan army soldiers board into a vehicle as they leave after attending funeral prayer of their comrade Nadeem Moeen-ud-Din, who was killed in a helicopter crashed, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 in Karachi

Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said.The army launched an offensive against the Ta...

LAHORE, Pakistan mdash; Pakistan will face a ldquo;demographic disasterrdquo; if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the countryrsquo;s history, whose views r...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan mdash; In another blow to Pakistanrsquo;s president, Asif Ali Zardari, the authorities this weekend released the names of politicians, many from his own party, who benefited fr...

The price of gold hits a new all-time high, and oil also rises, both boosted by concerns about the weakening dollar.

On 3 September a Pakistan government committee approved a project worth Rs 128.5 billion (US$1.54 billion) to revive the Karachi Circular Railway and turn it into a modern commuter service, but not ev...

A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/P2MbBTs2fgI" height="1" width="1"/

Indonesian President Yudhoyono says charges should be dropped against two officials believed to have been framed.

Four US servicemen and three Afghan soldiers die in Afghanistan, as President Obama continues talks on troop levels.

Twenty-one people abducted in the southern Philippines are found dead in an attack linked to next year's elections.

Rawalpindi, Nov 23 (IANS) A court here will rule Wednesday on the indictments against seven operatives of the Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group who are charged with assisting the 26/11 Mumbai attackers.

Islamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) Soldiers killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Pakistan#039;s troubled north-western tribal region, the military said Monday.

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan#039;s army fought Islamist militants for control of a northwestern district on Monday, killing 18 of them in an escalating campaign against insurgents intent on toppli...

A new JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter plane, first of its kind made in Pakistan, was unveiled at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) here Monday. Representatives from the Chinese embassy, the Chi...

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military killed 20 militants during military operations in northwest Pakistan late Sunday night and into Monday morning, a senior military official told CNN.

'Wheat', the story of two warring Chinese dynasties set in 260 BC, opened the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India with veteran actress Waheeda Rehman opening the event.

Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested a man suspected of being a senior member of the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.

The White House has commandeered Ethiopia-born celebrity chef Marcus Samuelson to be the guest chef to help out White House supreme Cristeta Comerford, but did the Obama folks miss a trick here?

HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official on Mond...

President Obama will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official state visit Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/TjHWFgrbbIM" height="1" width="1"/

The Pakistani military killed 20 militants during military operations in northwest Pakistan late Sunday night and into Monday morning, a senior military official told CNN.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/rMELLL1ihVQ" height="1" width="1"/

Following is the chronology of the important dates related to the Babri Masjid demolition:

Hoping to increase the level of patronage via consumption vouchers, the Howard Hotels, Resorts & Suites organized its "Howard Passport Lucky Draw." On November 13,

Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the

Taiwan share prices closed little changed yesterday on a lack of fresh cues, dealers said. The weighted index rose 4.18 points or 0.05 percent to 7,687.15

Government statistics released Monday show that Taiwan's exports increased in October while the jobless rate dipped. Exports orders increased by 4.41 percent to US$31.75 billion for

On Dec. 23 2009, Silversea will present their newest luxury cruise ship - Silver Spirit - with a capacity of 540 people, more verandas, more

Experience tree lighting in a whole new way! In being with the times, Grand Formosa is reaching out to all netizens who have increasingly become

United States President Barack Obama will not change anything about his country's policies towards Taiwan, visiting American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond Burghardt said yesterday. The

Nearly 80 percent of Taiwan's high-tech companies have said they are recovering, with over 60 percent requiring to hire more personnel in the fourth quarter

Taiwan will officially delineate its nautical boundaries around the offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu within one year, Interior Minister Chiang Yi-huah said yesterday. The Chinese-language

The Legislative Yuan yesterday froze a NT$260 million budget for the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation to spend on ads at next year's Asian Games

Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen- hsiang said yesterday that although the global DRAM market is picking up, the government still plans to invest NT$8.1

The Cabinet-level Council for Hakka Affairs (CHA) announced yesterday that in an effort to promote the Hakka dialect, the government will from January offer grants

A 13-member mobile medical unit from Taiwan left New Delhi yesterday to provide free treatment to poor inhabitants of the Darjeeling and Sikkim areas on

From November 19 to 30, 2009, Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei will present A Feast of Taiwanese Turkey for lovers of good food during

The survey by Rakuten Travel, the biggest online travel agency in Asia, has shown that as high as 80 percent of business travelers take location

When the last Fokker-100 owned by Mandarin Airlines broke through cloud and touched down in wintry light at Woensdrecht Airport, Holland, yesterday, an era of

Former Taipei 101 Chairwoman Diana Chen told the Taiwan High Court yesterday that the NT$10 million she gave to former First Lady Wu Shu-jen was

Two Taiwanese fishing vessels that have been detained by Myanmar naval authorities since last week should have arrived at the port of Yangon Monday, according

Former top cop and Ramon Magsaysay award winner Kiran Bedi, whose name has been proposed by civil society members for the job of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), said she is ready to accept any position where she can work for upliftment of society.

The wife of a candidate for governor and about 30 others were abducted Monday morning in the southern Philippines -- with some in the group feared beheaded, state-run media said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/Fmt6HvpnucA" height="1" width="1"/

Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Monday asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the names of all those who had benefited from an ordinance granting immunity to prominent Pakistanis charged with corruption.

With differences over "quiet dialogue" with Centre coming out in the open, the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference suspended the general and executive councils, and ordered a "gag" on public statements.

LAHORE, Pakistan mdash; Pakistan will face a ldquo;demographic disasterrdquo; if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the countryrsquo;s history, whose views r...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan mdash; In another blow to Pakistanrsquo;s president, Asif Ali Zardari, the authorities this weekend released the names of politicians, many from his own party, who benefited fr...

Many Pakistan Taliban fighters are fleeing an Army offensive in South Waziristan for another tribal agency, Orakzai, where troops killed 22 militants Sunday.

India's opposition reacts angrily to reports its leaders were implicated in a mosque demolition which sparked terrible violence.

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan#039;s army fought Islamist militants for control of a northwestern district on Monday, killing 18 of them in an escalating campaign against insurgents intent on toppli...

Karachi, Nov 23 (IANS) A parliamentary committee on sports Monday asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against security officials who showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team during a tour in March this year.

A U.N.-backed Cambodian court started closing arguments Monday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/39jEuHJK70c" height="1" width="1"/

Hoping to increase the level of patronage via consumption vouchers, the Howard Hotels, Resorts & Suites organized its "Howard Passport Lucky Draw." On November 13,

Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the

Taiwan share prices closed little changed yesterday on a lack of fresh cues, dealers said. The weighted index rose 4.18 points or 0.05 percent to 7,687.15

Government statistics released Monday show that Taiwan's exports increased in October while the jobless rate dipped. Exports orders increased by 4.41 percent to US$31.75 billion for

On Dec. 23 2009, Silversea will present their newest luxury cruise ship - Silver Spirit - with a capacity of 540 people, more verandas, more

Experience tree lighting in a whole new way! In being with the times, Grand Formosa is reaching out to all netizens who have increasingly become

United States President Barack Obama will not change anything about his country's policies towards Taiwan, visiting American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond Burghardt said yesterday. The

Nearly 80 percent of Taiwan's high-tech companies have said they are recovering, with over 60 percent requiring to hire more personnel in the fourth quarter

Taiwan will officially delineate its nautical boundaries around the offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu within one year, Interior Minister Chiang Yi-huah said yesterday. The Chinese-language

The Legislative Yuan yesterday froze a NT$260 million budget for the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation to spend on ads at next year's Asian Games

Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen- hsiang said yesterday that although the global DRAM market is picking up, the government still plans to invest NT$8.1

The Cabinet-level Council for Hakka Affairs (CHA) announced yesterday that in an effort to promote the Hakka dialect, the government will from January offer grants

A 13-member mobile medical unit from Taiwan left New Delhi yesterday to provide free treatment to poor inhabitants of the Darjeeling and Sikkim areas on

From November 19 to 30, 2009, Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei will present A Feast of Taiwanese Turkey for lovers of good food during

The survey by Rakuten Travel, the biggest online travel agency in Asia, has shown that as high as 80 percent of business travelers take location

When the last Fokker-100 owned by Mandarin Airlines broke through cloud and touched down in wintry light at Woensdrecht Airport, Holland, yesterday, an era of

Former Taipei 101 Chairwoman Diana Chen told the Taiwan High Court yesterday that the NT$10 million she gave to former First Lady Wu Shu-jen was

Two Taiwanese fishing vessels that have been detained by Myanmar naval authorities since last week should have arrived at the port of Yangon Monday, according

Energy giant Reliance Industries bids for a controlling stake in bankrupt US petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell.

Residents of Kandahar are taking part in a chess tournament in an attempt to revive one of the city's former pastimes.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made it clear that there can be no redrawing of borders in Kashmir, triggering a sharp response from Pakistan today which said the quot;disputequot; must be settled...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan mdash; In another blow to Pakistanrsquo;s president, Asif Ali Zardari, the authorities this weekend released the names of politicians, many from his own party, who benefited fr...

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Constitutional experts in Pakistan have expressed divergent views on whether the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) would lose its efficacy after its expiry on November 28 or not.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistani has advised the Obama administration not to send additional US troops to Afghanistan, and instead negotiate with the Taliban.

Hopes are boosted for success at the Copenhagen climate summit as it emerges more than 60 state leaders are expected to attend.

ISLAMABAD: The first state of the art JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter plane produced in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra handed over to Pakistan Air Force.

bull; Question: quot;With the recent wave of uprising in Iraq against coalition forces, do you think Americans will pull out of Iraq sooner than expected ?quot;

LAHORE, Pakistan mdash; Pakistan will face a ldquo;demographic disasterrdquo; if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the countryrsquo;s history, whose views r...

London, Nov 23 : Pakistani heart surgeon, whom Princess Diana dubbed her quot;Mr Wonderfulquot;, is all set to tie the knot with a medical colleague 21 years his junior.

London: Statement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq regarding a role of China in Kashmir dispute has surprised many. We people of Jammu and Kashmir are in limbo mainly because we are occupied by three countries, although it was only two who were considered party to the Kashmir dispute.

Peshawar, Nov. 23 : Four American citizens carrying illegal weapons in Pakistan#039;s North Western Frontier Province were let go by the police due to orders from the higher authorities.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan People#039;s Party#039;s Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has praised former President Pervez Musharraf for eliminating the environment of confrontational politics from the country by introducing National Reconciliation Ordinance.

Islamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) Pakistan Monday celebrated the rollout of a multi-purpose jet fighter manufactured in the country under a joint venture with China.

Lahore, Nov. 23 : After receiving intelligence warning that terrorists might strike school and college buses in Lahore, top educational institutions in the city have deployed security guards on their ...

Grandmother macaques care for their abandoned grandchildren, behaviour not recorded before in non-human primates.

Shane Bond returns to Test cricket after an absence of over two years as New Zealand start a home series against Pakistan.

All day long Sabar Mina takes items back and forth between two of the most dangerous countries in the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The eight-year-old navigates dangers to make a living paid in cents.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/xLkdsr3WJVk" height="1" width="1"/

Chinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion at a mine that killed 104 people, state-run media said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/pO0exH7ZTo4" height="1" width="1"/

Lahore, Nov. 23 : In the wake of many PPP leaders being enlisted as National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) beneficiaries, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has demanded the Pakistan Government resign en bloc and hold mid-term elections.

Lahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely.

Lahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan#039;s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn financial management from the Board of Cricket for Control in India.

NEW DELHI: China has conveyed to India that it has no intention of playing a broker in Indo-Pak relations and favours direct talks between them, the Indian media has claimed.

TEHRAN: Iranrsquo;s envoy to the UN atomic watchdog said on Sunday that Tehran wants a guaranteed supply of fuel for a research reactor as a military chief warned that any attack on its nuclear sites wou...

KHAR/KALAYA: Seventeen militants, including two commanders and two foreigners, were killed and eight others injured in bombing by fighter planes and clashes between security forces and insurgents in d...

China's Haitong Securities says it will buy a 53% stake in Hong Kong's Taifook Securities for 1.82bn Hong Kong dollars.

South Korean scientists develop a technique for manufacturing plastics without using fossil fuels, prompting hopes for a new generation of environmentally-friendly products.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/JQbvpPtCz38" height="1" width="1"/

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan-based militant group that attacked the Indian city of Mumbai a year ago remains an implacable Indian foe and could strike again despite Pakistani efforts to rein it ...

The trial of former jailer Comrade Duch, the first in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal, enters its final stages.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he would like to see out-of-form Younus Khan as part of the Pakistani squad touring Australia next month.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : Even though Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is a man nobody likes, he is politically immune to any possible ouster on the pretext of being an NRO beneficiary because he is the president of the most important political party in the country, experts say.

Thailand's economy grows for the second straight quarter, boosted by a strong recovery in the country's manufacturing sector.

Chinese activist Huang Qi gets a three-year prison term for "illegally holding state secrets", but few details are released.

Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistan is likely to launch another full-fledged military operation against militants in Pakistan#039;s Khyber tribal agency with over 1,000 security personnel deployed in Bara area of the region, local media reports said Monday.

PESHAWAR: Pakistani troops yesterday repulsed an attack by militants on one of their posts in a lawless tribal region, killing 11 rebels, officials said.

ISLAMABAD: The list of the beneficiaries of the controversial amnesty law against corruption and criminal cases, released by the government includes the names of three federal ministers from the PPP a...

NEW DELHI: The Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan Commission of Inquiry of Indian court has indicted former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, current Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K A...

ISLAMABAD: After the unveiling of the names of NRO beneficiaries, particularly the ruling class, the question striking every mind is how these big-wigs would continue to retain their present positions...

LAHORE: Close aides of slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto including one of the authors of the Charter of Democracy (CoD) have demanded of the public office-holders, who benefited from the controvers...

(RTTNews) - U.S. investigators have zeroed in on a Pakistani national believed to be a common link between the Pakistan-based Islamic terrorist outfit Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT) handlers like Zaki-ur Lakh...

PAKISTAN mdash; An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border over the weekend, wounding a security guard. It was the ninth attack in two weeks...

Islamabad, Nov. 23 : The top leadership of the Pakistan People#039; Party has reportedly told its cabinet ministers, who were named in the Law Ministry#039;s list of people having benefited from the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), to resign from their offices and face trial.

In his work for a humanitarian agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/4-kSMRe0a1Y" height="1" width="1"/

Islamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) As the families of the hundreds of victims killed or injured in last year#039;s terrorist attacks in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai wait for justice, the Pakistani Islamist groups believed to be behind the carnage are still alive and kicking.

Washington, Nov.23 : The US can expect some plain speaking from the Indian delegation regarding Pakistan and the blanket cheque that the super power seems to be giving India#039;s South Asian neighbour.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the US for talks expected to be dominated by Afghanistan and nuclear issues.

A meeting of Chinese and North Korean defence chiefs pledges close ties ahead of new nuclear talks efforts.

Asif Ali Zardari , the authorities this weekend released the names of politicians, many from his own party, who benefited from an amnesty decree that dismissed past alleged crimes.

Washington, Nov.23 : The leaderships of India and Pakistan don#039;t plan to have talks on bilateral issues on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad later in the week, said a source.

Washington, Nov.23 : The US can expect some plain speaking from the Indian delegation regarding Pakistan and the blanket cheque that the super power seems to be giving India#039;s South Asian neighbour.

LAHORE, Pakistan mdash; Pakistan will face a ldquo;demographic disasterrdquo; if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the countryrsquo;s history, whose views r...

The women deserted in India by UK husbands

Washington#039;s streets are in a flutter with the colours orange, white and green to mark the first state visit by the Indian Prime Minister Mammohan Singh after the Obama administration assumed power.quot;I...

LAHORE, Pakistan mdash; Pakistan will face a ldquo;demographic disasterrdquo; if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the countryrsquo;s history, whose views r...

Clashes erupt between Sri Lanka and Afghan refugees at Australia's Christmas Island immigration centre.

Clashes erupt between Sri Lankan and Afghan refugees at Australia's Christmas Island immigration centre.

The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 104 Monday morning, according to state-run media.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/Ou89p2mOZog" height="1" width="1"/

A total of 190 policemen died in terror incidents in 2009 in Pakistan#039;s the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), provincial police chief said. On his visit to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, th...

Real estate prices go through the roof in Afghanistan

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: At a time when the public debt is witnessing a rising trend, the Debt Office of the Ministry of Finance will resume its operation after the up...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Shehryar Riaz Sheikh May 12, 2004 was another sad day in our chequered history when the president of PML-N Shahbaz Sharif was refused entry in Pakistan by a brutal tyr...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced that 50 position-holders of various examinations will be sent on a study tour of education...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided to convene a special meeting of its Rabita Committee to discuss the situation arising after the g...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: With Eidul Azha only a week ago, the sale of sacrificial animals is witnessing a bearish trend due to the soaring prices of animals.A survey ...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Salman Siddiqui COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake has offered help, assistance and expertise to Pakistan for eliminating terrorism.He was spe...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has demanded immediate resignation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) benefici...

Monday, November 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will formally rejoice its joining the fighter aircraft manufacturers club on Monday on rollout of the first multi-role state-of-the art aircraft being ma...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Momin Iftikhar All national songs are meant to rally and unite nations, but one keeps wondering as to what is embodied in Vande Mataram, the Indian national song that ...

Monday, November 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) should take immediate steps to provide uninterrupted power supply to the city, said Chief Minis...

South Asian stars find success on US silver screen

Hundreds survive Indonesia ferry accident