HINDU NATIONALIST VICTORY IN INDIA Modi’s credo of divide and rule
IT IS members of the nation’s ethnic minorities who will pay the price for this success. Already during the last legislative period under prime minister Narendra Modi, we saw a clear increase in the number of lynchings carried out against Muslims and Dalits (previously referred to as
Pakistan not invited to Modi’s swearing-in
India will not invite Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to the swearing-in of his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, two Indian government sources said, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
Girl killed, at least 15 schoolchildren hurt in Japan stabbing spree
NHK reported earlier Tuesday that three people -- including an elementary school student -- were in critical condition. It's unclear if the girl who died was among them.
China's tech workers burn out mentally and physically in the '996' rat race
Wang Shichang works 12 hours a day, often for six days a week. The newlywed is so busy he says he barely has time for his wife.
Facebook says Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg will not attend a hearing in Ottawa later this week, despite receiving summonses from the Canadian parliament, Facebook confirmed on Monday.
Pakistan-India trajectory
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected. So what next for Pakistan-India relations? Will the neighbours start talking again? Certainly. But will their dialogue amount to anything? I am afraid
India, Pakistan PMs speak for 1st time since air strikes
The leaders of India and Pakistan spoke by phone on Sunday, their offices said, in their first conversation since before tit-for-tat air strikes in February, their worst bust-up in years.
Nobel winning scientist Murray Gell-Mann dies
Murray Gell-Mann, a physicist who theorised the existence of the quark and won a Nobel Prize for his method of classifying particles, has died at age 89, California Institute of Technology said.
Beijing is building hundreds of airports as millions of Chinese take to the skies
When China's air industry hits the news, stories are typically centered on passengers going rogue, punching each other, trying to wrestle open emergency doors mid-takeoff or dangerously tossing coins into airplane engines for luck.
Trump and Abe's friendship day starts with tweet underscoring divides
Hours before President Donald Trump was set to begin a day of male bonding with his Japanese counterpart, he issued a tweet underscoring his lingering divides with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over security matters.
