Prime Minister Narendra Modi never had a high opinion of the Planning Commission, an institutional vestige of the country’s attempts to mimic the Soviet command economy during the infancy of its independence more than half a century ago. As leader

North Korea said on Monday it would put two U.S. tourists on trial for committing crimes against the state, dimming any hopes among their families that they would soon be released. “Their hostile acts were confirmed by evidence and their

India has a slew of laws and rules that shape the labour market, regulating the terms of work, hiring and firing, and the working conditions. While the regulations are meant to enhance the welfare of workers, companies say they often

Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for India to be the world’s low-cost space technology supplier, minutes after witnessing the launch of a rocket carrying five satellites from France, Singapore, Germany and Canada on Monday. The launch

Suspected Islamist militants killed dozens of people on Sunday in an attack on three Nigerian villages, including one targeting worshippers at a church, a few kilometres (three miles) from Chibok, the scene of an abduction of more than 200 school

[wpResize] NEW DELHI: Police in southern India detained two construction company directors Sunday as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens of workers believed buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed during monsoon rains. It was

[wpResize] JAKARTA: Muslims in much of Asia began celebrating the holy month of Ramadan Sunday, but in Indonesia even threats by hard-liners to raid “sinful” bars could not stop football fans heading to nightspots to watch the World Cup. Across

[wpResize] Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the Iraq conflict a “showdown between humanity and barbarian savagery” and criticized Western media for portraying it as a war between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims. Outside powers have often exploited ethnic and