It sounds like the worst kind of anxiety -- a public toilet cubicle which is entirely see-through. That, though, is the design feature behind several toilets that recently opened in public parks in......
Works by Indian writers Manu Joseph and Tabish Khair have been shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the leading international award for authors from the continent.Five books were selected......
Up to 10,000 people in the Asia-Pacific region could be dying each year as a result of factors associated with global warming such as severe weather and mosquito-borne disease, a World Health......
Japanese diplomats were trying to schedule a meeting on Saturday with a pair of Japanese Imperial Army soldiers-- now in the 80s-- who have reportedly been hiding in the mountains of the southern......
There is a "one in three" chance of a downgrade of India's sovereign rating to junk status in the next two years, global credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday."The negative......
Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's, which had in June threatened to downgrade India's sovereign ratings to junk status, today welcomed the rash of big-ticket reform measures by the government......
Global agency Standard and Poor's on Wednesday lowered India's rating outlook to negative and warned of a downgrade in two years if there is no improvement in the fiscal situation and the political......
Standard and Poor's has said there is no immediate threat to India's sovereign debt rating of BBB, though loose fiscal policy and the government's inability to carry forward economic reforms could......
Factoring in the government's push to improve its finances and higher growth, Standard & Poor's today revised the outlook on India's sovereign credit rating to stable from negative. At the same......
Shelies there amidst the carnage --battered, bloodied, broken.Ahand --holding a pristine white kerchief embossed with the name Bill --reaches out; gently, the hand brushes the blood off her face......
IMAGE: Japan's Koki Ogawa scores the first goal for Japan against China. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed......
Brazil shocked and other big upsets at World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday IMAGE: Brazil's Marquinhos and Estevao look dejected after their defeat to Paraguay in the South American World Cup......
IMAGE: A bank at the village plaza of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village is pictured in Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images Indian Olympic Association's proposal......
IMAGE: Naomi Osaka of Japan kisses the championship trophy. Photograph: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA Japan celebrated Naomi Osaka’s victory over Serena Williams in the US Open......