Nay Pyi Taw: US President Barack Obama and Myanmarese opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Friday demanded reforms in the Myanmar constitution to allow “free and transparent” elections for a fully representative democracy. Obama called for “inclusive” changes in the constitution before general elections scheduled for 2015.Read More

Beijing: One of the rare Siberian tigers set free by Russian President Vladimir Putin was spotted near the Sino-Russian border, a month after it strayed into China, official media reports here said. “Kuzya”, first of three Siberian tigers released by Putin to enter the Chinese territory, was detected on MondayRead More

  Myanmar`s parliament Friday lambasted UN Security General Ban Ki-moon for using the term `Rohingya`, accusing him of interfering in the country`s affairs during a visit this week that has kicked off fresh furore over the Muslim minority. The issue of the identity of the Rohingya, who mainly live inRead More

Brisbane: Vladimir Putin faces an icy reception at the G20 summit with Britain`s David Cameron telling the Russian leader to stop bullying smaller states and Australia`s Tony Abbott accusing him of trying to relive the “lost glories of tsarism”. The Russian president arrived in Brisbane late Friday for the weekendRead More

Beijing: Dozens of Uyghur Muslims, who fled from China’s restive Xinjiang province to Thailand, have been detained by Thai authorities, officials said. The Uyghurs were part of around 300 people caught in raids on human trafficking in Thailand by the local authorities. A Chinese consulate official in Songkhla in, ThailandRead More

Hong Kong: A three-man delegation of Hong Kong`s pro-democracy demonstrators is expected to travel to Beijing Saturday to meet central government officials to request fully democratic elections in 2017, organisers said Friday. The Hong Kong Federation of Students that has acted as the official interlocutor during more than six weeksRead More

New Delhi: The Centre Friday promised to provide more funds to all states for modernisation of prisons as condition of most of the jails in the country are “miserable”. Addressing a seminar on prison reforms, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said all recommendations on prison reforms made by the National HumanRead More

New Delhi: With nearly three weeks left for retirement of CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, the government on Friday held discussion on the issue of bringing an amendment in the Lokpal Act for selection of his successor in the absence of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha. A meetingRead More

Chandigarh: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Friday sought building of business ties between her state and Indian companies. “India is my second home. Attracting investments from overseas companies is my job, but building business ties with Indian companies is my personal desire. Hence, I request CII to facilitate this asRead More

New Delhi: Under attack for allegedly forging his graduation marksheet, Union Minister of State for HRD Ram Shankar Katheria on Friday offered to resign if proved guilty even as Opposition parties stepped up their tirade against him. Congress and BSP attacked him over the controversy while BJP defended him sayingRead More