India eases visa rules to boost tourist numbers
NEW DELHI, February 6, 2014 (AFP) - Tourists travelling to India from 180 countries will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas …
NEW DELHI, February 6, 2014 (AFP) - Tourists travelling to India from 180 countries will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas …
NEW DELHI, January 31, 2014 (AFP) - The Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, and a host of other top-selling small models from India have failed …
KABUL, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Taliban suicide attackers killed at least 14 people, including the IMF representative in Afghanistan and three UN staff, in a …
NEW DELHI, January 17, 2014 (AFP) - India's ruling party was putting on a united front Friday at a mass rally after its leader Sonia Gandhi stalled a push to …
MALÉ, December 30, 2013 (AFP) - A dead body has washed up at an exclusive island resort in the Maldives where English football star David Beckham is taking …
JEDDAH, December 28, 2013 (AFP) - Saudi coastguards have found the bodies of three Asian workers at sea after they went missing when an oil company's offshore …
KARACHI, December 13, 2013 (AFP) - Pakistan's textile sector Friday welcomed a European Union's move to cut duties on the country's exports, saying it would …
MUMBAI, December 9, 2013 (AFP) - Indian shares hit a record high while the rupee and bonds rallied on Monday after the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, …
NEW DELHI, November 30, 2013 (AFP) - India's struggling Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, could still have a strong future with a more upmarket …
WASHINGTON, November 22, 2013 (AFP) - A US Senate report on Friday urged Walmart, Gap and other retailers to respect labor unions in Bangladesh, saying workers …
DHAKA, November 20, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh police have arrested three union leaders over deadly protests against a new minimum wage for garment workers that …
MALÉ, November 17, 2013 (AFP) - Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen was inaugurated Sunday, a day after his shock election victory that ended nearly two …
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - Abdulla Yameen was to be sworn in as the Maldives new president Sunday after his shock win over former leader Mohamed …
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldives Saturday began voting in a run-off presidential election held under intense international pressure to elect a …
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - Organisers of a troubled presidential election in the Maldives said they hoped to name a winner of a run-off contest …
NEW DELHI, November 15, 2013 (AFP) - The president of the Maldives has left the country on the eve of national elections that have been delayed three times, …
MALÉ, November 12, 2013 (AFP) - The United States stepped up its criticism of the embattled Maldives on Tuesday, warning caretaker president Mohamed Waheed …
MALÉ, November 10, 2013 (AFP) - The United States sharply rebuked the Maldives' top court after it suspended a presidential election runoff scheduled for …
MALÉ, November 10, 2013 (AFP) - Presidential elections in the Maldives were thrown into disarray on Sunday after the Supreme Court suspended a run-off …
MALÉ, November 9, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldives' presidential run-off will be held Sunday, but with a five-hour delay, the chief elections commissioner …