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Update | Death toll in India's forest fire rises to 17

ThedeathtollinlastSunday'sforestfireinthesouthernstateofTamilNaduhasrisento17,withthreemorecriticallyinjuredtrekkerssuccumbingtotheirburninjuriesinthehospitalin

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India's ex-finance minister's son arrested on corruption charges

India'sapexinvestigationagencyonWednesdayarrestedKartiChidambaram,thesonofformerfinanceandhomeministerP.Chidambaram,inthesoutherncityofChennai,onchargesofcorrup

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Trump team claims Russia investigator 'unlawfully' got emails

AlawyerforDonaldTrump'stransitionteamhasallegedspecialcounselRobertMuellerunlawfullyreceivedtensofthousandsofemails,inthelatestattackonthecredibilityoftheprobei

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US special counsel's Russia probe entering new phase with first charges

TheinvestigationintopossibleRussianmeddlinginthe2016USpresidentialelectionwillenteranewphaseasearlyasMonday,whenthefirstchargesresultingfromtheprobecouldbeunsea

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India blames rains, rumors for fatal stampede with 23 deaths in Mumbai

India'sRailwayMinistryhasblamedmonsoonrainsandrumorsforlastmonth'sfatalstampedeonanoldrailwayfootoverbridgeinfinancialcapitalMumbai,thatclaimedthelivesof23peopl

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India: 54 students suspended for ragging juniors in state-run university

AuthoritiesinthesouthernIndianstateofAndhraPradeshhavesuspended54studentsofagovernmentuniversityonchargesofraggingjuniors."ThestudentsofRajivGandhiUniversityofK

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China: anti-dumping probe nothing to do with ‘Section 301’ investigation

AspokespersonforChina’sCommerceMinistryonThursdaysaysthatChina’srecentanti-dumpingprobehasnothingtodowiththeUS’sSection301investigations.“Thisisacommontradereme

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UN urged to probe whereabouts of Sri Lanka's missing people

COLOMBO,May23(APD)-HundredsofmothersinSriLankasformerwartornnorth,whoselovedonesaremissingeveneightsyearsaftertheislandsdeadlycivilwarended,haveurgedthenewUnite

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US opens criminal investigation into Uber

The US government has launched a criminal investigation into Uber for the use of secret software that enabled the company to operate in areas where it was banned or restricted, The Washington Post reported.

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Nation to send unmanned probes to Mars, Jupiter by 2030

China plans to send unmanned probes to explore Mars and Jupiter by 2030, said a senior space official.

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S.K.: Parties agree to summon heads of top 8 conglomerates for parliamentary probe

​The ruling and opposition parties agreed Monday to summon the leaders of the nation's eight largest conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Group, as witnesses for their parliamentary probe into a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye's confidante.

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China unveils Mars probe, rover for ambitious 2020 mission

China on Tuesday released images of a Mars probe and rover which the country plans to send to the Red Planet within five years.

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India launches probe into corporate phone-tapping scandal

​India has launched a major probe into an alleged phone tapping scandal that targeted senior Ministers, top bureaucrats and corporate honchos between 2001 and 2006.

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Indian Home Minister chairs high-level meet over Pakistan's stand on peace process

India Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital on Pakistan's stand on the bilateral peace process and the ongoing probe into the terror attck on the Pathankot air base in January this year, sources said.

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Sarkozy denounces "political interference" in corruption probe

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was placed under formal investigation for influence-peddling, on Wednesday said "politics manipulated judicial system" in a corruption probe that may taint the conservative's political come-back.

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Google fined for non-cooperation in unfair trade practices case in India

India's fair trade watchdog has slapped a fine of 166,000 U.S. dollars on Google for not sharing information relating to a probe into the U.S.-based search engine' s alleged unfair trade practices in the South Asian country.

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China finds dumping in EU polysilicon

A preliminary ruling by the Ministry of Commerce on Friday said solar-grade polysilicon from the European Union (EU) has been dumped in the Chinese market.