Kolkata, the intellectual and cultural capital of India, doesn’t put on a dazzling show. Instead, it quietly grows on you with the richness of its architecture, the vibrancy of its arts and the vivaciousness of its people. Here’s how to make the most of a morning or afternoon in this former colonial capital. One [...]
Nato is providing intelligence and reconnaissance support to help Libyan rebels track down Col Muammar Gaddafi, the defence secretary has confirmed. But Liam Fox declined to comment on reports in the Daily Telegraph that British special forces are on the ground and helping with the hunt. The rebels have put a $1.7m (£1m) bounty [...]
Asian markets rose Thursday after stocks in Europe and the U.S. closed higher on a surge in demand for cars and planes in July that offered an unexpectedly upbeat sign of life in the U.S. economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.7 percent in early trading to 8,788.99. Export shares were buoyed by [...]
England coach Andy Flower has defended his side’s achievement in whitewashing India 4-0 in their recent Test series. While many pundits were quick to acknowledge England’s overall excellence, there was widespread criticism of the way in which India, who started the series as the world’s top Test side, acquitted themselves in England. India’s smallest [...]
China appears on track to forge a modern military by 2020, a rapid buildup that could be potentially destabilising to the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon has said. Fuelled by its booming economy, China’s military growth in the past decade has exceeded most US forecasts. Its aircraft carrier programme, cyberwarfare capabilities and anti-satellite missiles have [...]
Defying calls for removal of several ministers, prime minister Sheikh Hasina has defended her cabinet. Every ministry has some achievements, successes are overshadowed if failures are harped on about, she said in parliament on Wednesday. “There is no point in handing weapons to enemies and by crying ‘fail’, ‘fail. Then whatever achievements are there [...]