India suspends visa on arrival for Japanese, S Koreans

India has temporarily suspended visa on arrival services for nationals of Japan and South Korea in view of the surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the two countries, the Indian embassy said......

Empty spaces amid coronavirus

Cinemas, stadiums, town squares and other public gathering places are devoid of people as the coronavirus spreads to at least 118 countries around the world. As of Thursday, the Johns Hopkins......

Kalam, the author catching on in South Korea

Books written by President A P J Abdul Kalam have captured the interest of South Korean youth, if an offer made by a professor of this country to translate his latest book Guiding Souls into Korean......

Subway fire kills 35 in South Korea

In a bizarre incident on Tuesday, at least 35 people were killed and 135 hurt in the South Korean city of Daegu, when a man ignited a blaze in a subway car using a milk cartoon filled with......

Isinbayeva felled, James rockets in Daegu

Yelena Isinbayeva became the latest victim of a curious curse at the world athletics championships on Tuesday, while Grenadian Kirani James lit up the track in the 400 metres to become the third......

Kaniskina breaks curse as Daegu catches breath

A gritty Russian racewalker won the solitary gold up for grabs on Wednesday as a world championships characterised so far by drama and disqualifications reached its midway point. Olga Kaniskina......

Gloom lingers in Daegu after Bolt shock

Like the ever-present mist on Daegu's mountains, a gloom lingered over the world athletics championships on Monday morning as the shock of Usain Bolt losing his 100 meters title sank in. A victim......

Bolt runs year's fastest 100 metres in Daegu

Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt opened his 100 metres season with the year's fastest time, clocking 9.86 seconds in Daegu, South Korea on Wednesday. The meeting, at the site of next......

U.S. mine gold in Daegu, Britain get off mark

The United States flexed their muscles at the world athletics championships on Thursday, harvesting three of the six titles on offer, while Britain finally won an elusive gold medal in Daegu.......