Bangladesh: Owners of collapsed building held, toll 336

Two factory owners were arrested on Saturday over a Bangladeshi building collapse disaster, as the death toll in the tragedy rose to 336, with rescuers racing against time to save people trapped......

70 killed in Dhaka building collapse

At least 70 people were killed and several others feared dead on Wednesday when an eight-storey commercial building collapsed in Dhaka. Scores of people were feared trapped inside the debris of the......

B'desh building collapse toll 803, many bodies still trapped

The death toll in Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster crossed 800 as rescuers pulled out 51 more decomposed bodies on Wednesday from the debris of the ill-fated eight-storey building that......

80 killed in Bangladesh building collapse

At least 80 people were killed and 700 others injured on Wednesday when an eight-storey commercial building, which housed several garment factories and thousands of workers, collapsed on the......

Walmart, Gap supplier factory workers exploited in India

Some workers in India were also make to work on Sundays and national holidays "in sweltering heat, without adequate supply of clean drinking water or any breaks". Workers in countries like India......

The mystery of Punjab National Bank's vanishing loans

Eleven companies, which owe the bank Rs 843 crore, are untraceable. Many of them have common directors and have repeatedly taken loans from the same branch. On February 23, state-owned Punjab......

In FY17 hotel occupancies hit 9-year high of 65%

Corporate clients form more than half of the business for most branded hotels, especially in cities. A double-digit tariff growth, the first after a nine-year gap, is welcoming branded hotels in......

When it comes to tourism, it's Hindi-Chini bhai bhai

The year 2017 could be the third year of a double-digit growth in arrivals from China after years of low single-digit growth Tensions between India and China escalate on and off. But the number of......

Wrestler Khali accused of slapping toll plaza employee in Ludhiana

IMAGE: Former WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known as The Great Khali, has been accused of slapping a toll worker in Ludhiana, a charge which he rejected. Photograph: The Great......