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LeT blamed for Kashmir terror 08 Dec 2014 - 12:47 am

Arms and ammunition recovered from recent clashes displayed at the headquarters of Indian Army’s 15 Corps in Srinagar yesterday. Srinagar: The Indian Army...

PM seeks to replace Planning Commission 08 Dec 2014 - 12:46 am

New Delhi: The Planning Commission should be replaced by an organisation that thinks creatively, strengthens the federal structure, and is able to energize...

Row over Sushama’s call to declare Gita national holy book 08 Dec 2014 - 12:43 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture of presenting the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita to world...

Left parties’ strike from today 08 Dec 2014 - 12:43 am

Kolkata: Six Left parties yesterday decided to start a countrywide mass movement from today in support of their nine-point demand including stopping introduction...

Police-Maoist gunfight in Kerala 08 Dec 2014 - 12:42 am

Wayanad, Kerala: A gunfight broke out yesterday in a forest in Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district between the state police’s anti-Maoist Thunderbolt unit and...

Prince William to break new ground with three-day US trip 08 Dec 2014 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate head to New York yesterday for a glitzy visit that marks a step-up in their...

Trashed laptop batteries to power homes 08 Dec 2014 - 12:38 am

New York: Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, from IBM have used discarded laptop batteries to create an emergency lighting system called UrJar for...

DiMaggio letter to Marilyn Monroe sells for $78,000 08 Dec 2014 - 12:37 am

new york: A letter that baseball great Joe DiMaggio wrote to actress Marilyn Monroe before their divorce sold for $78,125 in an auction...

New massacre leaves 14 dead in eastern DR Congo 07 Dec 2014 - 05:38 pm

GOMA: Suspected Ugandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 14 people with machetes and axes, authorities said Sunday, despite efforts...

Prison break frees 200 inmates in central Nigeria 07 Dec 2014 - 05:34 pm

ABUJA: Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources...

Uber cab driver in India arrested after suspected rape 07 Dec 2014 - 05:32 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian police on Sunday arrested a cab driver suspected of raping a female passenger who hailed a ride with him via...

26 foreigners among 135 arrested for 'terrorism' in Saudi 07 Dec 2014 - 05:30 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Sunday it has arrested 135 suspects for "terrorism" offences, after the kingdom's participation in air strikes against Islamic State...

Learners’ Voice participants selected 07 Dec 2014 - 04:56 am

Students and mentors from the 2013-2014 Learners’ Voice Programme at WISE. DOHA: The sixth World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) once again reinforced...

Ooredoo’s Imaginarium to display innovations 07 Dec 2014 - 04:50 am

Dr Hamadoun I Touré (2nd right) with other officials and ‘Roboy’ (left) at the press conference. (Syed Omar) DOHA: Ooredoo will showcase a...

Qatar University hosts members of Arab-German Academy 07 Dec 2014 - 04:49 am

The visiting team attending one of the presentations at Qatar University. DOHA: A group of forty members of the Arab-German Young Academy of...

18 new HIV cases in Qatar 07 Dec 2014 - 04:47 am

Dr Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health at the Supreme Council of Health, and Dr Hamad Al Rumaihi, Head...

Eritrean president arrives 07 Dec 2014 - 04:45 am

President of Eritrea Isaias Afeworki arrived in Doha yesterday. The Eritrean President and his delegation were welcomed at Hamad International Airport by the...

ICC Talent Festival 07 Dec 2014 - 04:45 am

Students performing at the 17th Annual ICC Talent (dance) Festival at Indian Cultural Centre in Doha yesterday. (Kammutty VP)