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BJP leader halts speech for Muslim prayer call 01 Dec 2014 - 12:22 am

Kolkata: BJP President Amit Shah yesterday took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday, and stopped his speech during the...

Give back to society after education, says president 01 Dec 2014 - 12:21 am

Bhubaneswar: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday said people enjoying the privilege of education must provide dividend to the society as their obligation for the...

Kerala avian flu outbreak under control: Official 01 Dec 2014 - 12:21 am

Kochi: The avian flu outbreak, confirmed as the H5N1 virus, in three districts of Kerala is under control as two human samples have...

IPS officers questioned over scam 01 Dec 2014 - 12:21 am

Bhubaneswar: The CBI yesterday interrogated two IPS officers in Odisha for their alleged links with a man arrested by the investigating agency in...

Hong Kong clashes resume in finance hub 01 Dec 2014 - 12:13 am

A policeman uses pepper spray on a pro-democracy protester after a rally close to the office of the chief executive officer in Hong...

Taiwan’s ruling party may recalibrate ties with China 01 Dec 2014 - 12:12 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s warmer relations with China were called into question yesterday after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered its worst-ever polls defeat in...

Drumming it up 01 Dec 2014 - 12:10 am

South Korean traditional dancers performing the ‘Nongak’ on a main Seoul street yesterday. The event was organised to celebrate ‘Nongak’ being added to...

Xi vows to be firm on island controversies 01 Dec 2014 - 12:08 am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a key foreign policy speech that the rising Asian nation would protect its sovereign territory, the...

Philippine volcano may erupt soon 01 Dec 2014 - 12:07 am

MANILA: Albay’s Mt Mayon continued to show signs of agitation as more earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute...

Thailand crown prince strips wife of royal family name 01 Dec 2014 - 12:07 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s crown prince has revoked the royally-assigned family name of his wife, following the arrest of several of her relatives in a...

Ancient coins found in Greece’s mystery tomb 30 Nov 2014 - 09:57 pm

ATHENS: Coins featuring the face of Alexander the Great have been found at the largest tomb ever unearthed in Greece, where archaeologists are...

Police chief quits after Taliban raid 30 Nov 2014 - 09:56 pm

A security official stands guard at the office of a charity a day after an attack by Taliban militants in Kabul yesterday. KABUL:...

Peshawar protest 30 Nov 2014 - 09:55 pm

Pakistani activists from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) religious political party protest against the killing of party leader Khalid Mehmood Soomro in Peshawar...

South African family killed in Kabul attack 30 Nov 2014 - 09:53 pm

KABUL: The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, officials and...

25 countries take part in Asian Parliamentary Assembly 30 Nov 2014 - 09:53 pm

LAHORE: As many as 150 delegates from 25 countries, minus India, are attending the three-day 7th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly...

Govt not serious about local body elections in Punjab 30 Nov 2014 - 09:52 pm

ISLAMABAD: It seems that devolution of power at grassroots level is not on the agenda of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in Punjab...

SC larger bench to hear PM’s disqualification case on Dec 8 30 Nov 2014 - 09:52 pm

ISLAMABAD: A seven-judge larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk will meet on December 8 to hear pleas...

International defence exhibition opens today 30 Nov 2014 - 09:52 pm

KARACHI: In what is expected to be one of the most anticipated and sought-after events in Pakistan this year, the International Defence Exhibition...