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Emir meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince 29 Nov 2014 - 04:14 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani holding talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the...

QE investors become richer by QR172bn 29 Nov 2014 - 04:12 am

DOHA: Investors on the bullish Qatari bourse have become richer by over QR172bn ($47.23bn) in less than 11 months this year. Their wealth,...

No place to go 29 Nov 2014 - 04:07 am

A boy salvages belongings from the debris of his house after it was demolished by civic authorities in an industrial area in Mumbai...

Foggy morning in Kolkata 29 Nov 2014 - 04:06 am

Jockeys ride their horses during a practice session at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club on a foggy morning in Kolkata yesterday.

Jammu gunfight ends, 11 killed 29 Nov 2014 - 04:06 am

Police officials and locals run as they seek shelter during an attack by militants at the Pindi Khattar belt of the Arnia border...

Farmers’ worry 29 Nov 2014 - 04:05 am

A farmer makes a heap of guar to sort them at Chiloda village in Gujarat yesterday. Farmers worry that oil firms in the...

Joyride 29 Nov 2014 - 04:04 am

Afghans ride on bumper cars at City Park, the first amusement park in Kabul, yesterday.

Pakistan frees 40 Indian prisoners 29 Nov 2014 - 02:21 am

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday announced the release of 40 Indian prisoners, including 35 fishermen held for violating territorial waters, a day after a major...

Pashto music legend to perform at Nobel Peace Prize ceremony 29 Nov 2014 - 02:20 am

PESHAWAR: Pakistanis cheering news that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Concert have another reason to rejoice:...

Pakistan in talks with Qatar on LNG imports 29 Nov 2014 - 01:04 am

ISLAMABAD: Energy-starved Pakistan is negotiating with Qatar to begin imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) early next year, Pakistan’s petroleum minister said yesterday....

Three held for beating polio vaccinators 29 Nov 2014 - 01:03 am

LAHORE: Pakistan police arrested three men for beating up two polio vaccinators in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said yesterday, the latest...

26 die in Taliban attack on Afghan base 29 Nov 2014 - 01:03 am

KANDAHAR: Taliban insurgents launched an attack on an Afghan army base that was handed over by Nato forces last month, officials said yesterday....

Man charged in UK over Pakistan murder 29 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

LONDON: A British man was charged yesterday with killing a woman in Pakistan, under an 1861 law that allows for British nationals to...

Thousands of olive trees to be planted in Islamabad 29 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has launched a massive drive to plant olive trees at different spots in...

Third phase of Balochistan local bodies polls begins 29 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

ISLAMABAD: The third phase of local government elections in Balochistan commenced yesterday with returning officers inviting nomination papers to fill seats reserved for...

Search on for 39 workers held by IS 29 Nov 2014 - 01:02 am

NEW DELHI: India said yesterday it was still searching for 39 construction workers abducted in Iraq in June, denying a report claiming they...

India woos neighbours as rifts open door to China 29 Nov 2014 - 01:01 am

KATHMANDU: India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China’s growing economic inroads into...

Meghalaya will be on rail map from today 29 Nov 2014 - 01:01 am

Shillong: Bijay K. Marak, the first train driver among Garo tribesmen, will be a happy man today when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags...