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Channel banned for six days 27 Nov 2014 - 12:18 am

NEW DELHI: Entertainment channel Comedy Central was taken off air in India for six days after a court upheld a ruling by government...

Black money: 250 admit to foreign bank accounts 27 Nov 2014 - 12:18 am

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday said the identities of 427 overseas account holders have been established and 250 of them had...

AAP promises 200,000 toilets for women in Delhi 27 Nov 2014 - 12:17 am

New Delhi: 200,000 public toilets for women, new courts to fast-track rape cases and Wi-Fi connected CCTV cameras were some of the promises...

Steep rise in rape cases, assaults on women in Delhi 27 Nov 2014 - 12:17 am

New Delhi: Incidents of rape in the capital more than doubled between 2012 and 2013 while cases of assault on women increased by...

HK police clear main road of protesters 27 Nov 2014 - 12:16 am

A riot police officer holds a baton as he confronts pro-democracy protesters at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong yesterday. RIGHT: A girl...

Preparing for danger 27 Nov 2014 - 12:15 am

A view of a simulated air crash conducted for Malaysia Airports to test their airport emergency procedure at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)...

China drafts first law against domestic violence 27 Nov 2014 - 12:15 am

BEIJING: China has drafted its first national law against domestic violence, with activists hailing it yesterday as a step forward in a country...

Powerful earthquake sparks panic in Indonesia 27 Nov 2014 - 12:15 am

MANADO, Indonesia: A powerful undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia yesterday, causing fresh panic in an area that has been hit by a series...

Xi and wife’s romantic video is an Internet hit 27 Nov 2014 - 12:14 am

BEIJING: Christmas appears to have come early for China’s ruling Communist party after a video literally singing the praises of President Xi Jinping...

Philippines to simplify weather warnings 27 Nov 2014 - 12:14 am

MANILA: The Philippines will simplify its weather warnings to make them easier to understand in order to prevent the annual loss of hundreds...

Bahrain jails 12 over prison escape 26 Nov 2014 - 12:52 pm

DUBAI: A Bahraini court has sentenced 12 people to up to 15 years in prison after they took part in a jailbreak earlier...

US drone strike kills at least four in NW Pakistan 26 Nov 2014 - 11:17 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A US drone strike killed at least four suspected militants in Pakistan's restive tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said. The...

Tokyo shares end 0.14pc lower 26 Nov 2014 - 10:14 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.14 percent lower Wednesday after a lacklustre session on Wall Street, while the yen picked up against the dollar....

India girl dies after being set on fire for resisting molestation 26 Nov 2014 - 10:12 am

LUCKNOW, India: A teenage girl has died in northern India one week after a gang of men set her on fire as punishment...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 26 Nov 2014 - 09:02 am

DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling Saudi Riyal...

India, Nepal ink nine deals 26 Nov 2014 - 04:56 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) is received by Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam at Tribhuvan International Airport in...

Thousands vote in Kashmir amid boycott call 26 Nov 2014 - 04:55 am

Voters line up to cast their ballots outside a polling station at Dangarpora yesterday during the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir...

Sania named UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador 26 Nov 2014 - 04:54 am

New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza (pictured), was yesterday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women...