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Jammu and Kashmir polls start today 25 Nov 2014 - 12:47 am

Jammu/Srinagar: On the eve of first phase of polling in 15 assembly constituencies of seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, poll staff and...

Navy Week 25 Nov 2014 - 12:45 am

Schoolchildren wave during an Indian Navy aerial display being performed as part of Navy Week celebrations at Indian Naval Air Station INS Shikra,...

Arrested godman had plans to expand his sect 25 Nov 2014 - 12:44 am

Barwala: Just before his run-in with the law that landed him behind bars with charges of murder and sedition, self-styled godman Rampal had...

PM may meet Sharif during SAARC summit 25 Nov 2014 - 12:43 am

New Delhi: A likely meeting between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the SAARC summit...

Family of Modi’s estranged wife wants first lady status for her 25 Nov 2014 - 12:42 am

AHMEDABAD: The estranged wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought details about her security cover yesterday, voicing concerns about her safety as her...

Jammu and Kashmir polls start today 25 Nov 2014 - 12:42 am

Jammu/Srinagar: On the eve of first phase of polling in 15 assembly constituencies of seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, poll staff and...

Congress leader Murli Deora dies 25 Nov 2014 - 12:42 am

Delhi/Mumbai: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday condoled the death of veteran Congress leader and former federal minister Murli S...

Delhi nurseries told to admit poor for free 25 Nov 2014 - 12:41 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday said playschools in the capital, which have been allotted land at concessional rates, will have to...

Mamata tears into Modi, blasts him for riots 25 Nov 2014 - 12:41 am

Kolkata: Asserting the BJP does not deserve political courtesies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday here took a dig at Prime Minister...

Underwater robot measures Antarctic sea ice 25 Nov 2014 - 12:36 am

WASHINGTON: Measuring the thickness of Antarctic sea ice, an important gauge of environmental conditions in this remote polar region in a time of...

Morocco flash floods toll climbs to at least 28 dead 24 Nov 2014 - 06:48 pm

RABAT: The death toll from three days of what residents described as the heaviest storms to hit southern Morocco in decades has climbed...

Kuwait's KNPC to invest $40bn to 2022 24 Nov 2014 - 06:36 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) plans to spend $40 billion in the period to 2022 on projects including a new refinery and...

Saudi Aramco to nearly double planned Fadhili gas plant capacity 24 Nov 2014 - 06:09 pm

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco plans to nearly double the capacity of a planned new gas plant at Fadhili to 2.5 billion standard...

Qatar stock index down 64.87 points 24 Nov 2014 - 06:06 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index dropped slightly by 64.87 points (0.47 percent) when the bourse closed at 13,690.02 points Sunday. The trading value...

At least 100 killed in new massacre in east DR Congo 24 Nov 2014 - 06:03 pm

KINSHASA: About 100 people were slaughtered last week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest massacre to shake...

Three soldiers killed in east Ukraine 24 Nov 2014 - 02:41 pm

KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 24 wounded in fighting between government forces and Kremlin-backed rebels in the war-torn east over the...

Russia to lose some $40bn a year due to sanctions 24 Nov 2014 - 02:21 pm

MOSCOW: Russia is set to lose around $40 billion (32 billiUon euros) per year due to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Finance...

Philippines reviews blacklisting of Hong Kong journalists 24 Nov 2014 - 11:48 am

MANILA: The Philippines will review its entry ban on nine Hong Kong journalists who shouted questions at President Benigno Aquino during a summit...