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Modi invites Asean to invest in Make in India project 12 Nov 2014 - 10:30 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) being welcomed by Myanmar’s President Thein Sein and his wife Khin Khin Win to the 25th Association of...

Folk art from Slovakia 12 Nov 2014 - 10:28 pm

Artists from Slovakia perform during the Khalsa College International Folk Festival in Amritsar, yesterday. The festival was organised by the Punjab Cultural Promotion...

Fadnavis wins trust vote, governor hurt 12 Nov 2014 - 10:24 pm

Mumbai: The 13-day-old BJP government of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday won a confidence vote in the Maharashtra assembly amid bedlam that left...

Chinese intrusion small issue: Parrikar 12 Nov 2014 - 10:21 pm

Panaji: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday played down intrusions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by the Chinese army calling most...

Minister outlines plans to boost tourism, culture 12 Nov 2014 - 10:19 pm

New Delhi: Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma, who took charge yesterday, said that the government would introduce secured taxi services and integrate...

Death toll in botched tubectomy rises to 13 12 Nov 2014 - 10:19 pm

Raipur: The death toll due to botched up tubectomies in Bilaspur district reached 13 yesterday while 32 women were still in critical condition,...

GLOBAL BUSINESS TRUCK INTERESTS 12 Nov 2014 - 10:18 pm

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Gunmen kill five shopkeepers in Pakistan 12 Nov 2014 - 07:02 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed five people in Pakistan's troubled southwest in an apparently ethnically motivated attack, police said. The incident...

Barclays pulled out of FX settlement due to NY regulator 12 Nov 2014 - 06:55 pm

LONDON: Barclays did not join a group settlement over the alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates because of complications with its regulator in...

Xi says US journalists to blame for China visa troubles 12 Nov 2014 - 06:50 pm

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested US news organisations had themselves to blame for Beijing not granting journalist visas, in response to a...

Iraq president in Saudi Arabia to patch up ties 12 Nov 2014 - 06:48 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Fuad Masum's visit to Saudi Arabia is aimed at patching up long-strained relations between the two countries as Baghdad battles...

Myanmar hosts biggest cast of world leaders since reforms 12 Nov 2014 - 06:47 pm

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar welcomed Wednesday its biggest gathering of world leaders since shedding junta rule but concerns over the pace of democratic reforms...

Emir holds talks with Brazilian President 12 Nov 2014 - 06:44 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, held on Wednesday...

Island quarantine for Philippine UN troops from Ebola-hit Liberia 12 Nov 2014 - 06:37 pm

MANILA: More than a hundred Filipino UN troops returning from Ebola-hit West Africa were swiftly packed off to an isolated island Wednesday as...

YouTube signs deal with indie record labels: Report 12 Nov 2014 - 06:36 pm

LONDON: YouTube has struck a deal with a group of independent record labels for a new subscription service to rival Spotify and Apple's...

Being richest is 'great pain' : Jack Ma 12 Nov 2014 - 06:34 pm

SHANGHAI: He may now be China's richest man but Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has admitted in a US television...

Qatar Stock index drops 32.20 points 12 Nov 2014 - 06:28 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index was slightly down by 32.20 points (0.23 percent) when trading closed at 13,723.54 points Wednesday. The market capitalization...

Sheikha Moza meets Brazilian President 12 Nov 2014 - 06:24 pm

DOHA: HH Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development Sheikha Moza bin Nasser met Wednesday with President of the Federative...