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Libya rebels refuse to hand over oil port 02 Nov 2014 - 12:54 am

TUNIS: A former Libyan rebel leader, who seized oil ports in the past to campaign for eastern autonomy, said he had turned down...

Baghdad area bombings kill at least 24 02 Nov 2014 - 12:53 am

BAGHDAD: Bombings in the Baghdad area killed at least 24 people yesterday, just days ahead of major Shia religious commemorations that face significant...

Kaziranga National Park reopens 02 Nov 2014 - 12:33 am

Tourists offer fruits to elephants before starting the first elephant ride of the tourist season at Kaziranga National Park, about 230km from Guwahati,...

The NR Eye: Issue of internal migrants may jinx NRI voting from abroad 02 Nov 2014 - 12:31 am

While the Supreme Court of India as well as the Election Commission seem proactive and sympathetic towards the basic idea of allowing non-resident...

Fadnavis faces trust vote on Nov 12 02 Nov 2014 - 12:30 am

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (right) being blessed by his mother Sarita Fadnavis before the swearing-in ceremony on Friday. Mumbai: A special three-day...

Pushkar Fair 02 Nov 2014 - 12:28 am

A camel herder wearing a turban at the Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan yesterday. Thousands of animals, mainly camels, are brought to the annual...

Politics is not dirty, asserts Prime Minister 02 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday asserted that politics was not dirty and asked BJP to emerge as a “diverse” party to...

Elangovan to head Tamil Nadu unit of Congress 02 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

Chennai: The Congress yesterday appointed E V K S Elangovan as the chief of its Tamil Nadu unit following the resignation of B...

Graft charge against Mani will benefit Chandy: CPI-M 02 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

Thiruvananthapuram: The graft allegation levelled against Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani by a bar hotel owner is going to benefit Chief Minister...

Gold, silver import tariff value cut 02 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

New Delhi: With the prices of both global and silver declining sharply in the global markets, India has slashed their import tariff value...

Colonial names of 12 cities in Karnataka shed 02 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s capital Bangalore yesterday shed its colonial name to become Bengaluru along with 11 other cities across the state, renamed in the...

Campaigners distressed over Anderson’s death 02 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

NEW DELHI: Campaigners for survivors of Bhopal disaster voiced distress yesterday that former Union Carbide boss Warren Anderson never faced trial over the...

Bus rolls down gorge in Himachal district, 14 killed 02 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

Shimla: Fourteen people, including three women and two children, were killed when a privately-owned overcrowded mini bus rolled down a 700-metre gorge in...

Digvijaya appears in court on Gadkari defamation suit 02 Nov 2014 - 12:26 am

New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh yesterday appeared before a Delhi court here after it issued a bailable warrant against him in connection...

Bank cheated of Rs33 crore, five held 02 Nov 2014 - 12:25 am

New Delhi: Five people have been arrested for swindling a private bank of Rs33 crore on the pretext of taking loans against spurious...

Bangladesh plunges into darkness 02 Nov 2014 - 12:25 am

DHAKA: A massive nationwide electricity blackout hit Bangladesh yesterday — leaving Dhaka and other cities looking like ghost towns, with homes, businesses and...

Kim orders change to new airport design 02 Nov 2014 - 12:24 am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered changes to the design of Pyongyang’s new international airport to reflect the country’s socialist ideology...

Chinese president tells military to value past sacrifices 02 Nov 2014 - 12:17 am

BEIJING: China’s military must not let down those who gave their lives for the Communist Party in the revolutionary struggle and must resolutely...