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Kaziranga National Park reopens tomorrow 31 Oct 2014 - 08:39 am

An elephant carries a huge load of grass with ease with a mahout standing on top in Kohara Range inside the Kaziranga National...

Chhath festival 31 Oct 2014 - 08:38 am

Hindu devotees offer prayers on the banks of the Yamuna river as the landmark Taj Mahal monument is seen in the background during...

Kerala diaspora voters can register online 31 Oct 2014 - 08:31 am

Thiruvananthapuram: With Kerala going 100 percent online in preparing voters list, Keralites working abroad can register their names online in the upcoming special...

Shiv Sena may not join BJP govt: Rudy 31 Oct 2014 - 08:31 am

Mumbai: The BJP yesterday said that it was unlikely that former ally Shiv Sena will join the party’s first government in Maharashtra, but...

Govt bars first class air travel for officials 31 Oct 2014 - 08:31 am

New Delhi: Calling for cutting expenditure, given the current state of the Indian economy and state funds, the finance ministry yesterday asked all...

Rs500,000 compensation each for 1984 riot victims 31 Oct 2014 - 08:30 am

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday lauded the Narendra Modi-led central government for announcing relief for victims of the anti-Sikh riots....

Burkina Faso leader ousted amid unrest 31 Oct 2014 - 08:30 am

Protesters pose with a police shield outside the parliament in Ouagadougou yesterday as cars and documents burn outside. Right: Anti-government protesters take over...

Experts urge caution over reports of Ebola declining 31 Oct 2014 - 08:29 am

The British vessel Royal Fleet Auxiliary Argus arrives in Sierra Leone to help with the deadly Ebola outbreak in Freetown, Sierra Leone, yesterday. ...

Routemaster Bus 31 Oct 2014 - 08:27 am

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron meets supporters of the Royal British Legion in front of a 1960’s Routemaster Bus, during a Royal British...

7 Ukraine troops killed in the east 31 Oct 2014 - 08:26 am

KIEV: Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past day of fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country, the...

Man held in N Korea gets back job in US 31 Oct 2014 - 08:26 am

CLEVELAND: An Ohio man detained in North Korea for nearly half a year got his job back with a city agency, but on...

Ponta set to win Romania vote 31 Oct 2014 - 08:25 am

BUCHAREST: Prime Minister Victor Ponta looks set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania Sunday amid fears that, if elected,...

Four killed as small plane crashes in US 31 Oct 2014 - 08:25 am

WASHINGTON: At least four people were killed yesterday when a small plane crashed into a building at an airport in the US state...

EU to launch bribery probe in Kosovo 31 Oct 2014 - 08:25 am

PRISTINA, Kosovo: The head of the European Union’s justice mission in Kosovo yesterday said he took “very seriously” allegations that some top officials...

Lanka steps up search for victims 31 Oct 2014 - 08:24 am

Special Forces personnel search at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka yesterday....

Chhat Festival in Nepal 31 Oct 2014 - 08:23 am

A devotee offers prayers to the rising sun during the Chhat festival in Kathmandu yesterday. Hindus in Nepal are celebrating the four-day festival...

Cambodia welcomes Prayuth 31 Oct 2014 - 08:22 am

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) welcomes Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha on his arrival at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh yesterday. Prayuth...

Bangla Islamists protest leader’s death order 31 Oct 2014 - 08:22 am

DHAKA: Islamists clashed with police in several Bangladesh cities yesterday as part of a nationwide strike to protest against their leader being sentenced...