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Blasphemy protest 27 Oct 2014 - 07:09 am

Afghan university students protest against a blasphemous article that appeared in the Afghanistan Express newspaper in Kabul.

Term of Pakistan envoy extended 27 Oct 2014 - 07:07 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has decided to grant extension to Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani, who is...

Pakistan troops kill 18 militants in tribal district 27 Oct 2014 - 07:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said yesterday it had killed 18 militants in air attacks in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border. The...

57,866 Pakistan government posts vacant 27 Oct 2014 - 07:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Tens of thousands of positions remain vacant in the federal government, it has been learnt, as around 57,866 posts have yet to...

Afghan cleric gets 20 years for raping girl 27 Oct 2014 - 07:06 am

KABUL: An Afghan cleric has been jailed for 20 years for raping an 11-year old girl, her lawyer and activists said yesterday, after...

Province to remove chapter from textbook 27 Oct 2014 - 07:06 am

PESHAWAR: The Elementary and Secondary Education Department in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is set to remove a whole chapter from a school...

Capital chokes on toxic smog after Diwali 27 Oct 2014 - 07:05 am

A sweeper cleans a flyover in New Delhi as smog covers the capital’s skyline the morning after celebrations for the Diwali festival. Thick...

Delhi colony tense after violence 27 Oct 2014 - 07:04 am

Rapid Action Force personnel patrol in Trilokpuri area in New Delhi. New Delhi: Delhi’s Trilokpuri area remained tense yesterday though no violence was...

Web launch 27 Oct 2014 - 07:03 am

Bollywood personalities Amitabh Bachchan (right) and Kamaal Rashid Khan during the launch of the KRK Box Office website in Mumbai yesterday.

Man throws bottle of kerosene on Delhi Imam 27 Oct 2014 - 07:02 am

New Delhi: The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari (pictured), was attacked by a man who tried to set him on...

Haryana’s first BJP chief minister sworn in 27 Oct 2014 - 07:02 am

Panchkula, Haryana: BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar was yesterday sworn-in as the chief minister of Haryana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior party...

CBI arrests three in Odisha chit fund scam 27 Oct 2014 - 07:00 am

Bhubaneswar: The CBI yesterday arrested three people in Odisha in connection with a multi-crore-rupee chit fund scam. Nabadiganta Capital Services CMD Anjan Kumar...

Northeast presence in Delhi Police is just 39 27 Oct 2014 - 07:00 am

New Delhi: The northeast has an almost negligible presence in Delhi Police — just 39 personnel, or a mere 0.05 percent, from the...

Navy orders probe into alleged financial irregularities 27 Oct 2014 - 07:00 am

New Delhi: The Eastern Naval Command has constituted a Board of Inquiry (BoI) to look into allegations of financial irregularities against some senior...

ULFA’s diktat to Assam’s cinemas to screen local movies 27 Oct 2014 - 06:59 am

Guwahati: Assam’s insurgent outfit ULFA has asked cinema halls to screen each Assamese movie at least for one week in each hall in...

Indian Oil official goes missing in Assam 27 Oct 2014 - 06:59 am

Guwahati: A senior official of Indian Oil yesterday went missing from Assam’s Tinsukia district, police said. Kaushik Borah, executive director-designate of the Indian...

Modi invites ideas for Australia visit 27 Oct 2014 - 06:59 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday invited ideas and thoughts from people for his forthcoming visit to Australia. Modi is scheduled to...

Hong Kong vote delayed over differences 27 Oct 2014 - 06:57 am

Pro-democracy protesters sit near tents at a protest site in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong yesterday. HONG KONG: Leaders of Hong Kong’s...