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Woman stabs teen to death at Czech school 15 Oct 2014 - 06:14 am

PRAGUE: A woman stabbed a student to death and wounded two girls and a police negotiator in a rampage at a secondary school...

Modi pledges Rs10bn for cyclone-hit Andhra 15 Oct 2014 - 06:13 am

Vehicles move on a flooded road next to trees knocked down over railway tracks after Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam yesterday. Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister...

Child falls into borewell 15 Oct 2014 - 06:12 am

National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) personnel search for a four-year-old child who fell into a borewell in the Manchal village of Ranga Reddy...

Aishwarya opens 16th Mumbai Film Festival 15 Oct 2014 - 06:12 am

French actress Catherine Deneuve (left) and Indian actress Aishwarya Rai with Deneuve’s Lifetime Achievement award at the opening ceremony of the 16th Mumbai...

On poll eve, Shiv Sena blasts BJP 15 Oct 2014 - 06:10 am

Mumbai: A day ahead of the Maharashtra elections, the Shiv Sena yesterday threatened to expose the “fraud” committed by its one-time ally BJP....

Five guilty of executive’s gangrape in Delhi 15 Oct 2014 - 06:10 am

New Delhi: Four years after five men abducted a 30-year-old call centre executive from south Delhi and gangraped her, a Delhi court yesterday...

Haryana votes today to elect 90 legislators 15 Oct 2014 - 06:10 am

Chandigarh: With multi-cornered contests on most seats, Haryana goes to polls today with over 16.3 million voters eligible to exercise their franchise to...

QRC provides QR500,000 medical supplies for Gaza 15 Oct 2014 - 05:06 am

Equipment supplied for sewerage stations in Gaza. Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) office in Gaza continued to support the local health sector...

Print media must be more educative 15 Oct 2014 - 05:05 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Despite stiff competition from the digital or new media, the print media will continue to play a more critical...

PM meets US senators 15 Oct 2014 - 05:04 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met US Senator from Virginia and member...

DFI to screen acclaimed Iraqi movies at MIA Auditorium 15 Oct 2014 - 05:04 am

Doha: Iraqi films will be in the spotlight this weekend through Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) year-round screening series ‘Hekayat Khaleejiya’ at the Museum...

Maritime security and piracy in the spotlight 15 Oct 2014 - 05:03 am

The Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah (right) with other officials at the opening...

Top firms to attend telecom forum 15 Oct 2014 - 05:02 am

Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar. Doha: As Qatar prepares to host the 2014 ITU Telecom World Conference with the...

Home rents likely to remain high 15 Oct 2014 - 05:01 am

FROM LEFT: Richard Rayner, Graduate Surveyor, Valuation; Johny Archer, Associate Director, Consulting and Research; and Adam Stewart, Associate Director, Head of Valuation —...

Premium car buyers getting more from Hyundai 15 Oct 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha: For premium car customers in Qatar and the Middle East, excellent performance, modern styling and latest technological features have always been important...

East India Company launches tea tasting service 15 Oct 2014 - 04:59 am

DOHA: The East India Company yesterday announced the launch of a tea tasting service at its fine foods retail store in Lagoona Mall....

Appointment delays likely at Omar Bin Khatab health centre 15 Oct 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) yesterday said patients might experience temporary delays in appointments at the Omar Bin Khatab health centre...

Tower in Al Dafna sold for record QR490m 15 Oct 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: A tower in posh Al Dafna area of the city was recently sold for a record QR490m, at QR200,000 per square metre....