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Gearing up for Gandhi Jayanti 02 Oct 2014 - 12:32 am

A labourer works on a railing in front of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Bhavan on the eve of Gandhi...

Senior Citizens protest 02 Oct 2014 - 12:30 am

Elderly women hold platters with grass in them as a mark of protest and banners with messages addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Rajnath visits flood-hit Assam, Meghalaya 02 Oct 2014 - 12:29 am

Guwahati/Shillong: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday visited the flood-hit areas of Assam and Meghalaya and assured the two states of all possible...

Jayalalithaa bail plea adjourned 02 Oct 2014 - 12:29 am

Bangalore: A special bench of the Karnataka High Court yesterday adjourned to October 7 hearing of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J...

14 die as two trains collide in Uttar Pradesh 02 Oct 2014 - 12:28 am

Lucknow/New Delhi: Fourteen people were killed and over a dozen were injured late on Tuesday when a train didn’t stop at a red...

Diesel in over-recovery; retail prices exceed global rates 02 Oct 2014 - 12:28 am

New Delhi: With the rates of the Indian basket of crude oil falling below $95 a barrel, the petroleum ministry yesterday said losses...

Delhi ex-minister charged with molestation, creating ruckus 02 Oct 2014 - 12:27 am

New Delhi: A charge sheet was filed against Delhi’s former law minister Somnath Bharti and 17 others for molestation and creating a ruckus...

Court notice to CBI over Chautala poll campaign 02 Oct 2014 - 12:27 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice to the CBI on a plea complaining that former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash...

PM to launch Clean India drive today 02 Oct 2014 - 12:27 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the “Swachh Bharat Mission” here today, which is aimed at creating a ‘Clean India’ in...

Washington to honour two Indian-born achievers 02 Oct 2014 - 12:26 am

Bangalore: Indian-born Stanford University professor Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj and Indian techie Himanshu Asnani, pursuing research in mathematics at Stanford, will be honoured in...

Home ministry makes PIO card valid for lifetime 02 Oct 2014 - 12:26 am

New Delhi: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement, the home ministry has issued a notification that the “Person of Indian Origin...

Nobel summit cancelled after Dalai Lama denied visa 02 Oct 2014 - 12:26 am

Dharamsala: The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town, South Africa, this month has been cancelled owing to denial of a...

Japan unveils ‘anti-loneliness’ hugging chair 02 Oct 2014 - 12:25 am

TOKYO: There are times in everyone’s life when only a hug will do. Now one Japanese company has come up with a chair...

Nasrallah, Hezbollah have let us down 02 Oct 2014 - 12:23 am

I had never imagined that a day would come when I would oppose the policies and practices of the party of Hassan Nasrallah....

HR law needs changes 02 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

Qatar’s human resources (HR) law obligates all government agencies to make optimal use of HR to realise objectives, develop individual skills and maintain...

Gulf states need to see themselves differently 02 Oct 2014 - 12:20 am

In the past few days we have twice witnessed events that used to occur during tens of years in the past. This is...

INDIA NASA MARS MISSION SPACE EXPLORATION CLUB 01 Oct 2014 - 11:13 pm

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR INDIA NASA MARS MISSION SPACE EXPLORATION CLUB 092914 Provider: CartoonArts...

GM sees Europe profitable, better US margins in 2016 01 Oct 2014 - 06:29 pm

NEW YORK: General Motors Wednesday said it will return to profitability in its European division and reach a key profit target for its...