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Yemenis protest to press for Houthi withdrawal 01 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

SANA’A: Hundreds took to the streets of Yemen’s capital yesterday for the second protest this week demanding that Houthi rebels who seized control...

Obama, Modi vow to boost strategic ties 01 Oct 2014 - 12:05 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington yesterday. WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and new...

Don’t join US war against IS, CPM tells Modi 01 Oct 2014 - 12:03 am

Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House clash in Layette Park and along Pennsylvania Avenue opposite the...

Funeral of Kashmiri leader 01 Oct 2014 - 12:01 am

People take part in a funeral procession for Moulavi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (74), a Shia leader and a lawmaker from People’s Democratic Party...

Sonia meets flood-affected people 01 Oct 2014 - 12:00 am

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul interact with flood-affected people in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, yesterday. At least 300...

Press Council chief defends posts for retired judges 01 Oct 2014 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju (pictured), yesterday joined issue with former chief justice of India R M Lodha, saying...

Rahman launches new album 30 Sep 2014 - 11:59 pm

Musician and composer A R Rahman and politician Kapil Sibal attend the unveiling of their album Raunaq in Mumbai yesterday.

Court sets Jayalalithaa bail plea hearing today 30 Sep 2014 - 10:35 pm

Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court will hear today the criminal review petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa for suspension...

Kerala principal who kept boy in kennel gets bail 30 Sep 2014 - 10:34 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala court yesterday granted bail to a private unaided school’s woman principal who had kept a six-year-old under-kindergarten student in a...

Indian Science Congress accused of irregularities 30 Sep 2014 - 10:34 pm

Bangalore: The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), a professional body of scientists under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and headquartered in...

RSS rapped BJP for breaking alliance: Sena 30 Sep 2014 - 10:34 pm

Mumbai: The RSS has criticised the state BJP for snapping the 25-year-old partnership with it last week, the Shiv Sena said in its...

Solar-powered eToilet for schools unveiled 30 Sep 2014 - 10:33 pm

kochi: Eram Scientific, manufacturers of the country’s first eToilet, here yesterday unveiled the world’s cheapest unmanned, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel and...

Editors Guild condemns assault on Sardesai 30 Sep 2014 - 10:33 pm

New Delhi: The Editors Guild strongly condemned the attack on senior journalist and its former President Rajdeep Sardesai by a group claiming to...

PM orders bureaucrats to clean toilets tomorrow 30 Sep 2014 - 10:32 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered his bureaucrats to come in to work to clean up their offices — including toilets...

Dana Gas signs deal to recover $280m owed by Egypt 30 Sep 2014 - 05:28 pm

DUBAI: Dana Gas has signed a revised deal with Egypt that will help it to recover most of the $280 million it is...

Qatar Exchange index drops 115.77 points 30 Sep 2014 - 02:59 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index slipped back into the red when the bourse closed trading at 13,728.31 points, down 115.77 points (0.84 percent) here...

Next-generation Airbus A350 plane gets EU green light 30 Sep 2014 - 02:44 pm

PARIS: EU authorities gave the green light Tuesday for Airbus's new long-haul A350 plane to enter service, opening the way for delivery of...

Lufthansa pilots' strike grounds around 20,000 passengers 30 Sep 2014 - 02:33 pm

FRANKFURT: A new walkout by Lufthansa pilots on Tuesday forced the cancellation of 50 flights in Frankfurt, Germany's busiest airport, affecting roughly 20,000...