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Don’t celebrate my birthday, says premier 15 Sep 2014 - 12:48 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appealed to people that his birthday should not be celebrated, and instead they should help the...

Two Manipuris attacked in New Delhi 15 Sep 2014 - 12:47 am

New Delhi: Two Manipuri students were attacked with a scissor, stones and iron rods by three people, two of them juveniles, when the...

President in Vietnam on four-day visit 15 Sep 2014 - 12:47 am

Hanoi: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here yesterday on a four-day state visit to Vietnam during which an agreement will be signed on scouting...

President in Vietnam on four-day visit 15 Sep 2014 - 12:47 am

Hanoi: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here yesterday on a four-day state visit to Vietnam during which an agreement will be signed on scouting...

Once shunned, Modi ready to stun in US 15 Sep 2014 - 12:46 am

Washington: Not long ago, Narendra Modi was not welcome in the US. But the US is now pulling out all stops to woo...

Govt drafting law to restore order on chaotic roads 15 Sep 2014 - 12:46 am

New Delhi: For decades, the chaotic melee on India’s roads has been held up as a point of pride by locals who argued...

Manmohan Singh’s daughter writes book on parents 15 Sep 2014 - 12:46 am

New Delhi: Manmohan Singh’s daughter Daman Singh yesterday said her book traces the journey of the former prime minister and his wife Gursharan...

ISIS DRAGON OBAMA YES WE CAN HEADS SYRIA IRAQ 14 Sep 2014 - 11:21 pm

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR ISIS DRAGON OBAMA YES WE CAN HEADS SYRIA IRAQ TERROR 091014 Provider: CartoonArts...

17 killed as rescue boat capsizes 14 Sep 2014 - 11:17 pm

Tents pitched on elevated ground to house residents affected by flooding are surrounded by floodwaters in Shuja Abaad, some 40kms from Multan yesterday....

PML-N releases data negating PTI charges 14 Sep 2014 - 11:14 pm

ISLAMABAD: In order to respond to the allegations levelled by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a report...

Attack on army fort kills three in North Waziristan 14 Sep 2014 - 11:14 pm

PESHAWAR: Three paramilitary soldiers were killed when a group of militants launched a rocket attack on a mountain fort in Pakistan’s troubled northwest...

Typhoon slams northern Philippines 14 Sep 2014 - 11:02 pm

MANILA: A strong typhoon slammed into the rice-producing Philippine northern region yesterday, cutting power and communications lines and forcing people to flee to...

Thousands of activists stage black-cloth march in Hong Kong 14 Sep 2014 - 11:01 pm

Supporters of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement march during a protest in Hong Kong yesterday. HONG KONG: Thousands of pro-democracy...

Khaleda Zia loses court battle on corruption charges 14 Sep 2014 - 10:37 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s highest court yesterday rejected appeals by opposition leader Khaleda Zia, clearing the way for her to stand trial on embezzlement charges...

Xi starts South Asia tour in Maldives 14 Sep 2014 - 10:37 pm

MALE: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Maldives yesterday, making a historic visit to the Indian Ocean tourist destination at the start...

100 rescued from sunken ferry, two bodies recovered 14 Sep 2014 - 10:36 pm

MANILA: Rescuers saved about 100 people overnight and recovered two bodies from a ferry that sank in rough seas after encountering steering trouble...

PM meets Sudanese minister 14 Sep 2014 - 02:26 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met Engineer Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, Minister of...

HMC survey finds 2pc hepatitis C prevalence 14 Sep 2014 - 02:25 am

from left: Dr Hamad Al Romaihi, Manager, Health Protection and CDC, SCH, Dr Ahmed Ismail, Consultant and Chief, Laboratory Services, Medical Commission, SCH,...