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130,000 rescued in flood-ravaged Kashmir 13 Sep 2014 - 06:41 am

Kashmiri volunteers bring relief materials to a flood-affected family in Srinagar yesterday. Srinagar/Jammu: Rescuers, including from the army, distributed packets of cooked food,...

No idea what ‘love jihad’ is, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh 13 Sep 2014 - 06:38 am

Activists of newly formed Hindu right-wing organisation ‘India Against Love Jihad’ hold placards and form a human chain during a demonstration in Bhopal...

Inside a fish market 13 Sep 2014 - 06:37 am

A vendor sells fish in a market in New Delhi yesterday. Most of the fish in Delhi comes from the Gujarat seashore and...

Koli’s execution stayed till October 29 13 Sep 2014 - 06:35 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday extended its order putting on hold the execution of the death sentence of Nithari killer Surendra Koli...

Srinagar ‘in ruins’ after floods 13 Sep 2014 - 06:35 am

SRINAGAR: The main city in Kashmir has “drowned completely” under floodwaters, a senior official said yesterday, with the deadly inundation now affecting about...

Haryana, Maharashtra go to polls on Oct 15 13 Sep 2014 - 06:34 am

New Delhi: In the biggest electoral test after the Lok Sabha battle, Congress-ruled Haryana and Maharashtra will go to the polls on Oct...

Thousands vote in DU, JNU student union elections 13 Sep 2014 - 06:34 am

New Delhi: Thousand of students yesterday voted to elect new student unions in Delhi University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here. By...

Court allows Italian marine to go home for treatment 13 Sep 2014 - 06:34 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday permitted Italian marine Massimilano Latorre to go back to Italy for his treatment, recovery and rehabilitation for...

Pakistan response sought on missing Indian engineer 13 Sep 2014 - 06:34 am

New Delhi: India said yesterday that it has written to Pakistan more than 15 times but received no reply so far on the...

10 Taliban arrested for attacking Malala 13 Sep 2014 - 06:33 am

Pakistani Major General Asim Bajwa arrives in Rawalpindi yesterday to announce to the media the capture of the militants who shot schoolgirl Malala...

Tired, exhausted Pakistan protesters want to go home 13 Sep 2014 - 06:32 am

ISLAMABAD: Arshad Shah, a protester, feels trapped: Worn out after weeks of street demonstrations against the government, he wants to go home but...

Ban urges unity government deal in Afghanistan 13 Sep 2014 - 06:31 am

Kabul: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Afghan presidential candidates to accept the comprehensive vote audit result and conclude a deal...

Three Navy officers held for Karachi attack 13 Sep 2014 - 06:30 am

QUETTA: Pakistan has arrested at least three Navy officers for helping militants to attack a naval yard in Karachi in a strike that...

First civilian execution ordered in six years 13 Sep 2014 - 06:30 am

ISLAMABAD: A judge in Pakistan has ordered a murderer to be hanged next week, officials said yesterday, in what would be the country’s...

Death for train station attackers 13 Sep 2014 - 06:30 am

Policemen patrol as a woman walks past a court yesterday where a trial of the suspects of the Kunming railway station attack is...

Demand for pay 13 Sep 2014 - 06:29 am

A Bangladeshi girl holds a placard during a protest in Dhaka yesterday for compensation for the victims of the Rana Building collapse which...

Church tells Lanka not to exploit Pope for polls 13 Sep 2014 - 06:28 am

COLOMBO: The Roman Catholic church yesterday urged Sri Lanka not to politicise a visit by the Pope in January amid reports that President...

China asks citizens to avoid visiting Philippines 13 Sep 2014 - 06:27 am

MANILA: China yesterday warned its nationals to avoid visiting the Philippines, citing a foiled bomb plot against the Chinese embassy in Manila and...