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AAP seeks revision of LG’s letter to president 10 Sep 2014 - 10:21 pm

New Delhi: The AAP yesterday said it has requested Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to revise the letter sent to President Pranab Mukherjee...

UP police file charges against Amit Shah for hate speech 10 Sep 2014 - 10:21 pm

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police yesterday filed a chargesheet against BJP president Amit Shah in Muzaffarnagar over a speech delivered by him during the...

15-point charter of action to tone up CPWD 10 Sep 2014 - 10:20 pm

New Delhi: The government yesterday drew up a 15-point charter of action to tone up the CPWD, asking the agency to ensure time...

Women on Wings targets one million jobs by 2018 10 Sep 2014 - 10:20 pm

New Delhi: A social enterprise, Women on Wings targets to create one million jobs for women in rural India by 2018, an official...

Climate change may have caused floods: CSE 10 Sep 2014 - 10:19 pm

New Delhi: The devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir could be a manifestation of extreme weather events induced by climate change, the Centre...

Modi reviews relief efforts in Kashmir 10 Sep 2014 - 10:19 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday directed the authorities to provide food and water to the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir...

Jaitley out of hospital, to skip G20 10 Sep 2014 - 10:16 pm

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was released from hospital yetserday after a longer-than-expected stay for treatment, and will miss a meeting of...

Japan watchdog backs reactor restart 10 Sep 2014 - 10:11 pm

Anti-nuclear demonstrators stage a rally in front of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority in Tokyo yesterday. TOKYO: Japan’s nuclear watchdog gave a green light...

Dam protest in Malaysia 10 Sep 2014 - 10:10 pm

Indigenous people and activists gather to protest outside the Association of South East Asian Nations Power Week conference venue in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,...

UN urges Jakarta to fill anti-HIV fund 10 Sep 2014 - 10:09 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia, one of only three countries in the Asia-Pacific region that is seeing a trend of increased HIV infections, must plug a...

Singapore bans political documentary on exiles 10 Sep 2014 - 10:09 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore yesterday banned a local documentary about nine dissidents living in exile, saying its contents undermined national security. The film “To Singapore,...

US, China security leaders spar over jet manoeuvres 10 Sep 2014 - 10:08 pm

BEIJING: Top US and China security officials disagreed this week over what the United States said was China’s intercept of a US Navy...

Taiwan court jails Chinese intel officer 10 Sep 2014 - 10:08 pm

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese court yesterday sentenced a former intelligence officer to 18 years in prison for spying for China, the latest in a...

Sinai Islamists leave beheaded corpse with note 10 Sep 2014 - 10:07 pm

ISMAILIA, Egypt: Residents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula said yesterday they found a beheaded corpse bearing a note signed by an Islamist militant group...

Dozens of Egyptians on hunger strike to free detainees 10 Sep 2014 - 10:07 pm

CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptians have begun a hunger strike to demand the release of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol of the 2011...

Afghan officials say US air strike kills 11 civilians 10 Sep 2014 - 02:37 pm

KABUL: A US air strike in eastern Afghanistan killed 11 civilians, local officials said Wednesday, sparking strong condemnation from President Hamid Karzai who...

Albanian minister meets Qatar's charge d'affaires 10 Sep 2014 - 02:36 pm

TIRANA: Albanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Edmond Haxhinasto on Wednesday met with Awad Najeh Al Ehbabi, Qatar's acting charge d'affaires in Albania....

Qatar University sets up Biomedical Research Center 10 Sep 2014 - 02:19 pm

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has set up a dedicated center of excellence for biomedical research and announced the appointment of its Director. Dr...