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Trinamool leader arrested in Saradha scam 10 Sep 2014 - 01:14 am

Kolkata: The CBI yesterday arrested Rajat Majumdar, a leader of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and former director general of the state armed...

Over 6,200 rural communities can’t access health services 10 Sep 2014 - 01:14 am

New Delhi: Over 6,200 rural communities in India cannot access life saving-health services as they either live in remote areas or belong to...

HC confirms Pune rogue driver’s death penalty 10 Sep 2014 - 01:13 am

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on rogue driver Santosh M. Mane, who hijacked a state transport bus and...

Govt plans to set up database on skilled workers 10 Sep 2014 - 01:13 am

New Delhi: To meet the rising demand for skilled workforce from the corporate sector, the government is creating a national database of labour...

Modi to visit White House on Sept 29, 30 10 Sep 2014 - 01:13 am

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for years barred from visiting the United States, will meet President Barack Obama in two days of eagerly...

India’s rise can benefit US, says John McCain 10 Sep 2014 - 01:12 am

Washington: US Senator John McCain yesterday said “India’s rise as a global actor can benefit the US”, and asked both countries “to trust...

Supreme Court gives govt a month to end Delhi stalemate 10 Sep 2014 - 01:12 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday gave the central government a month to end the deadlock over government formation in Delhi, even as...

SC reserves verdict on coal blocks 10 Sep 2014 - 01:11 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday reserved its verdict on the fate of 218 coal blocks whose allocation since 1993 it had held...

Self-attestation to be introduced 10 Sep 2014 - 01:11 am

New Delhi: Taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s motto of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’, the government yesterday announced a move to go for...

NRI doctors seek solutions for India 10 Sep 2014 - 01:11 am

Washington: Indian American physicians plan to hold a Global Healthcare Summit in Mumbai from January 2 to 4 to discuss ways to bring...

Arabs rally behind US for anti-IS coalition 10 Sep 2014 - 01:07 am

An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter fires at Islamic-State (IS) militant positions, from the top of Mount Zardak, a strategic point taken three days...

Yemen at dangerous crossroads; 7 killed 10 Sep 2014 - 01:06 am

Security forces supporting Shia Houthi anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration near the government headquarters in Sana’a yesterday. SANA’A: Yemeni police shot...

Khamenei undergoes surgery 10 Sep 2014 - 01:05 am

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one day after a surgery in a hospital in Tehran, yesterday. Khamenei underwent prostate surgery on Monday,...

Call for $550m in Gaza aid 10 Sep 2014 - 01:03 am

Palestinian children play near a destroyed house in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip yesterday. RAMALLAH: The United Nations and the...

IAEA nuclear inquiry not stalled: Iran 10 Sep 2014 - 01:01 am

VIENNA: Iran said yesterday it would still address concerns about its nuclear programme, even though it missed a deadline last month for providing...

Court jails Brotherhood leader, cleric to 20 years 10 Sep 2014 - 01:00 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and an Islamist cleric to 20 years in prison yesterday for...

Syria media slams Arab ‘green light’ for US attacks 10 Sep 2014 - 01:00 am

DAMASCUS: Syrian media accused Arab governments yesterday of giving Washington prior agreement for military action against jihadists, with one daily calling for Damascus...

US seeks UN action to outlaw foreign fighters 10 Sep 2014 - 12:58 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United States is seeking a UN resolution demanding that countries adopt laws making it a serious crime to enlist as...