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Scottish leader dismisses sinister campaign tactics 31 Aug 2014 - 10:51 pm

LONDON: The leader of Scotland’s pro-independence campaign Alex Salmond yesterday dismissed an accusation that grassroots supporters had used “organised street mobbery” to try...

US cyber-warriors battling IS on Twitter 31 Aug 2014 - 10:51 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States has launched a social media offensive against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda, setting out to win the war...

Modi-Abe bonhomie to bloom into deals 31 Aug 2014 - 10:50 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe during a visit to Toji Temple in Kyoto, western Japan, yesterday. Tokyo/Kyoto:...

Festival ends 31 Aug 2014 - 10:49 pm

Women carry earthen water pots as they take part in a Jhulelal Chaliha procession in the western city of Ahmedabad yesterday. The 40-day-long...

Rain shield 31 Aug 2014 - 10:48 pm

A man uses a plastic sheet to protect himself from a heavy monsoon shower in Kolkata yesterday. This year’s monsoon started weak and...

UP village known for three girls’ deaths gets 100 toilets 31 Aug 2014 - 10:47 pm

A villager talks with his mother in their compound beside a newly built toilet by NGO Sulabh International yesterday. KATRA SHAHADATGANJ: More than...

THe NR EYE: Moiz Mannan: New-born Telangana looks to diaspora for hand-holding 31 Aug 2014 - 10:46 pm

By Moiz Mannan It is not that Telangana has to start from scratch, but India’s newly-formed 29th state must soon begin realising the...

Ram Gopal Varma sued for tweets on Lord Ganesh 31 Aug 2014 - 10:46 pm

Hyderabad: A police case was registered here yesterday against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma for his objectionable tweets on Lord Ganesh. On a complaint...

North Korea slams UK TV show on its nuke plans 31 Aug 2014 - 10:36 pm

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday slammed a new British TV drama series revolving around its nuclear weapons programme, urging the British government to scrap...

British activist braces for Thai defamation trial 31 Aug 2014 - 10:36 pm

BANGKOK: A British activist will go on trial in Thailand tomorrow for defamation, facing a possible jail term after his investigation into alleged...

Unchallenged Macau leader elected for a second term 31 Aug 2014 - 10:36 pm

HONG KONG: Macau re-elected its incumbent leader in an unchallenged contest yesterday as the gambling hub faces growing calls for democracy amid anger...

China arrests six over food scandal 31 Aug 2014 - 10:36 pm

SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities have formally arrested six employees from a unit of US food supplier OSI Group, the parent company and the government...

MCDONALDS RUSSIA UKRAINE FOOD SANCTIONS 31 Aug 2014 - 10:34 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TUNIN Source: Moscow, Russia Keywords: COLOR MCDONALDS RUSSIA UKRAINE FOOD SANCTIONS 082614 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

Rift in BJP over Sushil Modi’s role in Bihar 31 Aug 2014 - 09:47 pm

Patna: A day after union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that the Bihar assembly polls in 2015 would be fought under the...

Trinamool full of antisocials: Buddhadeb 31 Aug 2014 - 09:47 pm

Kolkata: Describing West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress as a party “full of antisocials”, CPI-M veteran Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee yesterday ruled out any kind of...

With 15 students, revived Nalanda University to start classes today 31 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

Patna: The revived Nalanda University, an ancient international centre for learning in Bihar which has attracted over 1,000 applications from around the world,...

Rajnath to attend SAARC meet in Nepal 31 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

Kathmandu: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Nepal on September 18 and 19 to take part in the sixth meeting of SAARC...

IFC confirms $100m investment in Saudi's ACWA Power 31 Aug 2014 - 06:48 pm

DUBAI: International Finance Corp (IFC), a unit of the World Bank, has completed a 375 million riyal ($100 million) equity investment in Saudi...