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Badal govt curbing right to protest: Congress 09 Aug 2014 - 09:27 pm

Chandigarh: The opposition Congress in Punjab yesterday slammed the Badal government for allegedly curbing the democratic right of the people to protest. Punjab...

Prepare for assembly polls: Shah 09 Aug 2014 - 09:25 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah (centre) as BJP senior leader Lal Krishna Advani (right) looks on at...

Work for social change, Modi urges party 09 Aug 2014 - 09:24 pm

New Delhi: Pledging to bring about “change” in the country, as people had huge expectations from his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday...

15 families evacuated in Himachal after landslides 09 Aug 2014 - 09:23 pm

Shimla: At least 15 families were yesterday evacuated from two villages in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district after landslides, following a downpour, posed a...

Telangana defies Centre on law and order powers to governor 09 Aug 2014 - 09:22 pm

Hyderabad: The Telangana government yesterday refused to vest control of Hyderabad’s law and order in the governor, setting the course for a confrontation...

Massive turnout at Nehru Trophy boat race 09 Aug 2014 - 09:22 pm

Alappuzha, Kerala: On the second Saturday of every August, all roads here lead to the famed Punnamada lake for Kerala’s signature event, the...

Right and Left in Kerala eye Mani 09 Aug 2014 - 09:21 pm

Kochi: In a world of coalition politics, when alliances of parties take place more out of convenience than on conviction, 80-year-old Finance Minister...

Afghanistan entering 'a new phase': Abdullah 09 Aug 2014 - 06:27 pm

KABUL: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Saturday that his country was entering "a new phase" in an interview with AFP, raising hopes...

Ebola vaccine to trial next month, may be ready by 2015: UN 09 Aug 2014 - 06:23 pm

PARIS: Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and made...

Etihad Airways to avoid Iraqi conflict airspace 09 Aug 2014 - 02:04 pm

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways announced on Saturday that it will reroute flights over Iraq in the wake of US air strikes...

Drone strike kills 3 'Qaeda' militants in Yemen 09 Aug 2014 - 12:23 pm

ADEN: A drone strike on a house killed three Al-Qaeda suspects in the restive Yemeni province of Marib on Saturday, a security official...

TAQA suspends activity in Kurdistan block due to instability 09 Aug 2014 - 11:57 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA), the state-owned oil explorer and power supplier, has suspended its activity at the Atrush Block...

Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops 09 Aug 2014 - 11:55 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia's hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region. Shebab spokesman...

Militant attack from Afghanistan kills four in NW Pakistan 09 Aug 2014 - 10:39 am

PESHAWAR: Militants from Afghanistan stormed the house of a local anti-Taliban militia in troubled northwest Pakistan, killing him and three members of his...

Pakistani police, protesters clash, four killed, dozens hurt 09 Aug 2014 - 10:13 am

LAHORE: Violence erupted in several places in Pakistan on Saturday between police and supporters of an anti-government cleric and at least four people...

Jakarta set to be named 2018 Asian Games hosts 09 Aug 2014 - 09:46 am

JAKARTA: Jakarta is set to be named as the new host city for the 2018 Asian Games after Vietnam withdrew earlier this year...

Emir, PM congratulate Singapore president 09 Aug 2014 - 09:34 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Saturday a cable of congratulations to President of Singapore on the occasion...

Google to pay $250m to fight illegal online pharmacies 09 Aug 2014 - 08:38 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has agreed in a court settlement to spend at least $250 million over the next five years to help fight...