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Students testify in Sewol ferry disaster hearing 29 Jul 2014 - 01:19 am

ANSAN: Student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster testified at the murder trial of the captain and crew yesterday how they were left...

Thailand oppn leader denies murder charge 29 Jul 2014 - 01:18 am

BANGKOK: The firebrand leader of street protests which preceded Thailand’s latest coup appeared in court yesterday to deny a murder charge over a...

Japan gives anti-radiation pills in nuke restart 29 Jul 2014 - 01:18 am

TOKYO: Japanese officials are handing out radiation-blocking iodine tablets to people living in the shadow of two nuclear reactors slated to restart this...

Japan arrests schoolgirl, 15, for murder 29 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

TOKYO: A 15-year-old Japanese schoolgirl was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murdering a classmate and dismembering her body, local media reported. The...

Sarah Palin debuts online TV channel 29 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

WASHINGTON: Conservative gadfly Sarah Palin ramped up her Internet profile yesterday with an online TV channel where fans can savor her homespun brand...

Eid-ul-Fitr preparations 29 Jul 2014 - 12:55 am

Women listen to a speech by Imam after having their Iftar meal on the last day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan...

Govt denies bugging Gadkari’s home 29 Jul 2014 - 12:53 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday denied bugging of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence, with the home ministry ruling out any probe. Gadkari issued...

Rains to pick up 29 Jul 2014 - 12:53 am

Indians enjoy the breaking waves during high tide at the sea front in Mumbai yesterday. Weather officials have said that the momentum picked...

Identify important bills, says Modi 29 Jul 2014 - 12:50 am

New Delhi: Almost done with financial business in the budget session of parliament, the government is now trying to finalise legislative business, as...

Monsoon season 29 Jul 2014 - 12:49 am

A child plays as his parents work in a paddy field at Nagaon, some 180km east of Guwahati. The annual monsoon season from...

Prayers at Sangam 29 Jul 2014 - 12:48 am

Devotees return after performing evening prayers at the Sangam — the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati — in Allahabad yesterday.

Govt promises to resolve UPSC issue soon 29 Jul 2014 - 12:44 am

New Delhi: Amid continuing protests by civil service aspirants demanding the scrapping of an aptitude test, the government said that the row will...

Court orders CID probe into Tapas Paul’s rape remarks 29 Jul 2014 - 12:43 am

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court yesterday ordered the West Bengal CID to probe and submit a report regarding the rape-and-violence remarks made by...

Kerry sees common cause with Modi 29 Jul 2014 - 12:43 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced hope yesterday of finding common cause with India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailing the...

Saharanpur getting back to normal 29 Jul 2014 - 12:35 am

Lucknow: Curfew was relaxed yesterday for four hours at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh following easing of tension in the city, which witnessed communal...

Three killed as groups clash in another UP town 29 Jul 2014 - 12:35 am

LUCKNOW: Three people were killed and over a dozen injured yesterday when a minor brawl turned ugly in Rampur town of Uttar Pradesh,...

Haryana CM courts controversy over hurried appointments 29 Jul 2014 - 12:34 am

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s decision to go ahead with controversial appointments of five people to constitutional posts even as these...

Congress fires at BJP over adverse CAG Gujarat report 29 Jul 2014 - 12:34 am

New Delhi: Using an official audit report on Gujarat, the Congress party lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the adverse...