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Congress, NC to go it alone in J&K polls 21 Jul 2014 - 05:40 am

Srinagar: The ruling National Conference and its ally the Congress will fight the coming elections in Jammu and Kashmir on their own, ending...

Modi govt appeasing big business, says CPI-M 21 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

New Delhi: The CPI-M yesterday accused the Narendra Modi government of promoting “Indian big business and international finance capital”. The Communist Party of...

Kerala doctors to strike work 21 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Around 4,000 government doctors in Kerala will today sit on an indefinite ‘non-cooperation’ strike demanding immediate filling up of vacancies of specialists...

Congress urges CBI probe into CWG-like scam 21 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

Panaji: The Congress yesterday alleged a Delhi Commonwealth Games-style scam and demanded a CBI probe into corruption in the organisation of the Portuguese...

The NR Eye : New emigration law must to protect Gulf workers 21 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

by Moiz Mannan Going by the words and actions of top functionaries, Indian workers in the Gulf are not on the radar of...

Afghan vote audit slow as problems arise 21 Jul 2014 - 05:37 am

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah prays for the families of the victims of suicide bomb blast, in Paktika, Afghanistan, yesterday. At least 42...

Anti- Israel protest 21 Jul 2014 - 05:37 am

Pakistani Shias torch Israeli and US flags during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in Peshawar yesterday.

Troops kill 28 militants in North Waziristan airstrikes 21 Jul 2014 - 05:35 am

BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military yesterday bombed six militant boltholes in a lawless tribal district, killing at least 28 insurgents, officials said. The airstrikes...

Pakistan to reduce LPG prices soon: Report 21 Jul 2014 - 05:35 am

ISLAMABAD: The ministry of petroleum and natural resources of Pakistan has worked out a formula for bringing down the price of liquefied petroleum...

Pakistan’s ICT sector to cross new benchmark 21 Jul 2014 - 05:35 am

KARACHI: The current growth rate and employment trend indicate that Pakistan’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry will exceed the $10bn mark within the...

Pakistan wants Obama to review Afghan policy 21 Jul 2014 - 05:34 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants US President Barack Obama to review his Afghan policy which even his generals fear may not work, says a senior...

Rebels move MH17 crash bodies 21 Jul 2014 - 05:33 am

Ukrainian State Emergency Service employees collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Grabove, in...

Costa Concordia almost ready for final voyage 21 Jul 2014 - 05:33 am

The Costa Concordia cruise liner is pictured from a ferry as it emerges during the refloating operation at Giglio harbour yesterday. Technicians on...

Popular French PM Valls loses shine 21 Jul 2014 - 05:31 am

PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has slipped below a 50 percent approval rating for the first time since he was nominated in...

Mexico begins moving children out of squalid shelter 21 Jul 2014 - 05:31 am

ZAMORA, México: Mexican authorities yesterday moved 161 children and six adults out of a shelter where investigators say hundreds of minors were kept...

Nigeria’s media fears crackdown over Boko Haram battle 21 Jul 2014 - 05:31 am

ABUJA: Nigeria’s press is traditionally free to write almost anything about anyone - whether it’s true or not. But reporters fear a government...

MH17 victims’ kin hope to get remains 21 Jul 2014 - 05:30 am

Malaysian Buddhist children carry candles as they pray for passengers and crew of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at a temple in...

Bikers protest 21 Jul 2014 - 05:30 am

Filipino motorcycle riders protest in Quezon City against a law that requires riders to wear a vest with their plate number printed on...