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Anti-Israel protest 15 Jul 2014 - 10:22 am

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Gaza, outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi yesterday.

Row over Ramdev aide-Hafiz Saeed meeting 15 Jul 2014 - 10:20 am

New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev’s close aide Ved Pratap Vaidik’s meeting with Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Lahore created a controversy yesterday...

Protest against food prices 15 Jul 2014 - 10:19 am

Supporters of the Congress party scuffle with police during a protest against the rise in prices of essential food items, in Ahmedabad yesterday.

Court blocks execution of two for gang rape 15 Jul 2014 - 10:18 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two remaining convicts in the December...

Lower House passes TRAI amendment bill amid walkout 15 Jul 2014 - 10:17 am

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha yesterday passed a bill to amend the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act, paving the way for...

Delhi policeman shot dead 15 Jul 2014 - 10:17 am

New Delhi: A Delhi Police constable was shot dead by unidentified men near his residence here yesterday, police said. Shivraj Singh, 45, had...

BJP veterans named governors in five states 15 Jul 2014 - 10:15 am

New Delhi: Five BJP veterans were yesterday named governors of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique identified...

Explosion kills two employees of Afghan presidential palace 15 Jul 2014 - 09:16 am

KABUL: At least two people were killed following an explosion in capital Kabul early Tuesday. The explosion took place in in the 12th...

Government slaps $579m penalty on India's Reliance 15 Jul 2014 - 08:49 am

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has announced a new penalty of $579 million on the country's largest private company, Reliance Industries, for failing...

Israel to indict three Jews for killing Palestinian 15 Jul 2014 - 05:54 am

JERUSALEM: Israel is to indict three Jewish extremists with murder over the brutal killing of a Palestinian teenager, officials said yesterday, as it...

Libya clashes kill 13; UN pulls out staff 15 Jul 2014 - 05:53 am

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI: The United Nations yesterday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in the...

Iran nuclear talks hang in the balance 15 Jul 2014 - 05:52 am

VIENNA: Iranian nuclear talks were hanging in the balance six days before a deadline to get a historic deal, after intensive talks yesterday...

Iraq insurgents turn on each other 15 Jul 2014 - 05:52 am

BAGHDAD: Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds yesterday following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents that...

Iran dissident freed on health grounds 15 Jul 2014 - 05:52 am

TEHRAN: Iranian dissident Mehdi Khazali, who was serving a six-year prison sentence for acts against national security and spreading propaganda against the regime,...

UN authorises cross-border aid for Syrians 15 Jul 2014 - 05:51 am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council yesterday authorised humanitarian access without Syrian government consent at four border crossings into rebel-held areas from Turkey,...

Islamic State expels rivals from Deir Al Zor 15 Jul 2014 - 05:51 am

BEIRUT: Al Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State expelled rival rebels from the eastern Syrian city of Deir Al Zor yesterday, tightening its grip...

16 killed as Syria rebels, Hezbollah fighters clash 15 Jul 2014 - 05:50 am

BEIRUT: At least 16 fighters were killed in clashes between Syrian rebels and Lebanon’s Shia militant group Hezbollah on the Lebanese border over...

Erdogan turns down rival’s donation 15 Jul 2014 - 05:50 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday rejected a donation from his main rival in August’s presidential election in a highly unusual...