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College student killed for protesting crime 06 Jul 2014 - 12:50 am

Kolkata: A college student’s body, chopped to pieces, was found beside railway tracks in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district yesterday, police said,...

Governance goes digital in UP 06 Jul 2014 - 12:49 am

Lucknow: In a significant development, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday launched “paperless” functioning in the state government by clearing an IT...

The NR Eye: India should change its crisis-based approach in the Gulf 06 Jul 2014 - 12:33 am

by Moiz Mannan India’s “enormous efforts”, as described by an official of the Ministry of External Affairs, in getting a group of nurses...

Village tense after clashes 06 Jul 2014 - 12:32 am

Lucknow: The situation in Kanth village in Moradabad district continued to be tense yesterday following Friday’s clashes between BJP workers, villagers and police...

Modi’s sweeping changes at government offices 06 Jul 2014 - 12:32 am

NEW DELHI: The vast quadrangle at the centre of a sprawling complex of ministerial offices in Delhi has become a rubbish dump for...

Guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight 06 Jul 2014 - 12:31 am

Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla was killed and a soldier injured in a gunfight yesterday in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which...

Senior British ministers to visit India, meet Modi 06 Jul 2014 - 12:31 am

New Delhi: British ministers William Hague and George Osborne will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during their ...

Taliban torch Nato trucks 06 Jul 2014 - 12:31 am

Smoke and flames rise from fuel tankers after an attack by the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Taliban insurgents set...

Flash flood in Pakistan 06 Jul 2014 - 12:30 am

People flee flooded areas in Chitral, Pakistan, yesterday. At least 14 houses collapsed due to flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains. People...

Poll panel asks parties to submit asset details 06 Jul 2014 - 12:24 am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked all political parties to file details of their assets before August 29. It said...

Ghani rules out coalition deal 06 Jul 2014 - 12:24 am

KABUL: Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani ruled out a coalition government with his rival Abdullah Abdullah yesterday, quashing hopes for a power-sharing deal...

IMF allows govt to modify budget deficit targets 06 Jul 2014 - 12:23 am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved modifications in the targets on international reserves and budget deficit for the end of June...

Govt resists bid to involve army in Musharraf case 06 Jul 2014 - 12:23 am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan will resist, legally and in the court of law, the accused former General Pervez Musharraf’s bid to...

Govt orders filing of returns online 06 Jul 2014 - 12:21 am

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has made it mandatory for certain new categories of companies to file documents, returns, accounts,...

Sharif approves army deployment to aid civil authorities 06 Jul 2014 - 12:21 am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided in principle to approve the deployment of the armed forces in aid of the civil administration...

Angry mourners protest in riot-hit Mandalay 06 Jul 2014 - 12:21 am

A Muslim man shows a damaged building at a cemetery after riots on the outskirts of Mandalay, central Myanmar, yesterday. MANDALAY: Thousands of...

Stop killing Uighurs 06 Jul 2014 - 12:19 am

Uighurs in Turkey rally outside the Chinese embassy in Ankara to protest the killings of compatriots allegedly by China in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous...

Giant paella 06 Jul 2014 - 12:19 am

Cooks in a Spanish restaurant in Tokyo make paella for 2,000 people in a pan two metres in diameter to promote Spanish dishes...