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India keen on Singapore’s help in urban development 02 Jul 2014 - 12:23 am

Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law, K Shanmugam with Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi yesterday. New...

Protest against fuel price hike 02 Jul 2014 - 12:22 am

Congress activists sit on a tractor pulled by a horse as they shout slogans against central government during a protest against the fuel...

The NR Eye: No end to confusion over NRI medical seats 02 Jul 2014 - 12:11 am

by Moiz Mannan Each admission season throws up new problems for non-resident Indians wishing to admit their children to institutions offering professional courses...

NCW wants Trinamool MP expelled from Parliament 02 Jul 2014 - 12:10 am

Kolkata: With the countrywide chorus rising for his arrest and expulsion from parliament, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Paul yesterday tendered an...

Supreme Court grants bail to Tarun Tejpal 02 Jul 2014 - 12:09 am

New Delhi,: The Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case. Tejpal was arrested in...

Shah Rukh Khan receives top French honour 02 Jul 2014 - 12:09 am

MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was yesterday bestowed with France’s highest civilian award for his contribution to cinema. The actor was honoured...

Uproar over report of US spying on BJP 02 Jul 2014 - 12:08 am

Washington/ New Delhi: India yesterday strongly reacted to revelations that the BJP was among the foreign political parties which the US’ National Security...

27 rescued; Chennai building toll now 30 02 Jul 2014 - 12:08 am

Chennai: The death toll in the 11-storey building collapse went up to 30 yesterday while 27 people have been rescued from under the...

Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Kashmir 02 Jul 2014 - 12:08 am

Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions late on Monday night on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and...

Delhi University admissions begin 02 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

New Delhi: The much delayed admissions to the three-year undergraduate programme in Delhi University began yesterday, with the sky-rocketing cutoffs further increasing the...

Govt acted unilaterally in keeping out Gopal: CJI 02 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

New Delhi: In an assertion that may pitch the government and the top judiciary head-on, Chief Justice of India R M Lodha yesterday...

Saudi Aramco lowers Arab Light crude OSP to Asia in August 01 Jul 2014 - 06:16 pm

LONDON: Saudi Aramco cut its August official selling price (OSP) for Arab Light crude oil to Asia by 20 cents a barrel to...

Hundreds of thousands march for democracy in Hong Kong 01 Jul 2014 - 06:14 pm

HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of protesters, some waving colonial-era flags and chanting anti-Beijing slogans, staged a pro-democracy march in rain-soaked Hong Kong...

Supreme Council of Health launches healthcare master plan 01 Jul 2014 - 02:57 pm

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has announced the conclusion of its master plan for healthcare facilities 2013-2033, which sets the main...

Bomb blast wounds 6 Tunisia security force members 01 Jul 2014 - 02:48 pm

TUNIS: Six members of the Tunisian security forces were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded Tuesday in the mountainous Kef region near the...

Tata Steel to cut 400 jobs in South Wales 01 Jul 2014 - 02:30 pm

MUMBAI: Tata Steel said on Tuesday it will cut about 400 jobs at its Port Talbot plant in South Wales, around 10 percent...

Saudi pledges $500m in humanitarian aid for Iraq 01 Jul 2014 - 02:29 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia pledged $500 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq on Tuesday, to be disbursed through the United Nations to those in...

Al-Mahmoud meets outgoing U.S. ambassador 01 Jul 2014 - 02:27 pm

DOHA: HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud met Tuesday with outgoing U.S. Ambassador to...