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Railway fare hike cancelled for suburban passengers 25 Jun 2014 - 02:01 pm

New Delhi: Amid concerns in the ruling NDA over the impact of rail fare hike on election-bound states, the railways yesterday announced relief...

Trinamool activist blamed for hotelier’s death in Bengal 25 Jun 2014 - 02:01 pm

Kolkata: The death of a hotelier after he was threatened, allegedly by a Trinamool Congress activist, sparked outrage yesterday with Bengal’s opposition parties...

Zinta visits stadium with cops to record statement 25 Jun 2014 - 02:01 pm

Mumbai: Mumbai police yesterday started recording the statement of Bollywood actress Preity Zinta who has accused her former boyfriend and business partner, industrialist...

Court summons Dhoni over mag cover case 25 Jun 2014 - 01:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni was ordered yesterday to appear in court over a magazine front cover that allegedly hurt...

Delhi University vice chancellor quits amid row 25 Jun 2014 - 01:59 pm

New Delhi: Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh resigned yesterday, days after the UGC told him to scrap the controversial four-year under-graduate course...

Two years ahead, UP parties brace for state election 25 Jun 2014 - 01:59 pm

Lucknow: Although assembly elections are a good two years away, political players in Uttar Pradesh have gone into an overdrive. Political battle lines...

AP backs Delhi move on black money 25 Jun 2014 - 01:58 pm

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly unanimously passed a resolution yesterday backing the federal government over the measures being taken by it to...

Washington immunity to Manmohan challenged 25 Jun 2014 - 01:58 pm

Washington: A United States court has asked the US government to respond by July 10 to a Sikh group’s challenge to “suggestion of...

Foreign minister to take up illegal migration during Bangladesh trip 25 Jun 2014 - 01:58 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for Bangladesh today on her first standalone visit abroad after assuming office with India...

Football: Barcelona sign new keeper Claudio Bravo 25 Jun 2014 - 01:54 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona said Wednesday they have signed 31-year-old keeper Claudio Bravo, the widely anticipated new recruit to help boost their defences after the...

Emir, Premier congratulate Mozambique president 25 Jun 2014 - 01:22 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Wednesday a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Mozambique on...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.71pc 25 Jun 2014 - 01:08 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.71 percent lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street where profit-taking emerged to take advantage of recent record-breaking rises....

Al Qaeda merges with ISIL at Syria-Iraq border town 25 Jun 2014 - 12:58 pm

BEIRUT: Al Qaeda's Syrian offshoot on Wednesday made an oath of loyalty to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at a...

Saudi Zain signs $1.2bn supply deals to upgrade network 25 Jun 2014 - 12:46 pm

DUBAI: Zain Saudi, Saudi Arabia's third biggest telecoms operator, said on Wednesday it has signed infrastructure supply contracts worth 4.5 billion riyals ($1.2...

Twitter sinks teeth into Suarez after World Cup 'bite' 25 Jun 2014 - 12:41 pm

MONTEVIDEO: Twitter users sank their teeth into Uruguay striker Luis Suarez on Wednesday after his World Cup bite scandal, flooding the network with...

World Cup 25 Jun 2014 - 12:39 pm

Etihad to acquire 49pc of Alitalia airline 25 Jun 2014 - 12:26 pm

MILAN: Emirates airline Etihad Airways is to acquire 49 percent of Alitalia, the two companies said on Wednesday, concluding months of tough negotiations...

Dubai's Nakheel says to repay $1.5bn debt early 25 Jun 2014 - 11:50 am

DUBAI: Dubai property developer Nakheel will repay all its outstanding debt to banks by August this year, four years ahead of the schedule...