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Exchange Rates in Qatar 24 Jun 2014 - 09:30 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Youth killed in Kashmir firing; Let aide held 24 Jun 2014 - 08:54 am

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in front of closed shops during a shutdown in Srinagar yesterday. Srinagar: A youth was killed and three...

Orphan’s delight 24 Jun 2014 - 08:53 am

Caption A resident feeds a cherry to an orphaned juvenile squirrel in New Delhi yesterday. The squirrel was rescued from a tree which...

Dusty veil 24 Jun 2014 - 08:52 am

Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad yesterday.

Widows Day celebration 24 Jun 2014 - 08:50 am

Widows from Vrindavan participate in a function in New Delhi yesterday, to mark the International Widow Day. Hundreds of widows visited the capital...

Indians held captive in Iraq safe: Official 24 Jun 2014 - 08:49 am

New Delhi: Indians held captive by suspected Sunni militants in Mosul town of Iraq were unharmed, the government said yesterday even as efforts...

India, Switzerland deny sharing details of account holders 24 Jun 2014 - 08:48 am

New Delhi/Zurich,: Switzerland has not shared any information or given assurance on sharing details about Indian account holders in Swiss banks, where a...

West Bengal House unites against rail fare increase 24 Jun 2014 - 08:47 am

Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly yesterday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the hike in railway fares as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded a...

Sugar to taste bitter as govt announces import duty hike 24 Jun 2014 - 08:47 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday announced that import duty on sugar will be raised to 40 percent from the current 15 percent and...

‘Absconding’ Trinamool legislator surrenders 24 Jun 2014 - 08:46 am

Kolkata: Accused of booth capturing, “absconding” Trinamool Congress legislator Dipali Saha was granted bail Monday after she surrendered before a West Bengal court....

Minister, envoys discuss economic diplomacy 24 Jun 2014 - 08:45 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday chaired a meeting of India’s envoys in neighbouring countries to discuss economic diplomacy and other...

India to ratify agreement with IAEA 24 Jun 2014 - 08:45 am

NEW DELHI: India said yesterday it was ratifying an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to expand oversight of its civilian...

Kolkata Metro snag triggers panic among commuters 24 Jun 2014 - 08:44 am

Kolkata: Hundreds of passengers had a harrowing time yesterday inside a Kolkata Metro train trapped in a tunnel between Park Street and Maidan...

Admissions deferred as UGC, DU standoff remains 24 Jun 2014 - 08:44 am

New Delhi: The standoff between the UGC and Delhi University (DU) over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) continued yesterday with most of the...

Cleric returns to Pakistan to lead ‘revolution’ 24 Jun 2014 - 08:43 am

Suspect in Patna explosions released on bail Patna: A suspect in the October 2013 Patna serial blasts was yesterday released from jail, four...

Afghan poll back from the brink as official quits 24 Jun 2014 - 08:31 am

KABUL: A top Afghan election official accused of fraud resigned yesterday, raising hopes of ending a political deadlock that threatens to derail the...

Agricultural livelihood 24 Jun 2014 - 08:29 am

Afghan farmers load a donkey as they harvest wheat on the outskirts of Herat yesterday. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood and...

Pakistan vaccinates 2.5m kids 24 Jun 2014 - 08:27 am

ISLAMABAD: Around 2.5 million children were administered polio vaccination in 21 areas of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining tribal regions last...