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Most populous Thane district to be split 14 Jun 2014 - 02:14 am

Mumbai: India’s most populous district — Thane — will be split and a new district Palghar carved out of it soon, officials said...

PM to address Bhutanese House in first foreign visit 14 Jun 2014 - 02:12 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the joint session of the Bhutanese parliament and discuss ways to boost trade with its...

Most populous Thane district to be split 14 Jun 2014 - 02:12 am

Mumbai: India’s most populous district — Thane — will be split and a new district Palghar carved out of it soon, officials said...

Legislators’ World Cup jaunt cancelled after outcry 14 Jun 2014 - 02:11 am

PANAJI: Goa called off a planned junket for six legislators to Brazil’s football World Cup yesterday, caving in to political pressure over the...

Man’s fingers chopped off, acid poured in eyes 14 Jun 2014 - 02:11 am

PATNA: Police in eastern India were searching yesterday for six men who allegedly chopped off a 19-year-old man’s fingers before pouring acid into...

Thai junta lifts nationwide curfew 14 Jun 2014 - 02:06 am

Activist Sombat Boonngamanong (centre) gestures as he arrives at a military court in Bangkok on Thursday. BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling military government lifted a...

Jakarta’s 487th anniversary 14 Jun 2014 - 02:03 am

An Indonesian salesman raises his price promotion sign at the Jakarta Fair during the capital’s 487th anniversary celebration yesterday.

Return of ‘martyrs’ 14 Jun 2014 - 01:58 am

People carry the remains of Chinese Expeditionary Army martyrs to Guoshang cemetery in Tengchong. The remains of more than 600 martyrs were moved...

Myanmar panel crashes Suu Kyi’s presidential bid 14 Jun 2014 - 01:56 am

YANGON: Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of becoming Myanmar’s president next year have been dealt a blow as a parliamentary committee...

Japan rejects China’s ‘near clash’ claim 14 Jun 2014 - 01:55 am

TOKYO: Japan yesterday denied Beijing’s claims that its Self-Defence Force planes came “dangerously close” to Chinese aircraft in an incident over the East...

S Korea ferry owner’s kin held 14 Jun 2014 - 01:55 am

ANSEONG: South Korean police yesterday arrested the brother of a South Korean businessman linked to a ferry disaster in April in which hundreds...

UN to probe rights violations in Philippines 14 Jun 2014 - 01:54 am

MANILA: Two United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed their intention to visit the Philippines to conduct an independent probe into the human rights...

57 hurt in HK ferry crash 14 Jun 2014 - 01:53 am

HONG KONG: More than 50 people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling...

It’s Abdullah vs Ghani in Afghan poll run-off 14 Jun 2014 - 01:52 am

Villagers carry election materials across a river in the Dara-e-Noor district of Nangarhar province yesterday. KABUL: Afghans head to the polls today for...

Sindh budget session 14 Jun 2014 - 01:51 am

Provincial legislators attend a session as the provincial budget is presented at the Sindh assembly in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday.

Hepatitis medicines destroyed in airport attack 14 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

Karachi: Karachi still seems to be reeling from the attack at the airport on Sunday night as each new day brings more bad...

Pakistan likely to lose millions in rice tender 14 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) intends to re-invite tenders for sale of 2.01 million kilogrammes of rice as bidders...

Indian ‘army injures two in shooting’ 14 Jun 2014 - 01:49 am

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan accused Indian troops yesterday of wounding two civilians, including a seven-year-old boy, in incidents of "unprovoked firing" from across the de...