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Kidnapped Filipina reunites with family in N Cotabato 08 Jun 2014 - 01:55 am

NORTH COTABATO: A Filipina overseas worker who was kidnapped along with a Chinese tourist in a resort in Sabah last April by Abu...

Flash floods kill 50 in north Afghanistan 08 Jun 2014 - 01:53 am

Afghan rescuers search for survivors after a landslide in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan yesterday. KUNDUZ: Flash floods have killed more than 50...

London police release Pakistan MQM leader 08 Jun 2014 - 01:51 am

Pakistani supporters of MQM political party celebrate the news that MQM leader Altaf Hussain has been released on bail following his arrest, during...

Sharif govt performance average: Poll 08 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

ISLAMABAD: More than three quarters of the public regard the federal government’s performance so far as no better than average, an opinion survey...

94 Balochistan students get USAID scholarships 08 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded scholarships to 94 students of Balochistan enrolled in the two-year Associated Degree...

Death toll doubles in attack on Afghan presidential frontrunner 08 Jun 2014 - 01:49 am

KABUL: The death toll from two explosions targetting Afghan presidential frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah doubled yesterday, with at least 12 people confirmed dead in...

Sharif ‘not too happy’ over his visit to India 08 Jun 2014 - 01:48 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is “not too happy” with the way India handled his visit to New Delhi to attend the...

Mumbai Metro to begin service today 08 Jun 2014 - 01:47 am

A metro train rides through Mumbai, yesterday. Mumbai: Maharashtra’s first Metro Rail is scheduled to be inaugurated here yesterday, with its developer, Reliance...

Maritime security top priority: Jaitley 08 Jun 2014 - 01:46 am

Finance Minister and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (centre) stands aboard the aircraft carrier “INS Viraat”, in Mumbai yesterday. Mumbai: Maritime security was the...

Jumbo ride 08 Jun 2014 - 01:45 am

A mahout rides an elephant in the waters of a lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan, yesterday.

Delhi sizzles 08 Jun 2014 - 01:45 am

Commuters travel through a mirage on a hot summer day in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi yesterday. Temperature in New...

No substance in AAP contention on gas prices: Reliance 08 Jun 2014 - 01:44 am

New Delhi: As the stage appeared set for a review of natural gas prices, Reliance Industries has denied receipt of any letter from...

Ganga rejuvenation roadmap to be ready in one month 08 Jun 2014 - 01:44 am

New Delhi: As part of plans for Ganga’s rejuvenation, transport of passengers and goods between Varanasi and Hooghly on the Hindu holy river...

Kejriwal to restructure AAP, rejects Yadav move 08 Jun 2014 - 01:43 am

New Delhi: A day after a deep divide between AAP’s top leaders came to the fore, its chief Arvind Kejriwal yesterday admitted it...

Luxury barber shop Truefitt & Hill opens in Mumbai 08 Jun 2014 - 01:43 am

Mumbai: Britain-based Truefitt & Hill, one the oldest barber shops in the world, opened its first door in India here with a promise...

Probiotics prevent deadly complications of liver disease: Study 08 Jun 2014 - 01:43 am

New Delhi: Probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, according to a study by the Govind...

China minister, US official arrive today 08 Jun 2014 - 01:42 am

New Delhi: China and the US would be establishing first contact with the new Indian government with the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister...

Bing Bang: Indian physicist says he is vindicated 08 Jun 2014 - 01:42 am

Bangalore: Indian astrophysicist Abhas Mitra who rubbished the much publicised claim by a team of US-led astronomers that they had obtained “direct” evidence...