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Modi to visit BHU; Congress moves poll panel 23 Apr 2014 - 04:56 am

Supporters of Congress party climb up poles of a temporary tent to get a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi during an election campaign rally...

BJP tsunami sweeping through India: Modi 23 Apr 2014 - 04:54 am

New Delhi: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday said the country is witnessing his party’s “tsunami” and no one can stop it...

Allegations against Robert a political attack: Priyanka 23 Apr 2014 - 04:54 am

Rae Bareli: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, yesterday said the allegations about her husband Robert Vadra were part of...

Campaigning ends in 11 states, 1 union territory 23 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

New Delh: Campaigning for the Lok Sabha election ended yesterday across 11 states and one union territory where 179 million voters are eligible...

SC names panel to enforce roads safety laws 23 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

New Delhi: Terming Indian roads “giant killers” demanding immediate attention and remedial action, the Supreme Court yesterday appointed a three-member committee to scrutinise...

Govt intended to punish Sikhs in ’84: Cobrapost 23 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

New Delhi: The Delhi Police succumbed to anti-Sikh sentiments in 1984, thus abetting rioting and arson, a sting operation by news portal Cobrapost...

Egypt prosecutors submit new evidence in Jazeera trial 23 Apr 2014 - 04:31 am

A defendant who is in custody gestures in the accused cell during the trial of 20 individuals, including three Al Jazeera journalists. CAIRO:...

Israel must take on Palestinian govt if talks fail, says Abbas 23 Apr 2014 - 04:31 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meeting with the delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. RAMALLAH,...

PLO delegation heads to Gaza for unity talks 23 Apr 2014 - 04:30 am

GAZA: The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) sent a delegation to Gaza yesterday to negotiate unity with militant group Hamas for the first time...

Israel to send call-up papers to Christian Arabs: Army 23 Apr 2014 - 04:30 am

JERUSALEM: Israel is to start sending call-up papers to all Christian Arabs of military service age, army radio reported yesterday, angering Arab lawmakers...

Syria chemical attack claims as polls near 23 Apr 2014 - 04:29 am

BEIRUT: New claims have emerged that President Bashar Al Assad’s regime may have launched attacks with an industrial chemical earlier this month, despite...

12 Bahrainis given life in jail for spying, Iran links 23 Apr 2014 - 04:29 am

MANAMA: A Bahraini court has sentenced 12 men to life in prison for spying, receiving training from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and processing weapons...

Lebanon sends aid to citizens in Syria 23 Apr 2014 - 04:28 am

RAS AL-HARF, Lebanon: Lebanese authorities yesterday sent a rare aid convoy to the town of Tufeil, an island of Lebanese territory inside Syria...

S Sudan rebels dismiss massacre 23 Apr 2014 - 04:28 am

JUBA: Rebels in South Sudan rejected UN reports they had massacred hundreds of civilians as “lies” yesterday, as they wrested another town from...

Al Shabaab kills second Somali lawmaker 23 Apr 2014 - 04:28 am

MOGADISHU: Islamist rebels shot dead a Somali lawmaker yesterday, a day after blowing up one of his colleagues, and vowed to keep killing...

Tarsheed cut power, water consumption 23 Apr 2014 - 04:26 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (right), Chairman of Ezdan Holding Group, receiving an award from H E Ahmed bin...

PM, Georgian minister meet 23 Apr 2014 - 04:26 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met visiting Georgian Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani...

FM in Kuwait 23 Apr 2014 - 04:25 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah was received by Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh...