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NRIs transfer $70bn in forex, but no chance to vote 15 Apr 2014 - 12:10 pm

Doha: Over 10 million Non Resident Indians (NRIs) living and working in foreign countries cannot cast their votes to elect Members of Parliament...

Murder, extortion charges no barrier in elections 15 Apr 2014 - 12:09 pm

NEW DELHI: The list of charges against politician Kameshwar Baitha is long and startling: 16 counts of murder, 25 of attempted murder, six...

Kejriwal leaves for Varanasi to take on Modi 15 Apr 2014 - 12:09 pm

New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal left yesterday evening by train for Varanasi to contest against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, with...

BJP heading for majority: Opinion poll 15 Apr 2014 - 12:09 pm

NEW DELHI: The BJP and its allies are set to win a narrow majority in the world’s largest democratic election, the latest opinion...

Book claims PM weak, indecisive 15 Apr 2014 - 12:08 pm

NEW DELHI: A second book published yesterday accuses the country’s premier of being weak and unable to stem corruption on his watch, further...

Action sought against agents for luring youth in Punjab to US 15 Apr 2014 - 12:08 pm

Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (Napa) has sought action against travel and immigration agents who lured over 100 Punjabi youth with dreams...

BJP official rules out major change to nuclear policy 15 Apr 2014 - 12:08 pm

NEW DELHI: The head of Bharatiya Janata Party has ruled out any change in the country’s “no-first-use” nuclear weapons policy. The BJP sparked...

Rapist should face severe punishment but only after guilt proved, says SC 15 Apr 2014 - 12:07 pm

New Delhi: Rape is a reprehensible act and every perpetrator of the crime should be punished severely and strictly but only after the...

Afghan deputy minister kidnapped 15 Apr 2014 - 09:57 am

KABUL: An senior Afghan government official was kidnapped along with his driver on his way to work in Kabul on Tuesday, an interior...

Bomb attack in Cairo wounds 2 police, civilian 15 Apr 2014 - 09:45 am

CAIRO: A bomb blast in an upmarket central Cairo district wounded two policemen and a passer-by Tuesday, the latest attack on Egypt's security...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.62pc 15 Apr 2014 - 09:11 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.62 percent Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street and as the yen weakened against the dollar in response...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 15 Apr 2014 - 08:54 am

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

Japan culls 112,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak 15 Apr 2014 - 08:44 am

TOKYO: Japan has finished slaughtering 112,000 chickens after confirming its first bird flu infections for three years, with authorities stepping up efforts to...

Narrow escape for Mayawati 15 Apr 2014 - 08:22 am

Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati had a narrow escape when the front wheel of her charter plane got stuck during landing,...

Attack on Nato trucks in Pakistan kills driver 15 Apr 2014 - 08:20 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the site where unknown gunmen opened fire on a truck carrying logistics supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan, near...

Beautiful burqas 15 Apr 2014 - 08:19 am

An Afghan shopkeeper shows a burqa to a customer at a bazaar in Herat on Sunday. Afghanistan is heavily dependent on foreign donors.

Security checkpoints to be used for polio shots 15 Apr 2014 - 08:17 am

PESHAWAR: Pakistani officials said yesterday they would begin administering polio vaccines to children at security checkpoints in the country’s lawless tribal belt to...

Afghan voters using social media to fight poll fraud 15 Apr 2014 - 08:17 am

KABUL: Fed-up with the massive rigging that took place in previous elections, Afghan voters have been using social media to highlight alleged fraud,...