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Huge turnout in northeast 10 Apr 2014 - 06:59 am

People stand in line to cast their votes at Bomdila town in Arunachal Pradesh yesterday. Shillong/Itanagar/Kohima/Imphal: The country’s four northeastern states witnessed brisk...

Kerala all set for polls 10 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi (right) greets supporters in Vadodara prior to filing nomination papers. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, which...

Man says sorry for slapping Kejriwal 10 Apr 2014 - 06:52 am

New Delhi: An auto-rickshaw driver yesterday apologised to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for slapping him a day earlier, saying he had committed “a...

Vote for Congress and save India, says Sonia 10 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

Kolar (Karnataka): Cautioning against divisive forces attempting to polarise the country, Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday urged the people to vote for her...

845 candidates in the fray for TN’s 39 seats 10 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

Chennai: A total of 845 candidates are in the fray for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, said the Election Commission...

Spacecraft Orbiter halfway to Mars, says ISRO 10 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

Bangalore: India’s maiden mission to Mars is on course, with its spacecraft Orbiter crossing the halfway mark on its voyage to the red...

INS Vikrant finally sold for scrap 10 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

Mumbai: India’s first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant has finally been auctioned to a ship-breaker for Rs60 crore and an activist yesterday moved the...

Islamabad blast kills 22 10 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

A bomb disposal expert searches the site of the explosion at the fruits and vegetable market in Islamabad yesterday. ISLAMABAD: A bomb tore...

Polio vaccine 10 Apr 2014 - 06:49 am

Pakistani Sajjad (centre) who was displaced with his family during army operations against the Taliban in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan receiving polio...

Two Afghan election runners smell victory 10 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

KABUL: Two leading candidates in Afghanistan’s presidential election each claimed yesterday to be winning the vote count easily, but said they would be...

Army urged not to side with Musharraf 10 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf might be celebrating his small victory of bringing the Pakistan Army face to face with...

Cross-border Taliban alliance growing stronger: Army 10 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

CAMP THUNDER: Taliban militants in Pakistan have established an increasingly close relationship with insurgents from across the border in Afghanistan, supplying them with...

Punjab district to computerise arms licences 10 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to computerise arms licensing in the province in a bid to curb illegal weapons and improve law...

Kim ‘re-elected’ as North Korean leader 10 Apr 2014 - 06:46 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) presides over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s Central Committee, in...

New pings spark hope in jet search 10 Apr 2014 - 06:44 am

A fast response craft (right) from the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield continues to search for debris of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight...

Japan kills 251 whales in final Antarctic hunt 10 Apr 2014 - 06:41 am

TOKYO: Japan killed 251 minke whales during the 2014 Antarctic hunt, in what is expected to be the last “research whaling” mission in...

Indonesia opposition tops legislative polls 10 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s main opposition party won the most votes in parliamentary elections yesterday, unofficial tallies showed, setting its popular presidential candidate, Jakarta governor...

Manila pays tribute to marines in Spratlys 10 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

MANILA: Philippine Pres Benigno Aquino paid tribute yesterday to nine Marines who stood guard over a disputed outpost in the South China Sea...