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Sonia, Modi in war of words 01 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for BJP and Gujarat’s chief minister, wearing a traditional hat presented to him by party members during a...

Chidambaram: Deep flaws in Modi’s character 01 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday launched a strong attack on Narendra Modi saying that the BJP prime ministerial candidate had “deep...

ISRO to launch three more satellites 01 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

Chennai: India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system with the launch of three more satellites before the end of this...

Court adjourns case against Italian marines to July 31 01 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: A court here yesterday adjourned, to July 31, the hearing in a case against two Italian marines allegedly involved in the...

Pranab presents Padma awards 01 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday presented the prestigious civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri at a ceremony at...

Verbal war heats up Kerala politics 01 Apr 2014 - 06:45 am

Thiruvananthapuram: With just 10 days to go for Lok Sabha poll in Kerala, the war of words between the LDF and the UDF...

Country will for ever see riots with Modi at helm: Mayawati 01 Apr 2014 - 06:45 am

Kolkata: Alluding to the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat, BSP supremo Mayawati yesterday said that India would be “forever gripped” in riots and...

‘Unrecognised’ poll debut by motley group 01 Apr 2014 - 06:44 am

New Delhi: A former senior Maharashtra cop, a breakaway member of the AAP and an activist working among Sikkimese people — these are...

Congress lauds BJP leader for saying minorities fear Modi 01 Apr 2014 - 06:41 am

Panaji: The Congress yesterday ‘congratulated’ Goa’s Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza for publicly admitting that minorities had apprehensions about his...

Kerry returns to Mideast, pushes flailing talks 01 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

Palestinians hold placards during a protest demanding that US Secretary of State John Kerry work for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli...

Bright spot 01 Apr 2014 - 06:31 am

Syrians walk past a decorated wall declared by Guinness World Records as the largest mural made from recycled material, in the Al Mazzeh...

Court rejects Jazeera journalists’ bail plea 01 Apr 2014 - 06:29 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday rejected a plea for bail by jailed Al Jazeera journalists, who denied links with the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood...

Syrian army retakes key post 01 Apr 2014 - 06:29 am

DAMASCUS: Syrian army troops yesterday recaptured a key position in coastal Latakia province, a regime bastion, state television said, as rebels press a...

13 given life term in Bahrain 01 Apr 2014 - 05:36 am

MANAMA: Thirteen Bahrainis were sentenced to life in prison after they were convicted of trying to kill two policemen by attacking their vehicle...

UN: South Sudan war displaced in acute need 01 Apr 2014 - 05:36 am

JUBA: War-torn South Sudan is in a “spiralling humanitarian crisis”, the UN warned yesterday, as top aid chiefs visited the young nation, where...

Oil tanker attacked in Hormuz strait 01 Apr 2014 - 05:36 am

DUBAI: Assailants on a speedboat near Oman opened fire on an oil tanker in a rare attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz,...

Khamenei pardons 920 prisoners 01 Apr 2014 - 05:35 am

DUBAI: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed yesterday to pardon or reduce the sentences of 920 people, the official IRNA news agency...

Libya releases three rebels who boarded tanker at rebel port 01 Apr 2014 - 05:34 am

TRIPOLI: Libya has released three rebel fighters who had boarded a tanker loading oil at a rebel-held port before it was returned to...