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Why is Paradise at the feet of mothers? 21 Mar 2014 - 12:38 am

By Deana Nassar Taking time to reflect as I was carrying my newly born grandson Rayyan after witnessing his entering the world, I...

Kindness to parents in Islam 21 Mar 2014 - 12:36 am

By Aisha Stacey In several verses of the Holy Quran, God Almighty makes clear that duty, kindness and gratitude towards one’s parents is...

MH370: Chinese relatives cling to hope 21 Mar 2014 - 12:35 am

Satellite images released yesterday by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority shows objects that may be possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight...

Eyeing victory 21 Mar 2014 - 12:34 am

Union Minister Kapil Sibal (centre) and Congress candidate from Chandini Chowk in New Delhi flashes the victory sign as he arrives to file...

Prolific writer Khushwant Singh dies at 99 21 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

NEW DELHI: Khushwant Singh (pictured), one of India’s best known writers who won fame for a searing book on partition of the subcontinent,...

Women separatists detained 21 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

Activists of the Jammu Kashmir Mass Movement, a women’s separatist group, shout slogans from a police vehicle after being detained by police during...

Andhra forest fire brought under control 21 Mar 2014 - 12:32 am

Tirupati: A joint operation by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Army yesterday managed to control a huge fire in Seshachalam forest...

US court reserves judgement on anti-Sikh riots 21 Mar 2014 - 12:31 am

New York: A US court has reserved its ruling on the Congress party’s plea for dismissal of a human rights violation case relating...

Sardar Patel termed RSS poisonous: Rahul 21 Mar 2014 - 12:31 am

Dharamsala: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi yesterday hit out at the BJP’s ideological offshoot RSS, saying even Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel described it as...

Indians in New Zealand fall prey to scamsters 21 Mar 2014 - 12:31 am

Wellington: At least 11 Indian immigrants have fallen victim to an immigration scam in the past six weeks in New Zealand, the media...

Flight crew’s Holi dance puts airline in trouble 21 Mar 2014 - 12:31 am

NEW DELHI: Budget airline SpiceJet said yesterday it has run into trouble with the aviation regulator for performing a mid-air song and dance...

MALAYSIA AIRLINES STAIRS PLANE MISSING 20 Mar 2014 - 10:54 pm

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Likely debris found off Australia, credible lead 20 Mar 2014 - 10:20 pm

Royal Australian Air Force crew members walk down a ladder from an AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft after they arrived in Perth yesterday...

Zia hears charges 20 Mar 2014 - 10:19 pm

Former Bangladeshi prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia arrives for a court appearance in Dhaka on Wednesday over embezzlement charges...

HK in ‘siege atmosphere’ after new attack on media workers 20 Mar 2014 - 10:18 pm

HONG KONG: Fears over press freedom in Hong Kong intensified after two media executives were beaten by masked men, with one newspaper yesterday...

Forest fire hits ‘sacred’ mountain in Philippines 20 Mar 2014 - 10:17 pm

MANILA: A forest fire was raging Wednesday atop a Philippine mountain, threatening endangered plants and animals in an area also considered by some...

Thai gunman says protesters hired him 20 Mar 2014 - 10:17 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai gunman who gained national notoriety after opening fire at a political clash with an assault rifle said yesterday he had...

UKRAINE EURO CONSTRUCTION KNOT SOVIET UNION CRIMEA 20 Mar 2014 - 10:16 pm

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