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Ringing in spring with colours 18 Mar 2014 - 07:09 am

People daubed in colours cheer as they celebrate Holi in Guwahati yesterday. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning...

Nihang skills 18 Mar 2014 - 07:09 am

A Nihang, or a Sikh warrior, performs “Gatkha”, a traditional form of martial arts during celebrations of Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib...

Indian arms imports grow by 111pc: Sipri 18 Mar 2014 - 07:08 am

New Delhi: India has become the world’s largest arms importer over 2004-13 with Russia winning 75 percent of the orders to replace the...

Pakistan Army, ISI causing tension in relations: Azad 18 Mar 2014 - 07:07 am

Jammu: The people of India and Pakistan want to live in peace and amity, but the Pakistan Army and ISI were the biggest...

AAP confident of Varanasi, BJP dismisses Kejriwal threat 18 Mar 2014 - 07:07 am

New Delhi: The BJP yesterday dismissed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal as no threat to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi but the Aam...

Rahul cut off from reality, Congress ship sinking: Jaitley 18 Mar 2014 - 07:06 am

New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley yesterday termed the Congress “a sinking ship” and took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, contending the Congress...

Chandy gives clean chit to himself in solar scam 18 Mar 2014 - 07:06 am

Thiruvananthapuram: With general elections only weeks away, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has tried to give a clean chit to himself in the...

Rahul’s mediation saves Congress from setback in Telangana 18 Mar 2014 - 07:06 am

Hyderabad: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s intervention saved the party from a setback in Telangana as two legislators dropped their plans to cross over...

Obama urges Abbas to take risks 18 Mar 2014 - 05:08 am

US President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, yesterday. WASHINGTON: President...

Thousands take to streets to support Abbas 18 Mar 2014 - 05:06 am

Palestinians take part in a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday in support for President Mahmoud Abbas. RAMALLAH: Thousands of...

Iran offers to help end Syria war 18 Mar 2014 - 05:04 am

Unidentified Syrian men detained by the Lebanese army in Wadi Khaled on the Lebanese-Syrian border, yesterday. TEHRAN/damascus: Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday that...

Benghazi unrest 18 Mar 2014 - 05:04 am

Men walk next to a wreckage of a car after an explosion in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, yesterday. Several car bombs...

Peres apologises over shooting of Jordan judge 18 Mar 2014 - 05:03 am

AMMAN: Jordan said yesterday that Israeli President Shimon Peres had apologised to King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian judge by...

Sabotage attempt on Arak foiled, says Iran 18 Mar 2014 - 05:03 am

DUBAI: Pumps at Iran’s planned Arak reactor, seen by the West as a potential source of plutonium for nuclear bombs, were tampered with...

Top Ahmadinejad aide indicted 18 Mar 2014 - 05:03 am

DUBAI: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s top aide has been indicted, apparently in connection with allegations of corruption in the previous administration, Iranian...

UKRAINE TARGET RUSSIA ANGEL 18 Mar 2014 - 05:02 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TUNIN Source: Moscow, Russia Keywords: COLOR UKRAINE TARGET RUSSIA ANGEL 031314 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Kahramaa customers can issue their bills 18 Mar 2014 - 04:58 am

New application and e-services were launched yesterday, marking the first phase of the Kahramaa’s transformation into smart corporation. Doha: Customers of Qatar General...

WWW inventor Sir Tim to speak on its future 18 Mar 2014 - 04:57 am

Doha: World Wide Web (www) inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee (pictured) will speak on future challenges and opportunities in technology in a public talk...