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Royal pose 21 Feb 2014 - 06:20 am

The King of Bahrain, H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, poses for a photograph while on a visit to the Taj Mahal...

Parliament nod for Telangana 21 Feb 2014 - 06:18 am

New Delhi/Hyderabad: Telangana is all set to born as the 29th state in India as the parliament yesterday gave its approval to the...

Do more to fight inflation: IMF 21 Feb 2014 - 06:18 am

MUMBAI: India needs to raise borrowing costs, narrow its fiscal deficit and remove supply bottlenecks if it is to pick up lagging economic...

AMU’s Bengal campus opens 21 Feb 2014 - 06:18 am

Jangipur: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday inaugurated a campus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district Speaking on the occasion, the...

Top court blocks release of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers 21 Feb 2014 - 06:18 am

NEW DELHI: India’s top court yesterday blocked the release of three of former premier Rajiv Gandhi’s killers after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced...

Kashmir clash over killing 21 Feb 2014 - 06:17 am

Srinagar: Residents of Pulwama town in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday clashed with security forces following the killing of a man alleged to be...

Family of killer driver vows to fight extradition 21 Feb 2014 - 06:17 am

NEW DELHI: An Indian man who fled Australia after killing a teenager while drink driving was sent back to prison yesterday as a...

Afghan poll 21 Feb 2014 - 06:17 am

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah delivers a speech during an election gathering in Kabul yesterday. The April 5 election is the third presidential...

Pakistan air strikes kill 15 Taliban 21 Feb 2014 - 06:16 am

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani jets launched strikes on Taliban hideouts in the northwest yesterday, killing 15 people according to security sources, in retaliation for attacks...

Pakistan protests killing of its 23 soldiers in Afghanistan 21 Feb 2014 - 06:15 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said yesterday that 23 of its paramilitary soldiers who were killed by insurgents had been executed on Afghan soil, and delivered...

Afghan exit could hamper US drone war against Al Qaeda 21 Feb 2014 - 06:15 am

WASHINGTON: The possible withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan would hamper manhunts for Al Qaeda militants in neighbouring Pakistan, forcing Washington to...

Guard dies as bomber tries to target Kabul guest house 21 Feb 2014 - 06:14 am

KABUL: A bomber killed a guard in a suicide attack after a failed attempt to target a guest house used by foreigners in...

Music banned on public transport 21 Feb 2014 - 06:14 am

KARACHI: Traffic police in the Pakistani city of Karachi said yesterday they have launched a campaign to stop music being played in public...

Koreans meet after 60 years 21 Feb 2014 - 06:14 am

South Korean Lee Oh-Hwa (left), 85, talking to her North Korean sisters at the family reunion yesterday. SEOUL: More than 100 South Koreans,...

Volcanic material fill river 21 Feb 2014 - 06:13 am

Villagers stand on the remains of a bridge as they look at the water mixed with volcanic material from Mount Kelud in a...

Thai Premier Shinawatra protests innocence amid sacking threat 21 Feb 2014 - 06:12 am

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday protested her innocence after an anti-corruption panel filed charges of neglect of duty that could lead...

Beijing issues pollution alert ahead of smog 21 Feb 2014 - 06:12 am

BEIJING: China’s capital Beijing issued an emergency pollution alert for the first time yesterday, warning residents to reduce outdoor activities and construction sites...

New radioactive water leak at Fukushima 21 Feb 2014 - 06:11 am

TOKYO: A new leak of 100 tonnes of highly radioactive water has been discovered at Fukushima, the plant’s operator said yesterday, after it...