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Record 263m tonnes foodgrain yield likely: Pawar 10 Feb 2014 - 02:28 pm

Nagpur: Foodgrain production is likely to touch a new high of 263.2 million tonnes this year, more than the record 259 million tonnes...

Institutional changes needed to curb price rise: President 10 Feb 2014 - 02:28 pm

Nagpur: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday called for institutional changes in agricultural marketing to bridge the gap between wholesale and retail markets to arrest...

Delhi govt plans scholarships to 10,000 stu 10 Feb 2014 - 02:27 pm

dents New Delhi: The AAP government is planning to give scholarships to 10,000 students with what it says is Rs21 crore lying unutilised...

Six Abu Sayyaf gunmen killed in Philippine assault 10 Feb 2014 - 01:46 pm

ZAMBOANGA: The Philippine military said Monday it had killed six members of an Al Qaeda-linked group that is holding three foreign hostages in...

Suicide bomber kills four women in Pakistan 10 Feb 2014 - 01:45 pm

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed four women in northwest Pakistan on Monday in an attempted attack on mourners at a funeral, police said....

Saudi's Jan oil output drops slightly to 9.767 million bpd 10 Feb 2014 - 01:42 pm

KHOBAR: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia produced 9.767 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in January, down from 9.819 million in December,...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.49pc 10 Feb 2014 - 01:39 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 55.75 points or 0.49 percent to advance to 11,361.62 points from 11,305.87 on...

Rebels kill 21 civilians in Syria Alawite village 10 Feb 2014 - 01:21 pm

BEIRUT: Opposition fighters from Islamist brigades have killed at least 21 civilians and 20 pro-regime fighters in an Alawite village in Syria's Hama...

Kuwait's Zain appoints chief commercial, strategy officers 10 Feb 2014 - 01:20 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Zain has appointed chief commercial and strategy officers, the telecommunications operator said in a statement on Monday. Emre Gurkan is now...

Qatar General Insurance 2013 net profit up to QR 2.1bn 10 Feb 2014 - 01:20 pm

DOHA: Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company has announced an increase in net profit to QR 2.1 billion for the financial year-ended December...

PM meets Russian official 10 Feb 2014 - 11:49 am

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nassir bin Khalifa Al Thani met here on Monday with the...

Deutsche Telekom buys last 39pc in Czech unit 10 Feb 2014 - 11:49 am

FRANKFURT: German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it will acquire the 39 percent it does not already own in its Czech...

UAE-led group expects to sign $2bn India power deal soon 10 Feb 2014 - 11:48 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA), leading a consortium that plans to invest around $2 billion to acquire hydropower assets in...

Nokia leads European shares up after HTC settlement 10 Feb 2014 - 11:27 am

LONDON: European stocks opened higher on Monday, led by Finnish handset maker Nokia after it settled patent claims with rival HTC. Shares in...

Nissan says nine-month profit jumps 18.4pc to $2.68bn 10 Feb 2014 - 11:26 am

TOKYO: Japanese auto giant Nissan said Monday its nine-month net profit jumped 18.4 percent to $2.68 billion, boosted by a cheap yen and...

17 Taliban militants killed in security operations in Afghanistan 10 Feb 2014 - 11:26 am

KABUL At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others were detained during joint military operations conducted by Afghan national security forces....

Toyota to end Australia production by end of 2017 10 Feb 2014 - 10:27 am

TOKYO: Toyota said Monday it would stop making cars in Australia in a move that would leave the country with no auto manufacturing,...

PetroChina makes huge gas find in Sichuan basin 10 Feb 2014 - 09:45 am

BEIJING: PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, has found 308.2 billion cubic metres of technically recoverable gas in southwest China's Sichuan basin,...