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Musharraf admits to have bowed to ‘some’ US terms 09 Feb 2014 - 06:56 am

KARACHI: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has conceded that he agreed on “some” of the seven-point conditions set by the United States hours...

Local govt polls in three phases proposed in KP 09 Feb 2014 - 06:56 am

ISLAMABAD: After getting an order last month to delay the local government elections in Punjab and Sindh, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...

Rahul in Gujarat, attacks Modi 09 Feb 2014 - 06:54 am

Rahul Gandhi (centre) walks with his party supporters before addressing a rally ahead of the 2014 general elections at Bardoli in Gujarat yesterday....

India should be strong to gain neighbours’ respect, says Modi 09 Feb 2014 - 06:53 am

Gujarat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi (centre) gestures to his supporters in Guwahati yesterday. Chennai: Attacking the UPA government, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra...

German president visits Bangalore 09 Feb 2014 - 06:51 am

German President Joachim Gauck (centre) interacts with schoolchildren including National Cadet Corps members at the Frazer Town branch of the Kendriya Vidyalaya School...

The NR Eye: MOIA pension is Gulf returnees’ only hope 09 Feb 2014 - 06:50 am

by Moiz Mannan There appears to be little to hope for from the Indian government for those blue-collar workers who lose their jobs...

Italian sailors could face 10 years in jail 09 Feb 2014 - 06:49 am

NEW DELHI: India yesterday said it would go ahead with prosecuting two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen under a maritime security...

Arrest accused ex-minister: Srinagar court 09 Feb 2014 - 06:48 am

Srinagar: A court here yesterday issued an arrest warrant against former Jammu and Kashmir minister Shabir Ahmad Khan, accused in a sexual assault...

42 rounds of bidding completed on sixth day of spectrum auction 09 Feb 2014 - 06:48 am

New Delhi: A total of 42 rounds of bidding were completed at the end of Day 6 yesterday of the second generation (2G)...

Three Left legislators join Trinamool 09 Feb 2014 - 06:48 am

Kolkata: Three Left Front legislators in the West Bengal assembly joined Trinamool Congress yesterday, a day after voting for the ruling party in...

Central law no bar to Delhi Lokpal bill: AAP 09 Feb 2014 - 06:47 am

New Delhi: The Lokpal bill in Delhi can be passed even if it is in conflict with any central legislation, and will prevail...

Kofi Annan presents Infosys Science Prizes 09 Feb 2014 - 06:47 am

Bangalore: Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan yesterday presented the Infosys Science Prizes to five eminent scientists, a noted historian and a...

China a strategic partner, not a threat: Commander 09 Feb 2014 - 06:46 am

Port Blair: India should look at China as a strategic partner and not as a threat, a senior military commander has said. “Is...

Vietnam gets first taste of Big Mac 09 Feb 2014 - 06:45 am

HO CHI MINH CITY: Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the communist country...

Syria Peace 09 Feb 2014 - 06:31 am

Air strikes kill 16 Sinai militants 09 Feb 2014 - 06:26 am

Protesters hold signs against the detention of Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt, in downtown Beirut, yesterday. The Committee for the Protection of Journalists...

Death anniversary 09 Feb 2014 - 06:25 am

The widow of murdered Tunisian opposition figure Chokri Belaid, Basma Khalfaoui (left), prays over the grave of her husband, one year after his...

Comedian back on air, mocking Sisi mania 09 Feb 2014 - 06:24 am

CAIRO: Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef (pictured), is back on air and mocking the personality cult surrounding army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, after...