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Youth arrested for slapping Haryana chief minister 03 Feb 2014 - 10:34 am

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was yesterday slapped by a youth while he was going for a rally in the state’s...

Museums should change approach, says Manmohan 03 Feb 2014 - 10:34 am

Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday rued the neglect of museology as a subject of study, and said Indian museums should change strategies...

Modi accuses Congress of spewing poison 03 Feb 2014 - 10:34 am

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi, favourite to win this year’s election, accused the ruling Congress party of “spewing poison” as he hit back yesterday...

Netai killing a mistake, admits Buddhadeb 03 Feb 2014 - 10:33 am

Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee yesterday admitted that the Netai incident, in which nine people died, was...

Afghan election campaign begins 03 Feb 2014 - 10:33 am

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah release pigeons during the first day of the presidential election campaign, in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Afghanistan’s...

Solar solution 03 Feb 2014 - 10:32 am

Workers prepare solar energy light panels on a road divider in Islamabad yesterday. Pakistan faces an electricity shortfall of around 4,000 megawatts in...

Sharif to visit Ankara ahead of Afghanistan summit 03 Feb 2014 - 10:30 am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will fly to Turkey on February 12 ahead of the crucial trilateral summit that will be attended by...

Flu, allergy on the rise in Islamabad 03 Feb 2014 - 10:30 am

ISLAMABAD: Residents of the capital Islamabad need a fresh spell of rain to get rid of seasonal flu and allergy caused by the...

Peace talks with Pakistani Taliban offer little hope 03 Feb 2014 - 10:30 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has set the ball rolling by giving peace one more chance at a time when all eyes were...

Pakistan to seek return of statue from India 03 Feb 2014 - 10:29 am

KARACHI: The Sindh government is sending a request to Islamabad for asking India to return the famous statue of the Dancing Girl, which...

Grenade attack on cinema kills four in Peshawar 03 Feb 2014 - 10:29 am

PESHAWAR: At least four people were killed and 31 wounded late yesterday when unidentified attackers hurled two grenades at a cinema in northwest...

Arcapita to sell Varel International to Sandvik for $740m 03 Feb 2014 - 10:07 am

MANAMA: Bahrain-based investment firm Arcapita said on Monday it agreed to sell U.S.-based Varel International to Sweden's Sandvik AB for a total transaction...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Feb 2014 - 09:20 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Monday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Four men set ablaze in India for cattle rustling 03 Feb 2014 - 09:18 am

KOLKATA: Four men were burnt to death in eastern India as suspected punishment for stealing cattle from a rival criminal gang, a senior...

Bahraini lenders Al Salam Bank and BMI Bank complete merger 03 Feb 2014 - 09:17 am

MANAMA: Bahraini lenders Al Salam Bank and BMI Bank have completed their merger agreement, a statement from Al Salam said on Monday, the...

UN food programme cuts back as $1bn shortfall looms 03 Feb 2014 - 09:17 am

SYDNEY: The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling back projects in a number of countries as it confronts a $1 billion funding...

Tokyo stocks close down 1.98pc 03 Feb 2014 - 09:07 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 1.98 percent Monday following a tumble on Wall Street stoked by jitters over emerging markets and disappointing earnings reports...

Army razed Machar’s town, say rebels 03 Feb 2014 - 06:41 am

Rebel fighters walk in a camp in Jonglei State yesterday. JUBA: South Sudanese rebels accused government forces yesterday of razing the hometown of...