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Telangana bill rejected in Andhra legislature 31 Jan 2014 - 06:34 am

Hyderabad: Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature, by a voice vote yesterday, rejected the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 on creating a...

Jayalalithaa to face trial for not filing IT returns: SC 31 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

New Delhi: In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court yesterday said that she will face trial for...

Congress MLA heckles Kejriwal; AAP denies promising Batla probe 31 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

New Delhi: Congress legislator Asif Muhammad Khan yesterday disrupted a press conference of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, demanding an SIT probe into...

Central list of OBCs amended 31 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

New Delhi: The central government gave its approval to the amendment of the central list of Other Backwards Classes to ensure reservation benefits...

Diplomat row should never have happened, says envoy 31 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

Washington: Saying “this should never have happened”, Indian ambassador S Jaishankar said talks are on to repair the damage done by the Khobragade...

Protest 31 Jan 2014 - 06:32 am

Relatives of alleged victims of forced disappearances protest in Multan. Pakistani human rights activists claim that hundreds of people have been arrested under...

Evening prayers 31 Jan 2014 - 06:31 am

An Afghan man offers evening prayers in a yard stocked with lumber in Kabul yesterday.

Hagel warns against delay on Afghan deal 31 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

warsaw: The United States and its allies cannot continue to put off decisions about a post-2014 mission in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Chuck...

US cancels funds for opinion polls in Afghanistan 31 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

KABUL: The United States has cancelled funding for opinion polls in the run-up to Afghanistan’s presidential election, a US-funded group said, after a...

Pro-Taliban cleric shot dead in Quetta 31 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

QUETTA: An influential cleric who supported the Afghan Taliban in their war against US-led forces has been shot dead in the southwestern Pakistani...

Ex-Canada general held in Afghanistan 31 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

OTTAWA: A former Canadian brigadier-general and head of Canadian forces in Afghanistan is being detained in Afghanistan for alleged gun smuggling, media said...

Thailand braces for chaotic Sunday polls 31 Jan 2014 - 06:27 am

Anti-government protesters wave national flags as they march during a rally in downtown Bangkok yesterday. BANGKOK: As opposition protesters threaten to lay siege...

Dragon dance 31 Jan 2014 - 06:26 am

People take part in a dragon dance parade a day before the Lunar new year of the horse in Bali, Indonesia yesterday.

China, Japan spar at UN over Abe’s visit to Yasukuni shrine 31 Jan 2014 - 06:25 am

UNITED NATIONS: China and Japan accused each other of threatening stability Wednesday as a diplomatic battle over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit...

Philippines stands firm in row with HK 31 Jan 2014 - 06:25 am

MANILA: The Philippines insisted yesterday it would not apologise for a 2010 hostage crisis in which Hong Kong tourists died, saying its response...

Bangla Islamist leader among 14 sentenced to death for arms smuggling 31 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

CHITTAGONG: A Bangladesh court sentenced yesterday the leader of the largest Islamist party and 13 others to death over a 2004 arms smuggling...

Malaysian PM appeals for unity 31 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s prime minister has appealed for unity and an end to “the politics of hate” amid soaring racial and religious tensions...

Icebound US South gets relief 31 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

Abandoned vehicles line the Cumberland Boulevard exit ramp along I-75 North in Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday. The roads have thawed after the winter storm...