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Kashmir protest 29 Jan 2014 - 07:10 am

Kashmiri lawmaker Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid (centre) and his supporters protest in Srinagar yesterday against a military court verdict that exonerated five army...

Humanitarian work 29 Jan 2014 - 07:09 am

Valerie Trierweiler, former companion of French President Francois Hollande, holds a child as she visits a slum in Mumbai yesterday. Trierweiler, who is...

The NR Eye: NRIs getting into the thick of politics 29 Jan 2014 - 07:07 am

by Moiz Mannan Whether or not the support of overseas residents would actually change the course of an election, the Indian diaspora abroad...

Delhi to buy 15 military jets from Japan soon 29 Jan 2014 - 07:07 am

NEW DELHI: India is set to become the first country since World War Two to buy a military aircraft from Japan, helping Prime...

SC dismisses review plea on homosexuality ruling 29 Jan 2014 - 07:06 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a plea of the central government and NGO Naz Foundation for the review of its December...

BJP’s super rich in RS polls in Bihar 29 Jan 2014 - 07:06 am

Patna: R K Sinha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee for the elections to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, has declared his and...

Currency note withdrawal aimed at curbing counterfeits: RBI 29 Jan 2014 - 07:06 am

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said yesterday that its decision to withdraw currency notes issued before 2005 was aimed...

Rahul is lying about Gujarat riots: BJP 29 Jan 2014 - 07:04 am

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi lied in his comments on the Gujarat riots and his entire interview to a TV news channel was “bereft...

Kerala court sentences 11 to life for stabbing leader 29 Jan 2014 - 07:03 am

Kozhikode: A court here yesterday sentenced 11 of the 12 accused to life for the murder of a political leader who was stabbed...

Delhi in state of ‘rot’: AAP’s Sisodia 29 Jan 2014 - 07:03 am

New Delhi: Delhi is in a state of “rot” despite the vast sums of money spent on it over the years and the...

Telangana bill stalemate continues 29 Jan 2014 - 07:03 am

Hyderabad: Stalemate continued in Andhra Pradesh legislature over Telangana bill as no debate could be taken up for the second day yesterday while...

Businessmen’s manager robbed of Rs7.69 crore in highway heist 29 Jan 2014 - 07:02 am

New Delhi: The manager of two Delhi and Gurgaon-based businessmen was robbed of Rs7.69 crore in cash at gun point in a meticulously...

Basket maker 29 Jan 2014 - 07:02 am

A man uses sticks to make a basket along a road in Lahore yesterday.

Mission accomplished 29 Jan 2014 - 07:00 am

British troops from Task Force Helmand’s Manoeuvre Battle Group completing an operation in the Helmand desert, Afghanistan, on Monday. Troops have provided a...

Bhutto’s son urges military action against Taliban 29 Jan 2014 - 06:59 am

ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan’s assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, has urged military action against the Taliban as the country debates...

Provincial government halts Malala book launch 29 Jan 2014 - 06:58 am

PESHAWAR: A launch ceremony for education activist Malala Yousafzai’s book at a university in her native Pakistan was cancelled after pressure from the...

Family plea to UK over death term 29 Jan 2014 - 06:58 am

rawalpindi: The family of a mentally ill British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy have urged London to intervene to seek...

US tells Pakistan of ‘tiger’ potential 29 Jan 2014 - 06:58 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday told Pakistan it had the potential to become a future economic tiger as he backed...