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Salman, Modi at kite festival 15 Jan 2014 - 11:48 am

Actor Salman Khan (right) prepares to fly a kite as Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi (second left) looks...

UK ‘role’ in Operation Blue Star shocks nation 15 Jan 2014 - 11:48 am

A file picture of David Cameron visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar last year. LONDON/AMRITSAR: The Golden Temple is a rare place of...

Diplomat case: US in damage control mode 15 Jan 2014 - 11:46 am

Washington: In damage control mode, the US has sought to distance itself from anti-India comments attributed to a US diplomat expelled from New...

AAP minister in trouble, BJP seeks resignation 15 Jan 2014 - 11:46 am

New Delhi: Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti yesterday came under fire from political quarters over his indictment by a court for “tampering with...

Cameron orders probe 15 Jan 2014 - 11:43 am

LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has asked the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, to conduct an urgent investigation into a decision by...

Rahul hints at PM role if party wins elections 15 Jan 2014 - 11:41 am

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, the scion of a dynasty that has led India for most of its history, suggested in an interview published...

Another ancient varsity’s remains found in Bihar 15 Jan 2014 - 11:41 am

Patna: Remains of an ancient university have been discovered in Bihar, which is home to Nalanda and Vikramshila universities, officials said yesterday. “We...

Technopark of Kerala to be India’s largest IT facility 15 Jan 2014 - 11:41 am

Thiruvanan-thapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will officially inaugurate an additional one million sq. ft. of space at the Technopark Phase III here...

CAT 2013 results declared 15 Jan 2014 - 11:41 am

New Delhi: Eight students with engineering background have scored 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT) results declared yesterday for admission to...

Milad-un-Nabi 15 Jan 2014 - 11:40 am

Pakistanis take part in a religious procession to mark Milad-un-Nabi in Lahore yesterday.

Drug haul 15 Jan 2014 - 11:39 am

Afghan police with one of the suspects (centre) inspect packs of heroine confiscated during a raid in Kushan district of Herat, yesterday.

Obama defends Afghanistan strategy 15 Jan 2014 - 11:39 am

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama insisted on Monday that he had faith in the Afghan war mission after former Pentagon chief Robert Gates charged that...

Pakistani lawmaker held for running a dungeon 15 Jan 2014 - 11:38 am

QUETTA: A Pakistani legislator has been arrested for running a private dungeon at his home in which five people were found chained up,...

8,000 on death row await execution in Pakistan 15 Jan 2014 - 11:38 am

KARACHI: Around 8,000 convicts on death row languish in jails in Pakistan as the government enforced a temporary stay against executions in August...

Divergent orders by courts on gas supply spark confusion 15 Jan 2014 - 11:38 am

ISLAMABAD: Two divergent decisions on gas supply to CNG stations by the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Islamabad High Court (IHC) have put...

US Talon robots to defuse IEDs 15 Jan 2014 - 11:38 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been allowed by the US to buy Talon robots, the unmanned ground vehicles used by ground forces to track bombs,...

Thai protesters plan to capture Premier 15 Jan 2014 - 11:37 am

A convoy of Thai military vehicles drives past barricades during anti-government rallies in Bangkok yesterday. BANGKOK: Thai opposition protesters occupying central Bangkok threatened...

Tortoise beats rabbit 15 Jan 2014 - 11:37 am

A tortoise beats a rabbit in a skiing competition for pets and their owners in northern China yesterday. Cats and dogs faced off...