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Cold wave in Kashmir 10 Jan 2014 - 09:44 am

Boatmen clear snow off their houseboat in Srinagar yesterday. Kashmir is in the grip of a cold wave with the skiing destination of...

US energy secretary calls off visit 10 Jan 2014 - 09:43 am

WASHINGTON: US energy secretary Ernest Moniz has postponed a visit to India and the New Delhi government has ordered the US Embassy to...

Top honour for 10 diaspora members 10 Jan 2014 - 09:43 am

New Delhi: Ten prominent members of the diaspora from various parts of the world, including Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Ela Gandhi, were honoured with...

Govt hints at hike in diesel price 10 Jan 2014 - 09:42 am

New Delhi: The government is planning a higher dose of diesel prices to cut the fuel subsidy bill, Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said...

Only 14pc want Rahul to be premier: Poll 10 Jan 2014 - 09:42 am

NEW DELHI: Only 14 percent of voters believe Rahul Gandhi would make the best prime minister for India, a survey found yesterday, just...

Poll panel drops plan to partner Google over spying fears 10 Jan 2014 - 09:42 am

NEW DELHI: India’s election regulator dropped plans yesterday to partner Google Inc on a project to ease voter access to information, after a...

Taliban bombing kills senior police officer 10 Jan 2014 - 09:31 am

Security officials inspect the site of a bomb blast that targeted senior police official Chaudhry Aslam at Essa Nagri, Karachi, yesterday. KARACHI: A...

Nato vehicles 10 Jan 2014 - 09:30 am

Trucks transporting Nato military vehicles to Karachi for shipment entering Pakistan near the Afghan border in Chaman, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Several trucks enter...

12 killed, 38 hurt in Pakistan bus collision 10 Jan 2014 - 09:28 am

RAWALPINDI: More than a dozen passengers died and over 38 were injured when two passenger buses fell off a cliff into a gorge...

Afghanistan to free most inmates seen by US as threat 10 Jan 2014 - 09:27 am

KABUL: Afghanistan has enough evidence to try only 16 of 88 prisoners that the United States considers a threat to security and plans...

Zaradari appears in court on graft charges 10 Jan 2014 - 09:27 am

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari appeared before an anti-corruption court yesterday over multi-million-dollar graft allegations dating back to the 1990s. The...

Court calls Musharraf for hearing 10 Jan 2014 - 09:27 am

ISLAMABAD: A special court set up in the federal capital to try former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason charges issued...

Chilly weather increases traffic to outpatient departments by 50pc 10 Jan 2014 - 09:26 am

PESHAWAR: Due to the change in weather, the number of patients suffering from seasonal diseases has increased by 50 percent in the outpatient...

Top Pakistan lawyer quits 10 Jan 2014 - 09:26 am

ISLAMABAD: Just after seven months in the job, Attorney General (AG) Muneer A Malik has decided to quit the office, an informed source...

Barefoot hordes join religious parade 10 Jan 2014 - 09:26 am

Police snipers secure the area as a devotee (RIGHT) climbs a flagpole to view the Black Nazarene procession in Manila yesterday. MANILA: Millions...

Japan chemical plant blast kills five: Police 10 Jan 2014 - 09:24 am

Fire Department rescuers and policemen cover an explosion site with plastic sheets at Mitsubishi Materials Corp in Yokkaichi yesterday. TOKYO: An explosion at...

‘Shutdown’ backed 10 Jan 2014 - 09:23 am

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban receives donations from supporters as he leads thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in Bangkok yesterday, testing support for a...

Norway hopes for resumption of military, rebel peace talks 10 Jan 2014 - 09:22 am

Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende (front) and Filipino Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario following their meeting at the Department of Foreign Affairs...