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Six including 5 policemen shot dead in Pakistan 27 Nov 2013 - 10:19 am

ISLAMABAD: At least six people have been killed in separate incidents of firing in Hyderabad. Some unknown motorcyclists opened firing and on four...

Philippine taxman demands Pacquiao pay $50m 27 Nov 2013 - 10:01 am

MANILA: Philippines authorities demanded Wednesday that boxing great Manny Pacquiao pay a $50 million tax bill or risk having assets seized, but the...

Repairing net 27 Nov 2013 - 09:37 am

A man repairing his fishing net in Odisha yesterday.

Talwars get life for killing daughter, help 27 Nov 2013 - 09:36 am

Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar inside a car on their arrival at the district court in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad: Dentist couple Rajesh...

Mumbai salutes 26/11 victims 27 Nov 2013 - 09:34 am

Mumbai: On the fifth anniversary of 26/11, Mumbai yesterday held commemorative events across the city to remember the 166 Indians and foreigners killed...

PetroChina faces US securities complaint 27 Nov 2013 - 09:33 am

SHANGHAI: An unidentified shareholder is taking legal action in the United States against PetroChina, the listed unit of China's largest oil producer, for...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.42pc 27 Nov 2013 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.42 percent Wednesday with investors locking in profits following recent highs. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which rose...

Warming up 27 Nov 2013 - 09:20 am

People warm themselves around a fire at a vegetable market on a cold winter morning in Jammu yesterday. People warm themselves around a...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 27 Nov 2013 - 09:20 am

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

SC notice to states on PIL against Aadhaar 27 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to all the states on a PIL contending that the entire Aadhaar scheme was unconstitutional...

Individuals can apply for Kannur airport shares: Minister 27 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Larsen & Toubro yesterday signed a contract with Kannur International Airport (KIAL) to construct runway and airside at the Kannur airport, scheduled...

Let Gujarat woman in snooping row speak: Khurshid 27 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

New Delhi: Casting aspersions on an inquiry ordered by the Gujarat government, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid yesterday said that the woman in...

Speak Asia scam accused arrested 27 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

New Delhi: The prime accused in the Rs2,276 crore “Speak Asia” scam — in which almost 24 lakh people across India were duped...

Court’s no to interim relief for Tejpal 27 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

New Delhi/Panaji: The Delhi High Court yesterday declined to give interim relief to Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal after the Goa Police opposed his...

Andhra gears up to face Lehar threat 27 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

Hyderabad: Andhra Pra-desh is preparing to face any eventuality as cyclonic storm Lehar in the Bay of Bengal is heading to hit its...

Meet on Telangana today 27 Nov 2013 - 09:17 am

New Delhi: The Group of Ministers (GoM) looking into issues related to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will hold a crucial meeting in the...

CBI opposes amicus curiae in coal scam 27 Nov 2013 - 09:17 am

New Delhi: The CBI yesterday opposed a Supreme Court move to appoint an amicus curiae to assist it in giving an objective view...

Seven dead in Bangla vote protest 27 Nov 2013 - 09:08 am

Police use a water cannon to disperse the supporters of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party as they demonstrate in Dhaka yesterday. DHAKA:...