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Pakistan opposition leader faces no-trust motion 08 Oct 2013 - 04:47 am

ISLAMABAD): The opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah has lost the support of the majority of the...

Pakistani Taliban vow to attack Malala again 08 Oct 2013 - 04:47 am

MIRANSHAH: The Pakistani Taliban yesterday said schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai had “no courage” and vowed to attack her again if they got the...

Parliamentary delegation to monitor poll 08 Oct 2013 - 04:46 am

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, is leading a 15-member parliamentary delegation, representing six political parties to monitor...

Turkey, India move ahead on defence pact 08 Oct 2013 - 04:45 am

President Pranab Mukherjee and Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (left) review troops during a welcoming ceremony at the start of Mukherjee’s official visit to...

Many MLAs in 5 states face criminal cases 08 Oct 2013 - 04:45 am

New Delhi: Data compiled by think tanks reveals that 21 percent of legislators in the five states heading for assembly polls in November-December...

Nitish not to join third front 08 Oct 2013 - 04:45 am

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday said the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) had no desire to join a third front ahead of the...

Guerrilla hideout busted in Kashmir 08 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

Srinagar: Security forces have busted a guerrilla hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. Briefing...

32 killed by lightning strikes 08 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

PATNA: At least 32 people, including nine children, were killed over the weekend by lightning strikes in the eastern states of Bihar and...

Lalu appears in another case 08 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

Ranchi: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who is lodged in Ranchi jail after being awarded five years in prison in a fodder...

Seemandhra stays crippled over Telangana 08 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

Hyderabad/New Delhi: The sprawling Seemandhra region was crippled for yet another day yesterday, with many areas enveloped in darkness and the railways cancelling...

Kashmir assembly for probing Singh’s allegations 08 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly yesterday passed a resolution seeking investigations into former Indian army chief V K Singh’s revelations of alleged...

Emir receives outgoing Czech envoy 08 Oct 2013 - 04:42 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the outgoing Czech Ambassador, Martin Vavra, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The...

Deputy PM meets ambassadors 08 Oct 2013 - 04:41 am

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud yesterday met the British Ambassador,...

QU signs internship deal with global law firm 08 Oct 2013 - 04:40 am

Doha: Qatar University signed a memorandum of understanding with Addleshaw Goddard, an international law firm to establish legal internships and become part of...

More parking areas in two hospitals 08 Oct 2013 - 04:39 am

DOHA: Some of the exclusive staff parking areas at the Hamad General Hospital and Women’s Hospital will now be open to patients and...

One in five hit by mental health issues in Qatar 08 Oct 2013 - 04:39 am

DOHA: With one in five people experiencing a mental health issue, Qatar will begin an initiative to raise awareness about mental health, coinciding...

Emir convenes Advisory Council 08 Oct 2013 - 04:39 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Decree No. 56 for 2013, convening the 42nd session of...

29 fishermen from UAE to appear in court on Thursday 08 Oct 2013 - 04:38 am

DOHA: Some 29 Indian fishermen from the neighbouring UAE who strayed into Qatari waters on September 30 and were arrested, will likely be...