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Bedlam in parliament over VHP march ban 27 Aug 2013 - 01:21 am

A Hindu activist scuffles with police during a protest in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi/Lucknow: The VHP’s foiled Ayodhya march had its reverberations...

Lightning strike kills 4 in Bengal; flood warning issued 27 Aug 2013 - 01:21 am

Kolkata: Lightning killed four people in Kolkata and surrounding North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, while the authorities issued a flood alert...

Victims seek faster trial in Uphaar cinema fire case 27 Aug 2013 - 01:21 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice to police on a plea of Uphaar cinema fire victims seeking “expeditious” trial against...

Rajasthan Police asks Asaram to come for questioning by Aug 30 27 Aug 2013 - 01:20 am

Jaipur: Rajasthan Police yesterday asked spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to come for questioning within four days to answer charges that he molested a...

Supreme Court dismisses plea on IAS officer’s suspension 27 Aug 2013 - 01:20 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh government for suspending IAS officer...

Pakistani troops violate ceasefire 27 Aug 2013 - 01:20 am

Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control throughout yesterday, firing on Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and...

Rs1m compensation in student leader’s death 27 Aug 2013 - 01:19 am

Kolkata: In a major embarrassment for West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee regime, the state rights panel yesterday recommended Rs1m compensation for the custodial death...

UAE citizen deserts Kerala girl 13 days into ‘marriage’ 27 Aug 2013 - 01:19 am

Kozhikode (Kerala): A probe has been ordered into the case of a 17-year-old Kerala girl allegedly misled into “marrying” a UAE national who...

Mother Teresa’s 103rd birth anniversary 27 Aug 2013 - 01:19 am

Kolkata: The 103rd birth anniversary of Mother Teresa was celebrated by the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, a global Catholic order established...

Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art 27 Aug 2013 - 12:13 am

SYDNEY: Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact...

Custodian of world’s longest running experiment dies 27 Aug 2013 - 12:12 am

SYDNEY: The science professor who oversaw the world’s longest running laboratory test — the Pitch Drop Experiment — has died after more than...

Kurd rebels claim to kill seven Iranian soldiers 26 Aug 2013 - 02:54 pm

SULAIMANIYAH: Kurdish rebels based in north Iraq claimed on Monday to have killed seven Iranian soldiers in clashes last week near the Islamic...

Saudi lender SABB eyes capital-boosting Islamic bond issue 26 Aug 2013 - 02:19 pm

DUBAI: Saudi British Bank (SABB), an affiliate of HSBC Holdings, is aiming to sell a Tier 2 capital-boosting Islamic bond, or sukuk, before...

Qatar Airways to launch flights to Ta'if, Saudi Arabia 26 Aug 2013 - 02:19 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways will begin flights from Doha to Ta'if, in the Makkah province of Saudi Arabia, from October 2, 2013, the national...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 1.79pc 26 Aug 2013 - 01:38 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Monday 180.24 points or 1.79 percent to 9,898.54 points from the previous closing of 10,078.78 points. The...

Dubai pay TV firm OSN buys Pehla Media & Entertainment 26 Aug 2013 - 01:18 pm

DUBAI: Dubai-based pay-TV network OSN on Monday said it had acquired Pehla Media & Entertainment, which offers nearly 40 channels in a variety...

Minister of State for Defense Affairs meets French official 26 Aug 2013 - 01:16 pm

DOHA: HE the Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah met today with the visiting French Defense Minister...

Saudi Arabia to issue 700,000 visas to recruit foreign workers 26 Aug 2013 - 01:16 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will issue 700,000 visas to recruit foreign workers including housemaids, an Arab News daily report said Monday, citing the Gulf...