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Brotherhood leader detained 21 Aug 2013 - 02:05 am

Soldiers stop cars at a checkpoint during curfew hours in Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: Egypt’s army-backed authorities detained the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader yesterday, signalling...

Palestine issues stamps 21 Aug 2013 - 02:04 am

Doha: The Palestinian Ministry of Communications has issued, for the first time, five revenue stamps in different denominations, carrying the name State of...

Medical panel to offer online appointments 21 Aug 2013 - 01:54 am

DOHA: People under personal sponsorship, including those on family visa and domestic workers, will soon be able to seek prior appointments online for...

CHINA POLLUTION DRAGON ENVIRONMENT 21 Aug 2013 - 01:01 am

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Three states launch food plan 20 Aug 2013 - 10:47 pm

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi (second left) presents a ceremonial oversized food card as Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit (left) looks on during the...

Talks with China for peace on border 20 Aug 2013 - 10:44 pm

New Delhi: India and China on Monday discussed ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as well...

Tunda slapped near court; judge extends remand 20 Aug 2013 - 10:43 pm

New Delhi: Alleged LeT terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda yesterday claimed innocence in a Delhi court which sent him to four days’ police custody....

Kerala teacher’s case takes new turn 20 Aug 2013 - 10:43 pm

Kochi: Almost two years after school teacher Krishna Kumar was badly injured and the Kerala Police concluded it was an accident, the CBI,...

Teachers to join anti-Telangana strike by govt employees 20 Aug 2013 - 10:43 pm

Hyderabad: The indefinite strike by government employees in Seemandhra regions of Andhra Pradesh to oppose the state’s bifurcation is set to intensify with...

Crime writer Elmore Leonard dies 20 Aug 2013 - 10:37 pm

NEW YORK: American author Elmore Leonard, whose ear for gritty, realistic dialogue helped bring dozens of hard-bitten crooks, cops and cowboys to life...

Endangered Giant Ibis found in new Cambodia habitat 20 Aug 2013 - 10:37 pm

PHNOM PENH: Jubilant conservationists expressed hope yesterday for the survival of the critically-endangered Giant Ibis after a nest of the bird species was...

LinkedIn opens its door to students 20 Aug 2013 - 10:37 pm

LONDON: LinkedIn Corp said it will open its social networking site to those above 13 years of age in a move aimed at...

How the bat beats the lifespan rule 20 Aug 2013 - 10:36 pm

PARIS: From the elephant to the mayfly, biologists say there is a general rule about longevity: the bigger the animal, the longer it...

Rajiv’s birth anniversary 20 Aug 2013 - 10:36 pm

Rahul Gandhi (left), a lawmaker and son of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Vadra (second left), Priyanka’s daughter Miraya (second right)...

President’s Raksha Bandhan 20 Aug 2013 - 10:35 pm

Children dressed in ethnic clothes tie rakhi on President Pranab Mukherjee’s wrist on Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi yesterday. The annual festival celebrates...

Leading rationalist shot dead in Pune 20 Aug 2013 - 10:34 pm

MUMBAI: A leading Indian rationalist thinker, who campaigned for a law to eradicate superstition in a country noted for its mystics and gurus,...

Rumpus in parliament over missing files on coal block allocation 20 Aug 2013 - 10:34 pm

New Delhi: Both houses of parliament were yesterday disrupted over the missing files on the allocation of coal blocks, with the BJP contending...

Kolkata schools, colleges closed after third day of heavy rains 20 Aug 2013 - 10:32 pm

Kolkata: Major thoroughfares were inundated, trees uprooted and many educational institutions declared a holiday as torrential rains lashed Kolkata for the third straight...