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GJAC asks people to hit the streets 19 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

Darjeeling: In a change of strategy, the Gorkhaland Joint Action Committee (GJAC) yesterday urged people in Darjeeling hills to hit the streets for...

BJP eyes more than 272 seats in 2014 polls 19 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

New Delhi: The BJP yesterday asked party cadres to put in their best to fulfil its “Mission 272+” or its aim of getting...

I did not act on supposition: Khemka on Vadra land deal 19 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

New Delhi: Ashok Khemka, the IAS officer who hit the headlines last year over his challenging action concerning a land deal involving Sonia...

Kolkata Metro commuters can use mobile phones soon 19 Aug 2013 - 02:19 am

Kolkata: Commuters in the Kolkata Metro railway - India’s oldest underground tube rail - will at last be able to use their mobile...

Public urged to remember house number 19 Aug 2013 - 02:18 am

The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has installed display boards in different places of Doha requesting people to ‘Remember your house number.’...

Qatar’s UN HDI ranking distorted due to migrant workers: Study 19 Aug 2013 - 02:17 am

Associate Dean for Global and Public Health at WCMC-Q, Dr Ravinder Mamtani, and Director of Global and Public Health at WCMC-Q, Dr Sohaila...

Nearly 140,000 benefit from QRC Ramadan campaign 19 Aug 2013 - 02:17 am

DOHA: A total of 140,000 needy people have benefited from the projects implemented by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) during Ramadan within and outside...

Qatar plans to launch second satellite by 2017 19 Aug 2013 - 02:16 am

Qatar’s first satellite, Sohail 1, arrives at the launch base in French Guiana ahead of the August 29 launch. BELOW: Chief Executive Officer...

Qatar slams explosion in Bahrain village 19 Aug 2013 - 02:16 am

Doha: Qatar has strongly condemned the explosion which hit Al Dair village in Bahrain, injuring five securitymen, an official source at the Foreign...

Qatar donates 10 ambulances to help destitute Syrians 19 Aug 2013 - 02:15 am

The ambulances that were donated by the Qatari campaign for Syrian people. Doha: As part of Qatar’s continued support to the Syrian people,...

DFI joins hands with Sarajevo Film Festival 19 Aug 2013 - 02:15 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) has partnered with the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) on a number of new initiatives at their respective festivals...

Setting sun 19 Aug 2013 - 02:14 am

Labourers working at a construction site are silhouetted against the setting sun in Hilal area of Doha yesterday. Shaival Dalal

Indian airline cuts charges for additional baggage 19 Aug 2013 - 02:13 am

DOHA: Air India Express has reduced the charges for additional baggage from QR50 to QR30 on all flights operating into India from Qatar...

EGYPT ARMY RED SEA BLOOD 19 Aug 2013 - 02:12 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: OBI Source: El Norte - Monterrey, Mexico Keywords: COLOR EGYPT ARMY RED SEA BLOOD 081613 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

36 Islamists die in jailbreak bid 19 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

Egyptian soldiers place barbed wire to block the way leading to the constitutional court ahead of an anounced protest called for by the...

Foreign minister: Egypt still on path to democracy 19 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

BERLIN: Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy insisted the interim government had not abandoned the path to democracy amid a deadly crackdown on opponents,...

Don’t pressure Egypt: Saudi warns West 19 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

PARIS: Saudi Arabia yesterday warned the West against putting pressure on Egypt’s military-backed government to halt a crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist...

Iraq backs crackdown on Islamists 19 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier backed the Egyptian military crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi in a statement yesterday, the latest Arab leader...