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The NR Eye: Banks rely on NRI deposits to tide over currency crisis 18 Aug 2013 - 01:34 am

by Moiz Mannan The going just got better for non-resident Indians (NRIs) with one more round of liberalisation of fixed deposit schemes meant...

Rocket launch tomorrow eyes key feat 18 Aug 2013 - 01:33 am

Chennai: In a month marked by key advances in indigenously-developed technology, India’s space agency will also test its mettle with a crucial rocket,...

3 of family hacked for practising witchcraft 18 Aug 2013 - 01:33 am

Shillong: Three members of a family were hacked to death allegedly for practising witchcraft in a village in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district,...

Market fire 18 Aug 2013 - 01:31 am

Afghan shop owners attempt to save their properties as fire rages in the central market of Mazar-i Sharif on Friday. No casualties were...

Attacks leave 17 dead in Afghanistan 18 Aug 2013 - 01:31 am

HERAT: At least 17 civilians have been killed in multiple Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, underscoring increasing insecurity for ordinary people...

Gunmen kill female politician in Pakistan 18 Aug 2013 - 01:30 am

PESHAWAR: Gunmen shot dead a secular female politician from Pakistan’s troubled northwest after breaking into her home at night, police said yesterday. Najma...

Afghan female stars defy clerics’ pressure 18 Aug 2013 - 01:30 am

KABUL: Judges on TV talent shows always attract controversy for making or breaking the careers of desperate wannabes — but for Aryana Sayeed,...

$150m US aid to upgrade Mangla power project 18 Aug 2013 - 01:30 am

LAHORE: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide Pakistani government with $150m for refurbishment and upgradation of Mangla hydel power...

Recruitment of 1,214 cops test case for government 18 Aug 2013 - 01:30 am

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government is facing its first major test in ensuring merit in recruitment following allegations that jobs of...

Thai premier to visit Islamabad 18 Aug 2013 - 01:29 am

Islamabad: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to pay a two-day official visit to Pakistan from Tuesday. The visit is part of...

Floods in northeast China kill 25 18 Aug 2013 - 01:27 am

Rescuers searching for victims in a flooded area in Hongshi township of Huadian in northeast China’s Jilin province yesterday. BEIJING: Twenty-five people have...

Thailand denies $640,000 fee for Blair to address forum 18 Aug 2013 - 01:27 am

BANGKOK: Thailand has denied it will pay former British Prime Minister Tony Blair $640,000 to speak at an upcoming government-sponsored forum in Bangkok...

Mexican minister visiting Singapore, China over trade 18 Aug 2013 - 01:26 am

MEXICO CITY: Mexican Foreign Minister Antonio Meade left for Singapore and China yesterday on a mission to boost trade with the two Asian...

Two policemen gunned down in Indonesia 18 Aug 2013 - 01:26 am

JAKARTA: Motorcycle gunmen shot dead two policemen on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital overnight, officials said yesterday, the latest in a series...

China detains top rights activist 18 Aug 2013 - 01:26 am

BEIJING: Chinese police have detained a prominent human rights activist, signalling the continuation of a recent crackdown on dissent, an advocacy group said...

Police slammed for failure 18 Aug 2013 - 01:26 am

JAKARTA: The recent series of attacks against police officers in Greater Jakarta could be a result of failure by police to take appropriate...

Search on hold for ferry disaster victims 18 Aug 2013 - 01:24 am

Filipino fishermen around the damaged Sulpicio Express Siete cargo ship and (RIGHT) Philippine Navy and Coast Guard teams during a search and rescue...

Audit chief horrified over misuse of congress fund 18 Aug 2013 - 01:24 am

MANILA: While she finds “kahindik-hindik” or horrifying the misuse of congress assistance, Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Ma Gracia Pulido-Tan is not in...