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PM appeals for productive parliament 04 Aug 2013 - 01:41 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday expressed hope that the monsoon session of parliament, starting on August 5, would be “constructive and...

Attack on mission condemned 04 Aug 2013 - 01:40 am

NEW DELHI: India strongly condemned a deadly suicide bomb assault on its consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad yesterday, vowing the raid...

Uttar Pradesh ignores medal-winning cop 04 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

Agra: Uttar Pradesh policewoman Anita Yadav, now in Northern Ireland for the World Police and Fire Games, has won numerous medals and laurels...

Soldier, militant killed in Kashmir gunfight 04 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

Srinagar: A soldier and a militant were killed yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district as the army kept up its operation against...

Pilgrimage 04 Aug 2013 - 01:38 am

Devotees of Shiva, commonly known as Kanwariyas, gather to collect holy water at the banks of river Narmada at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh...

THe NR EYE: Poll priorities make NRI seats in professional courses dearer 04 Aug 2013 - 01:37 am

by Moiz Mannan It is quite amazing how politics surreptitiously creeps into any and every important aspect of life in India. Take the...

Sonia pitches for suspended IAS officer 04 Aug 2013 - 01:37 am

New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure fair treatment for a Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat while the...

Broom is election symbol of AAP 04 Aug 2013 - 01:37 am

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal yesterday officially launched the “broom” as the election symbol of his party. After the...

SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers 04 Aug 2013 - 01:36 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court was moved yesterday for a review of its verdict that MPs or legislators would cease to be elected...

Musician first to paddleboard across the Florida Straits 04 Aug 2013 - 01:34 am

KEY WEST, Florida: A Tennessee musician became the first paddleboarder yesterday to cross the Florida Straits between Cuba and the United States, making...

Delusions are madness may be an illusion 04 Aug 2013 - 01:34 am

Washington: It’s not clear who forcibly sedated her in 1972. It’s not certain that she was admitted to a psychiatric ward in the...

Ramadan Thoughts: The Prophet’s Tahajjud prayer 04 Aug 2013 - 01:28 am

By Sheikh Abdul Wahhab Al Turayri It is the middle of the night, or maybe a little before that time or a little...

Ramadan Thoughts: What is Hadith? 04 Aug 2013 - 01:28 am

What is Hadith? The Hadith is the record of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The sayings and conduct of...

Twitter UK boosts anti-abuse tools after threats against women 03 Aug 2013 - 05:55 pm

LONDON: The British arm of Twitter apologised on Saturday to a group of high-profile women who have been threatened with death and rape...

Three missing after boat sinks in Hong Kong 03 Aug 2013 - 12:46 pm

HONG KONG: Three people were missing after a wooden boat sank in Hong Kong waters Saturday, after a fatal ferry crash last October...

Germany to shut Yemen embassy for two days over security 03 Aug 2013 - 11:07 am

BERLIN: Germany will close its embassy in Yemen on Sunday and Monday for security reasons, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said Saturday....

Eight killed in Karachi violence 03 Aug 2013 - 10:59 am

ISLAMABAD: At least eight persons including five policemen were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Saturday, Pakistan's DawnNews reported. Unknown...

Blast kills 8 near Indian consulate in Afghanistan 03 Aug 2013 - 10:52 am

JALALABAD: Suicide bombers detonated an explosives-packed car outside the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, officials said, killing...