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Two women held for drug smuggling 30 Jul 2013 - 12:11 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities said yesterday they had arrested two women in possession of more than 12kg of crystal methamphetamine at the...

Putin catches fish, opponents cry fishy! 30 Jul 2013 - 12:05 am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s opponents yesterday gleefully sought to prove the Russian strongman had massively exaggerated the weight of a pike he caught...

Theatre icon pays $2.9m in damages to man who fell 30 Jul 2013 - 12:05 am

NEW YORK CITY: British theatre impresario Cameron Mackintosh is famed for rarely putting a foot wrong in New York. But the billionaire producer...

Bihar teachers end boycott of midday meal scheme 30 Jul 2013 - 12:05 am

Patna: School teachers in Bihar yesterday ended their boycott of the midday meal scheme. They will cooperate with the operation of the scheme...

Candidates mired in criminal cases more likely to win polls: Report 30 Jul 2013 - 12:04 am

New Delhi: About 30 percent of Lok Sabha members and 17 percent of Rajya Sabha members have criminal cases pending against them, says...

Govt urged to push reforms process 30 Jul 2013 - 12:03 am

New Delhi: Industry leaders yesterday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and called for pushing up the reform process in a bid to revive...

Trinamool sweeps Bengal rural polls 30 Jul 2013 - 12:03 am

Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress is marching towards a massive victory in rural polls regarded as a curtain-raiser to the next general...

59 bikers booked, 10 vehicles seized in Delhi 30 Jul 2013 - 12:03 am

New Delhi: Ten vehicles were impounded and 59 bikers booked here for violation of traffic rules at night, police said yesterday. The action...

Jeweller writes holy verses in gold 30 Jul 2013 - 12:03 am

Jaipur: A 63-year-old jeweller in Rajasthan has penned religious books including Surah Yasin, said to be the heart of the Holy Quran, literally...

Antony, Ratan Tata may give evidence in Finmeccanica trial 30 Jul 2013 - 12:02 am

BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy: Indian defence minister A K Antony, together with a former British defence minister and the ex-chairman of Tata Group, have...

‘Comfort women’ protest 30 Jul 2013 - 12:01 am

Elderly women join a group which says they were used as sex slaves by Japan soldiers during the Second World War, commonly referred...

Rebels urged to review peace deal 30 Jul 2013 - 12:01 am

MANILA: The government yesterday urged the former Muslim secessionist group to seriously look into the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) as this...

Plan to move Air Force, Navy to Subic ‘cost efficient’ 30 Jul 2013 - 12:01 am

MANILA: The plan to move Air Force and Navy forces to Subic is “cost efficient” and would enable them to closely monitor the...

Palace won’t stop Pacquiao from running for president 30 Jul 2013 - 12:00 am

MANILA: Not even Malacañang would stop boxing icon and Saranggani Province Representative Manny Pacquiao from pursuing his ambition to be the country’s president....

Warship leaves Guam for Manila 30 Jul 2013 - 12:00 am

MANILA: The country’s newly acquired Philippine Navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) made its final voyage to the Philippines after making a one-night...

Palawan named best island for global travellers 30 Jul 2013 - 12:00 am

MANILA: Palawan has dislodged Boracay as the best island for international travellers, based on a recent survey conducted by New York-based Travel+Leisure magazine....

UNDP report reveals inequality in provinces 30 Jul 2013 - 12:00 am

MANILA: Provinces in Luzon topped the list of best performing provinces in human development, while those in Mindanao languished at the bottom, the...

Jolo explosion kills army’s bomb expert 29 Jul 2013 - 11:59 pm

MANILA: An ordnance expert of the Philippine Marines was killed and two others were wounded when one of several bombs they were trying...