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Kerala targets 3,000 new IT firms 29 Jul 2013 - 03:18 am

Kochi: Kerala aims to have at least 3,000 IT companies by 2020 under the state’s new Seed Support System for early-stage investment to...

Rs20,000-crore bonanza for two daughters of former maharaja 29 Jul 2013 - 03:17 am

Chandigarh: It is a royal bonanza for two daughters of a former maharaja, one they had to wait for over two decades. A...

Stunt biker shot by Delhi Police 29 Jul 2013 - 03:17 am

New Delhi: Stunt biking by around 100 young men led to a tragedy in the heart of Delhi early yesterday when police opened...

Hectic parleys in Delhi over possible Kerala cabinet reshuffle 29 Jul 2013 - 03:17 am

Kochi: Kerala Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala has been in Delhi for the past two days, and state Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is poised...

Kin of Delhi rape victim want ‘juvenile’ hanged 29 Jul 2013 - 03:15 am

The father of the victim, Badhri Singh (left) and her brother Gaurav, at a press conference. NEW DELHI: The family of the 23-year-old...

Bomb blast injures seven in Guwahati 29 Jul 2013 - 03:15 am

Guwahati: A bomb blast near the busy Paltan Bazaar area in Guwahati yesterday evening left at least seven people injured, including two policemen,...

DU eases norms for failed students 29 Jul 2013 - 03:15 am

New Delhi: First and second year students from the Delhi University’s (DU) three-year programmes will be allowed to attend classes in the next...

Ignou invites applications for research programmes 29 Jul 2013 - 03:14 am

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has invited applications for admission to research degree programmes in various disciplines, said a...

Over 617 sanctuaries get just Rs1 lakh each per month 29 Jul 2013 - 03:14 am

New Delhi: How’s this for skewered priorities: Over 617 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries that are home to several critically endangered species like...

Protest 29 Jul 2013 - 03:13 am

Protesters shout slogans against the shelling of a Syrian shrine to Sayida Zeinab, during a protest in Karachi yesterday. Protests were held in...

Business booms for asylum middlemen in Afghan exodus 29 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

Naser Gulzad, 25, conducts business on the phone in his Kabul home. KABUL: In a brightly lit travel agency in a gloomy Kabul...

Karzai to soon visit Pakistan 29 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s president will make his first visit to Pakistan in more than a year in an effort to mend strained relations between...

Firms pitch GM crops in Pakistan 29 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Three multinational companies and a number of national firms have approached the Ministry of Food Security seeking licences to grow genetically-modified (GM)...

Pakistani farmers turn to non-conventional energy 29 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Mohammed Kamran, a farmer, went almost bankrupt last year when he could not harvest any produce due to prolonged power cuts. “All...

Pakistan Railways cuts fares by up to 57 percent 29 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

LAHORE: Except for Karakorum Express, commuters opting to travel in AC Sleeper and business classes of all trains will be paying 17 to...

Toxic liquor kills 18 partygoers 29 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

LAHORE: At least 18 people died and around two dozen others suffered serious health issues after partygoers at two separate events consumed toxic...

Hun Sen’s party wins Cambodian election 29 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

Cambodian National Election Committee officials count ballots at a polling station in Phnom Penh yesterday. PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s ruling party won yesterday’s general...

Philippines on high alert after blast 29 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

MANILA: The Philippines ordered troops and police on heightened alert yesterday after a restaurant attack killed six in its restive southern region, but...