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Kin of those missing in Uttarakhand live by hope 16 Jul 2013 - 04:39 am

DEHRADUN: The pilgrims came seeking salvation and a place in heaven, but now their faces stare from banners and tatty flyers tacked to...

Congress, BJP sparring over Modi gets more intense 16 Jul 2013 - 04:38 am

New Delhi: The war of words between the Congress and the BJP escalated yesterday with the former accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...

Amartya Sen doubts efficacy of food plan 16 Jul 2013 - 04:38 am

Kolkata: Ruing that the Food Security Bill was promulgated as an ordinance and not a parliamentary bill, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen yesterday...

SC notice on complaint authority against cops 16 Jul 2013 - 04:38 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking direction to set up Police...

Break time 16 Jul 2013 - 04:37 am

A labourer sleeps in his cart outside a mosque in Kabul yesterday. Some nine million Afghans or 36 percent of the population are...

New cell set up to deal with emergency 16 Jul 2013 - 04:36 am

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) of Pakistan has formed a special cell to continuously coordinate with all provincial disaster management...

Afghan killer of Nato soldier flees custody 16 Jul 2013 - 04:36 am

KABUL: An Afghan soldier detained for killing a Nato soldier escaped from his cell and walked off a military base with the help...

Khan wants his party to solve dual post row 16 Jul 2013 - 04:36 am

ISLAMABAD: On his return from London, the first issue the PTI chief Imran Khan wants the party’s central executive committee (CEC) to take...

Working group likely for talks with Pakistan Taliban 16 Jul 2013 - 04:36 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is likely to form a working group to hold talks with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other...

Islamabad keeps quiet over Malala Day, UN speech 16 Jul 2013 - 04:35 am

ISLAMABAD: As the world rose on its feet to give young Malala Yusufzai a standing ovation on the conclusion of her address on...

Minister delays plane take-off over AC system 16 Jul 2013 - 04:35 am

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Karachi from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, was forced to abort take-off after a...

$1bn renovation plan for airports in Pakistan 16 Jul 2013 - 04:34 am

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a renovation plan worth Rs100bn ($1bn) to improve the infrastructure at airports by 2015. According to the...

Rescued 16 Jul 2013 - 04:33 am

Firefighters rescue an injured passenger after a bus crashed into a valley in the Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province of China,...

Jakarta boxing match stampede kills 17 fans 16 Jul 2013 - 04:33 am

JAKARTA: Seventeen spectators were crushed to death at a boxing match in remote eastern Indonesia after supporters of the loser started a riot,...

Singapore cop charged with double murder 16 Jul 2013 - 04:33 am

SINGAPORE: A Singapore policeman once portrayed as a model officer was charged yesterday with the gruesome double murder of a businessman and his...

Bangladesh approves stronger labour law 16 Jul 2013 - 04:32 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh approved yesterday a labour law to boost worker rights, including the freedom to form trade unions, after a factory building collapse...

Koreas fail to reach Kaesong agreement 16 Jul 2013 - 04:32 am

SEOUL: North and South Korea failed yesterday to reach agreement on reopening a jointly-run industrial estate, dimming hopes of an early improvement in...

Bangla Islamist leader jailed for 90 years 16 Jul 2013 - 04:32 am

DHAKA: A special Bangladeshi court yesterday sentenced a 90-year-old top Islamist to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war...