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Food security plan getting final touches 30 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

Senior Adviser at QNFSP, Jonathan E Smith By Satish Kanady DOHA: Introduction of techno-farming, dedicated water resource, wooing strong private players to the...

Emir meets Saudi minister 30 Jun 2013 - 02:18 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Meteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al...

New Cabinet to begin work today 30 Jun 2013 - 02:15 am

DOHA: The new Cabinet is all set to begin work from today after the new faces inducted into it had introductory meetings with...

SYRIA CRISIS LEBANON CLIFF CAR BUS 062713 30 Jun 2013 - 01:20 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SYRIA CRISIS LEBANON CLIFF CAR BUS 062713 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary 30 Jun 2013 - 01:11 am

Sikh devotees pay their respects at the the Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday on the 174th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Singh...

Confusion over death toll in Uttarakhand 30 Jun 2013 - 01:10 am

Soldiers carry an elderly pilgrim from an Indian Air Force helicopter at Joshimath yesterday, after he was evacuated from Badrinath in Uttarakhand. Dehradun/New...

Floods spreading in Assam 30 Jun 2013 - 01:10 am

Guwahati: More areas were flooded in Assam yesterday due to surging waters of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, which continued to swell due...

Trinamool may move SC to hold polls ahead of Ramadan 30 Jun 2013 - 01:10 am

Kolkata: With the West Bengal panchayat polls slated to be held during Ramadan starting in mid-July, the ruling Trinamool Congress yesterday said it...

Six held for jewellery heist 30 Jun 2013 - 01:09 am

Karwar (Karnataka): Six inter-state dacoits were arrested in Karnataka yesterday for looting gold ornaments valued at millions of rupees from a jewellery shop...

Court rejects review plea in sex scandal 30 Jun 2013 - 01:09 am

Idukki (Kerala): A court here has dismissed a review petition filed by the victim in the Suryanelli sex case seeking the inclusion of...

Cameron’s peace talks push thwarted 30 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

President Asif Ali Zardari meets British Prime Minister David Cameron in Islamabad yesterday. KABUL: British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Afghanistan yesterday...

West should have talked to insurgents in 2002: General 30 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

KABUL: The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled, Britain’s senior general in...

Huge funds, huge waste in Afghan aircraft unit: US official 30 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is spending $771m on aircraft for Afghanistan in a project that is at risk in part because of a lack...

Female speaker to be hope for breast cancer survivors 30 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Having undergone treatment for breast cancer, Dr Fehmida Mirza, former speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly (the lower house), has announced that she...

Pakistan to review execution policy 30 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

KARACHI: As the clock ticks and the hours go by, some 6,000 Pakistani prisoners on death row are waiting to hear the verdict...

Pakistanis to face oil prices hike in new financial year 30 Jun 2013 - 01:05 am

ISLAMABAD: Another blow to masses is on the cards as the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has recommended that the government increase...

Pakistan cuts interest rates 30 Jun 2013 - 01:05 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has slashed interest rates on various products of National Savings Schemes (NSS) in line with the reduction in...

Obama meets family of ailing Mandela 29 Jun 2013 - 11:30 pm

US President Barack Obama at a town hall-style meeting with young African leaders at the University of Johannesburg, in Soweto, yesterday. JOHANNESBURG: US...