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India's Ambani brothers sign $2.1bn telecoms deal 07 Jun 2013 - 09:53 am

MUMBAI: India's billionaire Ambani brothers announced Friday a $2.1-billion deal to share telecom tower infrastructure, cementing a reconciliation between the once-warring siblings. The...

Seven Georgian soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan 07 Jun 2013 - 09:20 am

KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated a small truck loaded with explosives in southern Afghanistan, killing seven Georgian soldiers, NATO and Georgian officials said...

Sembcorp Industries plans IPO of water, power JV in Oman 07 Jun 2013 - 09:18 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Sembcorp Industries Ltd., said it is planning an initial public offering of a joint venture company that owns and operates a...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.21pc 07 Jun 2013 - 09:08 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped 0.21 percent on Friday after the greenback fell sharply on jitters over a US jobs report for May, seen...

Two French journalists missing in Syria 07 Jun 2013 - 08:54 am

PARIS: Two journalists working for a French radio channel have gone missing in war-torn Syria, with no word from them in 24 hours,...

Google chief says Glass privacy fears will fade 07 Jun 2013 - 08:20 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google chief Larry Page assured investors Thursday that privacy fears about the company's coming Internet glasses will fade as people incorporate...

Online media licensing undercuts Singapore's financial status 07 Jun 2013 - 07:57 am

SINGAPORE: Human Rights Watch said on Friday that Singapore is undercutting its status as a financial centre by expanding media censorship to the...

Blue Star anniversary 07 Jun 2013 - 02:38 am

Activists from a radical Sikh organisation carry placards in support of Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale after prayers at Sri Akal Takht...

Cricket team owner admits illegal bets 07 Jun 2013 - 02:37 am

NEW DELHI: A co-owner of an Indian Premier League team yesterday became the latest person embroiled in a growing spot-fixing and betting scandal...

Patel new BCCI secretary 07 Jun 2013 - 02:37 am

Kolkata: Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the board’s interim chief Jagmohan...

Imphal, Agartala airports to become international 07 Jun 2013 - 02:36 am

Agartala: Imphal airport in Manipur would soon be notified as an international airport while Agartala airport in Tripura would be upgraded to international...

Chavan back in jail after wedding 07 Jun 2013 - 02:36 am

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, yesterday surrendered before a Delhi court...

Three Nepalese truckers held over US tourist’s gang rape 07 Jun 2013 - 02:36 am

SHIMLA: Police arrested three Nepalese truckers yesterday over the gang rape of a US tourist who was attacked after she hitched a ride...

Don’t encourage buying of gold, banks told 07 Jun 2013 - 02:36 am

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has advised banks not to encourage customers to buy gold, the country’s finance minister said yesterday, as...

Direct transfer of LPG subsidy begins 07 Jun 2013 - 02:35 am

New Delhi: The direct transfer of cooking gas subsidy into the bank accounts of consumers was rolled out across 18 districts of the...

Saudi opens Jeddah counter to accept new Indian passports 07 Jun 2013 - 02:35 am

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s passport department has opened a special counter in Rehab district of Jeddah to accept newly-designed Indian passports. The move comes...

Pakistani woman hopes to inspire with Everest climb 07 Jun 2013 - 02:34 am

Samina Baig holding Pakistan’s national flag on the peak of Mount Everest ISLAMABAD: The first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest says she...

Fury as massacre soldier escapes death 07 Jun 2013 - 02:33 am

KANDAHAR: Survivors and victims’ relatives yesterday voiced fury that the US soldier who massacred 16 Afghan villagers last year would escape the death...