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Minister to visit Saudi, Kuwait to help Indians 03 Jun 2013 - 01:48 am

kochi: Kerala Minister for Diaspora K C Joseph will visit Saudi Arabia and Kuwait this week to monitor arrangements for the smooth transfer...

Sikhs protest 03 Jun 2013 - 01:45 am

Sikhs prepare to burn a poster depicting the image of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar during a rally seeking justice for the massacre of...

Cabinet reshuffle likely by June 15 03 Jun 2013 - 01:45 am

New Delhi: A cabinet reshuffle to fill vacancies in the union council of ministers could take place by June 15 as consultations were...

Karnataka rules out water to Tamil Nadu 03 Jun 2013 - 01:45 am

Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday said the state could not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as reservoirs across the river basin...

Congress march to resume from Maoist attack spot 03 Jun 2013 - 01:44 am

Raipur: Undeterred by the Maoist attack on its leaders, the Congress in Chhattisgarh has decided to resume its parivartan yatra from the spot...

Decision on Telangana this month: Azad 03 Jun 2013 - 01:43 am

New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Congress will take a decision on the Telangana issue this month, party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said yesterday. He...

Pakistan takes lessons from India in combating polio 03 Jun 2013 - 01:43 am

New Delhi: Pakistan is taking oral vaccination tips from India, which has been polio-free for over two years, and wants to replicate its...

Lawmakers face many tests 03 Jun 2013 - 01:42 am

Policemen stand guard at the Parliament House building in Islamabad. ISLAMABAD: Steep challenges await the newly elected members of Pakistan’s National Assembly, who...

Child labour 03 Jun 2013 - 01:41 am

Afghan child labourers work at a mechanic shop in Ghazni yesterday. Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan, driven by poverty, work on...

PML-N giving final shape to new cabinet 03 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

ISLAMABAD: With the oath taking of newly elected representatives and advent of 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, consultation process in the majority party,...

Man with just Rs100 in pocket wins elections 03 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

PESHAWAR: A Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) has claimed that he had Rs100 only in his pocket at the time of filing nomination...

Kin of murdered Afghans demand death for US sergeant 03 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

LONDON: Relatives of 16 Afghan civilians killed by a US soldier during a midnight rampage through two villages have expressed fury over a...

Disabled Afghans protest against Red Cross attack 03 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

JALALABAD: Scores of disabled people, several of them amputees, gathered outside a Red Cross office in eastern Afghanistan yesterday to protest against militants...

Two Nato soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan 03 Jun 2013 - 01:39 am

Kabul: At least two Nato service members and one ISAF civilian were killed following militants attack and roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan...

Strong quakes jolt Taiwan, Philippines 03 Jun 2013 - 01:38 am

Rocks lying on a road in Chiayi County, central Taiwan, after the 6.2-magnitude earthquake yesterday. TAIPEI: A strong earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday, leaving...

Despite easing tensions, Taiwan keeps freeze on hiring Filipinos 03 Jun 2013 - 01:37 am

Taiwanese take part in a rally to show their support to Filipino workers in Taipei yesterday. MANILA: The freeze hiring on Filipino workers...

Vietnam detains anti-China protesters 03 Jun 2013 - 01:36 am

HANOI: Vietnam yesterday detained about 30 anti-China protesters in Hanoi, witnesses said, amid growing tensions between the communist neighbours over rival territorial claims....

Chinese patrols in Asian seas legitimate, says general 03 Jun 2013 - 01:36 am

SINGAPORE: Chinese warships will continue to patrol waters where Beijing has territorial claims, a top general said yesterday, amid simmering rows with neighbouring...