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‘Boycott rapist’s family’ 05 May 2013 - 04:43 am

Agra: A maha panchayat in Agra district has called for the boycott of a family of a man who allegedly raped and murdered...

Modi phones Lalu after mishap 05 May 2013 - 04:43 am

Patna: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi yesterday telephoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad to inquire after his health, a day after he was injured...

Congress has an edge in Karnataka polls today 05 May 2013 - 04:42 am

Bangalore: A day before the single-phase poll today for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly, national and regional political parties were vying for a...

Khurshid may cancel China visit 05 May 2013 - 04:41 am

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) meets Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid (left) in Tehran yesterday. NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has hinted he...

Pakistan officials visit prisoner in hospital 05 May 2013 - 04:40 am

NEW DELHI: Pakistani embassy officials visited a hospital in north India yesterday where a Pakistani prisoner was in critical condition in the intensive...

Air India pilot, two stewardesses suspended over cockpit incident 05 May 2013 - 04:40 am

NEW DELHI: State-run carrier Air India said yesterday it had suspended a pilot and two female flight attendants after a passenger jet’s autopilot...

Blame game intensifies in Bengal chit fund scam 05 May 2013 - 04:40 am

Kolkata: While the political brinkmanship over the Saradha Group chit fund scam intensified, deposit seeking companies in West Bengal are feeling the heat...

Rajasthan woman burnt alive for resisting rape 05 May 2013 - 04:40 am

Jaipur: A 30-year old married woman was burnt alive for resisting rape in Rajasthan’s Hanumgarh district yesterday, police said. According to police, the...

Only fraud can stop opposition: Anwar 05 May 2013 - 04:38 am

Permatang Pauh: Anwar Ibrahim said only fraud can stop his Malaysian opposition from scoring a historic election win as the rival sides launched...

Japan vows no aid to North Korea 05 May 2013 - 04:38 am

NEW YORK: Even if North Korea gives up its nuclear arms, Japan would not resume aid to the isolated state until it clears...

Communist rebels kill five in Philippines 05 May 2013 - 04:38 am

MANILA: Communist insurgents attacked a major mining company in the central Philippines, killing five soldiers and burning equipment and buildings, the military said...

Bangladesh urged to close unsafe factories; death toll reaches 550 05 May 2013 - 04:38 am

DHAKA: The UN’s labour agency urged Bangladesh to close unsafe factories as search teams yesterday pulled more bodies from the wreckage of the...

Bodies of US air crew found 05 May 2013 - 04:37 am

BISHKEK: Rescuers yesterday said they had recovered the bodies of three US crew members whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan...

Chinese fishing vessel damages Tubbataha reef 05 May 2013 - 04:37 am

MANILA: A Chinese fishing vessel that crashed into one of the Philippines’ most famous reefs damaged almost 4,000 square metres of centuries-old coral,...

Chinese fishing vessel damages Tubbataha reef 05 May 2013 - 04:37 am

MANILA: A Chinese fishing vessel that crashed into one of the Philippines’ most famous reefs damaged almost 4,000 square metres of centuries-old coral,...

Two held over Myanmar attacks 05 May 2013 - 04:36 am

YANGON: Two Buddhists have been arrested after Muslim shops were destroyed in northern Kachin state, police said yesterday, in a new outbreak of...

Green building techniques are cheaper 05 May 2013 - 04:31 am

The first Passivhaus villa opened at Barwa City in Mesaimeer. The house has an ultra-low energy and super-insulated airtight design that requires little...

Kulluna takes safety message to school 05 May 2013 - 04:30 am

The operator and principal of Al Bayan Educational Complex, Hessa Al Abdulla, opens the ‘Kulluna’ campaign activities at Al Bayan Primary School Two...