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New rape law lacks teeth: UN Rapporteur 02 May 2013 - 01:35 am

NEW DELHI: India’s new sex crime laws do not go far enough to protect women or tackle gender inequality, the UN Special Rapporteur...

Peeved Sikhs 02 May 2013 - 01:34 am

Sikh protesters squat on metro tracks in protest at the acquittal of Congress politician Sajjan Kumar in the Sikh riots case, at Tilak...

Woman gangraped by five men in Delhi 02 May 2013 - 01:34 am

New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman accused five people, including two of her brothers-in-law, of raping her in south Delhi, police said yesterday. In...

As UP top brass holiday abroad, state left to juniors 02 May 2013 - 01:34 am

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s top brass seems to have flown the coop, or at least the state! Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, senior ministers like...

Rahul hits out at BJP for corruption in Karnataka 02 May 2013 - 01:33 am

Mandya: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi yesterday mocked the BJP’s attack on the federal government over corruption, saying that the party does not...

3 charged with helping Boston bomber 02 May 2013 - 01:32 am

Federal investigators search the apartment of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on April 19. The two were arrested for...

Venezuela MPs come to blows in Congress 02 May 2013 - 01:31 am

Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Maria Corina Machado arrives at a news conference after a fight broke out at a session of the National Assembly...

Obama may name new Gitmo envoy 02 May 2013 - 01:30 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is considering appointing a new senior State Department official to work out how to transfer detainees to permit the...

Cameron tells UAE president to probe torture claims 02 May 2013 - 01:30 am

LONDON: The UAE President came under pressure from Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday over allegations that three British men jailed in Dubai were...

Election candidate escapes attack 02 May 2013 - 01:28 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the damaged vehicle of Ibrahim Jatoi, an election candidate of National People Party, after a suicide bomb attack in...

Attacked Indian spy dies in Pakistan jail 02 May 2013 - 12:11 am

LAHORE: An Indian national on death row in Pakistan who was attacked last week by fellow inmates has died from his injuries, reports...

Court fines Delhi govt for not filing report on child labourers’ rescue 02 May 2013 - 12:10 am

All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) members participate in a May Day rally in Allahabad, yesterday. Workers from labour groups took...

Mumbai Metro trial run 02 May 2013 - 12:08 am

A Mumbai Metro train passes through a residential area during its first official safety trial run in Mumbai yesterday. The Mumbai Metro transit...

SC slams security for Ambani 02 May 2013 - 12:06 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday adversely commented on the home ministry providing security to a Mumbai businessman, indirectly referring to the recent...

Brahimi to quit as peace envoy, say diplomats 01 May 2013 - 11:07 pm

Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad visits the Umawyeen electricity station at Tishreen park on May Day in Damascus. UNITED NATIONS: UN-Arab League Syria...

Japan, Saudi condemn Assad rights violations 01 May 2013 - 11:06 pm

Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) in Jeddah yesterday. JEDDAH: Japan and...

Turkey probes use of chemical weapons in Syria 01 May 2013 - 11:06 pm

REYHANLI, Turkey: Turkey is testing blood samples taken from Syrian casualties brought over the border from fighting in recent days to determine whether...

Thousands demand jobs at Morocco rally 01 May 2013 - 11:05 pm

RABAT: Thousands took to the streets of Rabat and Casablanca yesterday demanding jobs and higher pay during May Day demonstrations marked by tension,...