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HRW accuses Myanmar of 'ethnic cleansing' 22 Apr 2013 - 08:13 am

BANGKOK: Myanmar has waged "a campaign of ethnic cleansing" against Rohingya Muslims, a leading rights watchdog said Monday, citing evidence of mass graves...

Protesters target houses of Sonia, PM 22 Apr 2013 - 04:49 am

Police try to detain supporters of Aam Aadmi Party during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi...

A dinosaur welcome 22 Apr 2013 - 04:48 am

Visitors pose with an employee dressed as a dinosaur at the ‘Adlabs Imagica’ theme park in Khopoli, about 75km from Mumbai yesterday. The...

The NR Eye: Interactive website, special land quotas for overseas Punjabis 22 Apr 2013 - 04:48 am

by Moiz Mannan An interactive website where they could arrange for webinars with ministers and top government officials and special quotas in housing...

‘Human computer’ Shakuntala Devi passes away 22 Apr 2013 - 04:47 am

Bangalore: Indian mathematical genius and astrologer Shakuntala Devi (pictured), who was dubbed “human computer” for her swift numerical calculation abilities, passed away here...

Faulty valves replaced at Kudankulam plant 22 Apr 2013 - 04:46 am

Mumbai: Four valves of the passive core flooding system at the Kudankulam 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) units, which were showing...

Rajya Sabha chairman talks tough on disruptions 22 Apr 2013 - 04:46 am

New Delhi: Suggesting suspension of live telecast of Question Hour in the upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President M Hamid...

UPA on edge as parliament meet to resume 22 Apr 2013 - 04:45 am

New Delhi: Support of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party would be crucial for the Congress-led UPA during the remainder of...

Hospitals offer $800 heart surgery 22 Apr 2013 - 04:45 am

BANGALORE: What if hospitals were run like a mix of Wal-Mart and a low-cost airline? The result might be something like the chain...

Visa-on-arrival at two Kerala airports 22 Apr 2013 - 04:45 am

Kochi: The central government has approved the introduction of visa-on-arrival (VoA) service at Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports, a minister said yesterday. “The...

Pakistan cleric tries hand in politics 22 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

Radical Sunni cleric Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi (centre), is greeted by supporters during his election campaign in Jhang, Punjab province, yesterday. JHANG, Pakistan: When...

UK plans asylum for Afghan interpreters 22 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

london/kabul: Hundreds of Afghan interpreters who have risked their lives working with UK forces in Helmand province could be offered relocation to Britain...

Musharraf held in ‘luxurious isolation’ 22 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is being held in “isolation” in his luxury farmhouse, confined to two rooms and stripped of...

Taliban kill six Afghan cops 22 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

ghazni, Afghanistan: Six Afghan policemen were killed yesterday in a Taliban raid helped by an “insider”, officials said, in the latest such attack...

China quake toll climbs to 208 22 Apr 2013 - 04:35 am

Rescuers walk through wreckage to reach isolated Baoxing country after the earthquake in Ya’an, southwest China’s Sichuan province, yesterday. LUSHAN, China: Rescuers struggled...

Japan ministers visit war shrine 22 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

TOKYO: Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni war shrine yesterday while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dedicated equipment used in rituals...

Two dead, mayor wounded in Philippine ambush 22 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

CAGAYAN DE ORO: Communist guerrillas have wounded a town mayor and killed two of her aides in a pre-election ambush in the southern...

Party rebels cloud Malaysia polls outlook 22 Apr 2013 - 04:33 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Infighting over nominations has led to a record 79 Malaysian independent parliamentary candidates, further complicating predictions for an election already widely...