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Sanjay Dutt likely to seek more time to surrender 16 Apr 2013 - 03:43 am

New delhi: Pleading that he has to dub for a number of his films, actor Sanjay Dutt may move the Supreme Court today...

Rajasthan sets up breast milk bank 16 Apr 2013 - 03:43 am

Jaipur: A mother’s milk bank catering to needy infants for free has been set up in Rajasthan as part of a drive to...

Kerala, Australia to explore IT cooperation 16 Apr 2013 - 03:42 am

Kochi: An Australian High Commission delegation from New Delhi, headed by high commissioner Patrick Suckling, visited Technopark and met Kerala IT officials to...

Kejriwal will contest Delhi assembly polls 16 Apr 2013 - 03:42 am

Kochi: Activist-turned-politician and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will contest the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, a senior party member said yesterday....

Protest against Nato strikes 16 Apr 2013 - 03:41 am

Afghan students from the Nangarhar University burn a US flag as they shout slogans against Nato air strikes in Kunar province, during a...

Kabul, Islamabad in border dispute 16 Apr 2013 - 03:40 am

KABUL: Hundreds of Afghan university students in the eastern city of Jalalabad took to the streets yesterday to protest the building of a...

Afridi to help in election campaign 16 Apr 2013 - 03:40 am

KARACHI: Superstar all rounder Shahid Afridi is to campaign to get Pakistanis out to vote in the cricket-mad country’s upcoming general election. The...

Musharraf says ready to go to prison 16 Apr 2013 - 03:40 am

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing a barrage of legal cases over his time in power, yesterday said he had done...

Two campaigners killed 16 Apr 2013 - 03:40 am

PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed two poll campaigners in Pakistan’s lawless northwestern tribal region yesterday, police said. The attackers ambushed a car carrying workers of...

40 candidates on militants’ hit list 16 Apr 2013 - 03:39 am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s law-enforcement agencies and secret services have secretly reported to the higher authorities that there is strong likelihood of terrorists launching attacks...

‘One Pound Fish’ man working on poll song 16 Apr 2013 - 03:39 am

LAHORE: After scaling the charts with his ode to cut-price produce, Pakistan’s “One Pound Fish” singer is to enter the slippery world of...

Roadside bomb claims seven 16 Apr 2013 - 03:39 am

KABUL: A roadside bomb hit a tractor in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing seven civilians and wounding four, a Intrior Ministry official said. The...

Vote recount pressure on Venezuela 16 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro (left) celebrates with his wife Cilia Flores after knowing the election results in Caracas late on Sunday. CARACAS: Venezuela...

Italian lawmakers to start voting for new president 16 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

ROME: Italian lawmakers will meet on Thursday to begin voting to elect a new president, parliament said in a statement, amid hopes that...

UK reviewing horsemeat scandal 16 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

LONDON: The British government said yesterday it was launching a wide-ranging review into the horsemeat scandal in a bid to restore consumer confidence....

Obama sends ‘constructive’ message to Putin amid tensions 16 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

MOSCOW: President Barack Obama’s national security adviser yesterday handed a “constructive” message from the US leader to Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after...

Guantanamo is killing me, says inmate 16 Apr 2013 - 03:36 am

WASHINGTON: An inmate detained at Guantanamo for over a decade without charge yesterday gave a graphic account of his participation in a two-month-old...

Ministers disclose wealth in France 16 Apr 2013 - 03:36 am

PARIS: French ministers disclosed their personal wealth for the first time yesterday, in a move President Francois Hollande hopes will restore confidence in...