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Rafale deal stalled over HAL role 06 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

NEW DELHI: India’s negotiations with France’s Dassault Aviation on a $12bn deal for Rafale fighter jets have stalled due to disagreements over the...

PM doesn’t rule out third term for himself 06 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday did not rule out a third term at the helm if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance...

Police complaint filed over Google mapping 06 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

NEW DELHI: The national surveying agency has filed a police complaint against Google over a contest organised by the firm for its Map...

Punjab, Haryana ban Punjabi film 06 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

Chandigarh: Screening of Punjabi film Sadda Haq, which was slated to be released yesterday, was banned in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh by authorities...

Facebook post leads to violence 06 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

Lucknow: An inflamatory post on social networking site Facebook resulted in communal tension in Meerut yesterday as angry members of a community stoned...

Border check 06 Apr 2013 - 01:13 am

Pakistani security officials stand guard as people cross into Pakistan at Chaman border, yesterday. Pakistan has described as “over reaction” Afghanistan’s decision to...

Malala, Jolie to fund school project in Swat 06 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

LONDON: A fund set up by Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, is to...

Musharraf barred from poll constituency 06 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election board yesterday barred former president Pervez Musharraf from contesting polls in one constituency and the Supreme Court agreed to look...

15 ‘illegal’ Afghans die in Iran 06 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

TEHRAN: A pickup truck smuggling fuel crashed yesterday into a car carrying 15 Afghans in southeastern Iran, bursting into flames and killing all...

Smoke-free Islamabad bid 06 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

ISLAMABAD: With efforts for securing compliance of tobacco control laws gaining momentum as part of the Smoke-free Islamabad Initiative, Chaaye Khana in Super...

2012 was a year of challenges: Report 06 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Presenting a grim picture of human rights situation in Pakistan, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched its much-awaited annual report ‘State...

ISAF pilot killed in plane crash 06 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

Kabul: An Interanational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pilot died after his plane crashed yesterday in eastern Afghanistan. In a press release, ISAF said...

N Korea warns embassies 06 Apr 2013 - 01:09 am

South Korean soldiers man a cannon at a military training field in the border city of Paju, yesterday. LONDON/SEOUL: North Korea asked embassies...

Bid for democracy 06 Apr 2013 - 01:07 am

Former US president Jimmy Carter visits the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon yesterday. He visited Myanmar and Nepal, hoping to find ways to encourage...

US base back with Japan 06 Apr 2013 - 01:06 am

TOKYO: The US and Japan yesterday announced an agreement for the return to Japan of a US air base, taking a step to...

Shanghai market shut down after seventh flu death 06 Apr 2013 - 01:06 am

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai yesterday as the death toll from a new strain...

25 observers for Manila elections 06 Apr 2013 - 01:05 am

MANILA: Twenty-five foreign observers from eight countries will observe the conduct of the country’s second automated elections on May 13. During the launch...

US-Philippines army drill to boost capabilities 06 Apr 2013 - 01:04 am

MANILA: Thousands of US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises yesterday that the Philippines said were vital to building its defence capabilities...