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Hotel staff deny harassing UK woman 21 Mar 2013 - 01:31 am

AGRA: Two men appeared in a court yesterday accused of harassing a British tourist who jumped off her hotel balcony fearing a sex...

Bracing for Holi 21 Mar 2013 - 01:27 am

A labourer packs coloured powder, known as “gulal”, to be used during the forthcoming spring festival of Holi, near Siliguri, yesterday. Holi will...

Campaigners hail stricter anti-rape law 21 Mar 2013 - 01:26 am

NEW DELHI: Campaigners welcomed a toughening of laws in India yesterday for sex crimes but said they were not enough to tackle a...

Auditor detects numerous mistakes in Kerala Lotteries 21 Mar 2013 - 01:26 am

Kochi: State-owned Kerala Lotteries has never made a loss since its inception in 1967, but the latest report of the CAG reveals that...

Egypt likely to introduce visa on arrival for Indians 21 Mar 2013 - 01:25 am

New Delhi: Visas on arrival, more direct flights and cultural exhibitions across India are some of the steps Egypt will take to woo...

Spring spirits 21 Mar 2013 - 01:23 am

A honeybee approaches a snowdrop flower in Klosterneuburg, Austria, on the first day of spring, yesterday.

Daily Variety goes out of print after 80 years 21 Mar 2013 - 01:22 am

LOS ANGELES: The venerable Hollywood trade magazine Daily Variety published its last printed edition on Tuesday, ending an 80-year era by beckoning readers...

Coming... glasses-free 3D for cellphone 21 Mar 2013 - 01:22 am

PARIS: Fancy watching a movie on your mobile phone, where figures leap out from the screen in 3D, rather as Princess Leia did...

Measles contagious on planes: Study 21 Mar 2013 - 01:22 am

SYDNEY: Measles can be spread on planes in rows far beyond infected passengers, a Australian study showed yesterday, raising questions over control guidelines...

Gig cancelled over gallery damage fear 21 Mar 2013 - 01:21 am

LONDON: Britain’s prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum said yesterday it had been forced to cancel a concert by “grind metal” band Napalm Death...

Delhi vows UN push against Lanka 20 Mar 2013 - 11:58 pm

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mumbai, yesterday. NEW DELHI: India promised yesterday to...

5 Maharashtra legislators suspended for assaulting cop 20 Mar 2013 - 11:54 pm

Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislature yesterday suspended five of its members, including one each from the BJP, Shiv Sena and MNS, for assaulting a...

Early elections unlikely as govt needs time for reforms 20 Mar 2013 - 11:53 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian government is unlikely to call a snap election despite its biggest ally abruptly quitting the ruling coalition, as it...

Supreme Court ruling on Mumbai 1993 blasts today 20 Mar 2013 - 11:53 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on the 124 cross appeals by those convicted by a special court for...

Suspected criminal killed in shootout with police 20 Mar 2013 - 11:52 pm

New Delhi: A suspected criminal was killed in a daylight shootout between a police team and five men on a national highway on...

Pakistan’s historic polls on May 11 20 Mar 2013 - 11:52 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will go to the polls on May 11, the presidency announced yesterday, in an historic general election marking the first democratic...

Kabul and Nato agree on Wardak pullout 20 Mar 2013 - 11:51 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan and Nato-led forces have reached a deal on foreign troops leaving a key strategic district near Kabul, coalition forces said, but...

Ban urges action against abusers in Afghanistan 20 Mar 2013 - 11:51 pm

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that there was a deeply disturbing “pervasive climate of impunity” in Afghanistan for the abusers of...