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Vishwaroopam-2 to be released this year 10 Feb 2013 - 02:10 am

Bangalore: Actor and director Kamal Haasan said yesterday his next production “Vishwaroopam-2” will be launched in a few days and release this year....

Parliament attack plotter hanged 10 Feb 2013 - 02:08 am

Kashmiri Muslims offer funeral prayers in absentia for Mohammed Afzal Guru on a road in the outskirts of Srinagar, yesterday. NEW DELHI: A...

Jurists accuse govt of buckling under pressure 10 Feb 2013 - 02:08 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday was accused by some jurists of hanging Afzal Guru on account of political expediency as it was finding...

Omar was told of execution plan on Friday evening 10 Feb 2013 - 02:08 am

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday said he was told about Afzal Guru’s imminent hanging the previous evening and told...

French president to start two-day visit on Feb 14 10 Feb 2013 - 02:07 am

New Delhi: France’s President Francois Hollande will be on a two-day state visit to India from February 14 along with his companion Valerie...

Gurgaon executive booked for raping colleague 10 Feb 2013 - 02:07 am

Gurgaon: An executive working with a private firm here was booked for raping his colleague, police said yesterday. Abhishek Sharma, 34, a manager...

Rajapaksa prays at Tirupati before return 10 Feb 2013 - 02:06 am

Tirupati: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Colombo yesterday after praying at the Lord Venkateswara Temple here. A few hours after praying...

Hanging of Kashmiri separatist sparks protests in Pakistan 10 Feb 2013 - 01:41 am

MUZAFFARABAD: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, to condemn the execution of a Kashmiri separatist in India yesterday....

Sufficient US troops to remain in Afghanistan 10 Feb 2013 - 01:41 am

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: The top US military officer said yesterday he was confident enough US troops would remain in Afghanistan after 2014...

Pakistan to showcase submarine at UAE defence expo 10 Feb 2013 - 01:41 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will, for the first time, showcase its indigenously-modified and upgraded submarine called ‘Khalid’ at the IDEX 2013 exhibition in the United...

Malala discharged from hospital after surgery 10 Feb 2013 - 01:40 am

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, has been discharged from hospital in Britain following...

UN recovery programme worth $222m gets nod 10 Feb 2013 - 01:40 am

PESHAWAR: The federal government of Pakistan has given the go-ahead to the estimated $222m multi-sectoral Early Recovery Assistance Framework programme for economic rehabilitation...

No party enjoys clear lead in voter support: Survey 10 Feb 2013 - 01:31 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani voters appear divided on who to vote for in the upcoming elections and which issues are most critical for the country,...

New Year revelry 10 Feb 2013 - 01:29 am

Performers take part in a dragon dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake, in China town in...

MNLF overruns two major Abu Sayyaf camps 10 Feb 2013 - 01:28 am

MANILA: Two main camps of the Abu Sayyaf group were overrun by forces of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in its latest...

Police shoot dead Philippine massacre suspect 10 Feb 2013 - 01:27 am

COTABATO, Philippines: Philippine police said yesterday they had shot dead a suspect in the 2009 killings of 58 people, the country’s worst political...

Death toll in Bangla ferry disaster rises to 14 10 Feb 2013 - 01:27 am

DHAKA: Rescue divers yesterday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people...

US welcomes Myanmar panel on dissidents 10 Feb 2013 - 01:27 am

WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed the creation of a committee to review and release Myanmar’s last remaining political prisoners. After long denying their...