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Khar to review drone strikes with US 23 Jan 2013 - 06:43 am

ISLAMABAD: Speaking on the floor of the parliament yesterday Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that Pakistan considers drone strikes in the...

Ensure equality for Tamils, India tells Lanka 23 Jan 2013 - 06:31 am

The Minister for External Affairs, Salman Khurshid (left) with his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: India...

Legends meet 23 Jan 2013 - 06:30 am

Bollywood singing legend Asha Bhonsle presents cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with photographs from his childhood during the launch of the music of her debut...

Gadkari resigns; Rajnath likely to be next BJP chief 23 Jan 2013 - 06:30 am

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh yesterday appeared likely to be made the next party chief with top leaders reaching...

Apex court notice on Muslim cop’s plea to grow beard 23 Jan 2013 - 06:30 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notices to the central and Maharashtra governments on a petition by a Muslim constable asking if...

India to explore oil and gas in Niger 23 Jan 2013 - 06:29 am

New Delhi: India will soon send oil and gas experts to Niger to explore hydrocarbon resources in the West African nation. Minister of...

Kashmir police publish nuclear war survival tips 23 Jan 2013 - 06:29 am

Kashmiri men read a notice published in a newspaper with instructions concerning a response to nuclear weapons in Srinagar, yesterday. SRINAGAR: Police in...

Job scam: Chautala, son jailed for 10 years 23 Jan 2013 - 06:28 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday handed down 10 years in jail to former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal chief...

Owaisi brothers to stay behind bars 23 Jan 2013 - 06:28 am

Hyderabad: An Andhra Pradesh court yesterday dismissed the bail petition of MIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in a seven-year-old case and...

Khurshid backs Shinde on ‘Hindu terror’ remarks 23 Jan 2013 - 06:28 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid yesterday backed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s “Hindu terror” comments, saying what he had said was “based...

Etihad to finalise agreement with Jet Airways 23 Jan 2013 - 06:27 am

NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will finalise a deal to buy a stake in India’s Jet Airways on Friday, CNBC TV18 reported,...

Philippines drags China to UN over sea row 23 Jan 2013 - 06:26 am

Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario delivers a statement on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, at a news briefing in...

Canadian shoots dead two, himself in courtroom 23 Jan 2013 - 06:25 am

CEBU, Philippines: A Canadian involved in legal disputes with his neighbours shot dead two people yesterday in a courtroom rampage in the central...

UN Security Council to impose new sanctions on North Korea 23 Jan 2013 - 06:24 am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will order sanctions against North Korea’s space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning...

Manila fines US ship 23 Jan 2013 - 06:24 am

MANILA: Philippine authorities said yesterday they had fined the US Navy for “unauthorised entry” after an American minesweeper went aground on a World...

British granny sentenced to death in Indonesia 23 Jan 2013 - 06:20 am

DENPASAR, Indonesia: A 56-year-old British grandmother was sentenced to death yesterday for smuggling cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali, in a shock...

US mission celebrates Obama’s inauguration 23 Jan 2013 - 06:19 am

US Ambassador Susan L Ziadeh speaks to guests at her Doha residence during the live telecast of President Barack Obama’s public swearing-in ceremony...

QF Radio to mark anniversary with new exciting plans, quiz 23 Jan 2013 - 06:17 am

Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad taking part in a QF Radio programme. DOHA: QF Radio will air a special anniversary...