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Kingfisher shares up after report of Etihad stake deal 11 Dec 2012 - 09:10 am

MUMBAI: Shares in India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines were up nearly five percent on Tuesday after a newspaper report that Abu Dhabi's carrier Etihad...

Mobile news gains across generations: survey 11 Dec 2012 - 08:49 am

WASHINGTON: Americans of all ages are increasingly using mobile devices for news, with many boosting their media consumption rather than just shifting from...

Calls in Philippines for Pacquiao to resign 11 Dec 2012 - 08:44 am

MANILA: Philippine media commentators have put pressure on boxing great Manny Pacquiao to retire after his heavy defeat in Las Vegas, with one...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 11 Dec 2012 - 08:36 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Mali's Prime Minister announces resignation 11 Dec 2012 - 08:13 am

BAMAKO: Malian Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra announced the resignation of himself and his government early Tuesday just hours after he was arrested...

Sonia at a rally in Gujarat 11 Dec 2012 - 05:38 am

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is garlanded by party leaders during a rally ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls at Siddhpur, some 120km from...

Protests over quota bill, Wal-Mart lobbying 11 Dec 2012 - 05:37 am

New Delhi: Slogan-shouting members of the Samajwadi Party forced adjournment of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) for the day yesterday, minutes after Minister...

BJP dares Yeddyurappa to topple Shettar government 11 Dec 2012 - 05:37 am

Belgaum: Karnataka’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday dared its former leader B S Yeddyurappa to topple the Jagadish Shettar government, a day after...

Karnataka stops Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu 11 Dec 2012 - 05:37 am

Belgaum: Karnataka has stopped release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from Sunday, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said here yesterday. The water had...

India, Ukraine to broadbase commercial ties 11 Dec 2012 - 05:36 am

New Delhi: India and Ukraine have agreed to make commercial relations more broad-based and balanced, and identified fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, information technology, mining and...

School bans jeans to curb harassment 11 Dec 2012 - 05:36 am

NEW DELHI: A college announced yesterday it had banned girls from wearing jeans, short dresses and T-shirts to crack down on sexual harassment,...

Focus on freedom of speech, DCMF tells rights groups 11 Dec 2012 - 05:15 am

DOHA: The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) urged human rights organisations and authorities concerned to focus on freedom of speech to protect...

Wakrah Hospital likely to open tomorrow 11 Dec 2012 - 05:14 am

DOHA: Wakrah Hospital, the largest healthcare facility in the country, is expected to open officially tomorrow. Details of the opening ceremony are yet...

Emir meets Al Arabi 11 Dec 2012 - 05:09 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Al Arabi at the Emiri...

HEC gets close to $1m QNRF research grant 11 Dec 2012 - 05:07 am

DOHA: HEC Paris in Qatar has announced that two of its faculty members have been awarded a grant of $993,000 from Qatar National...

MoI to launch FM radio service 11 Dec 2012 - 05:07 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will launch its own FM radio station during the first half of next year. The station will...

SEC announces first term examination schedule 11 Dec 2012 - 05:07 am

Doha: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has announced the examination schedule for the first term for secondary schools. The examinations are to be...

PM receives phone call from Egyptian counterpart 11 Dec 2012 - 05:06 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from...