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The NR Eye: Tight market conditions prompt banks to woo NRIs 16 May 2014 - 07:40 am

by Moiz Mannan Desperation to raise funds in tight market conditions is making banks in Indian – in public and private sector –...

Modi could encounter problems, say astrologers 16 May 2014 - 07:40 am

New Delhi: BJP leader Narendra Modi is sure to head India’s new government but he could face problems even while providing strong governance...

N D Tiwari marries his companion Ujjwala Sharma 16 May 2014 - 07:39 am

Lucknow: Veteran Congress leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari married Ujjwala Sharma, retired lecturer and the woman whose son...

Malala portrait goes for $102,500 in New York 16 May 2014 - 07:34 am

Christie’s employees take phone bids on as a TV monitor displays the work of Jonathan Yeo titled ‘Girl Reading’ during an auction at...

ICG meeting 16 May 2014 - 07:33 am

US Ambassador James F Dobbins, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, arrives at the Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan...

Travelling without polio dose banned 16 May 2014 - 07:32 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday announced that residents of its restive tribal belt would not be able to travel to other parts of the country...

Second Afghan poll run-off on June 14 16 May 2014 - 07:31 am

KABUL: The Afghan election headed for a second round run-off in mid-June between Abdullah Abdullah, a former opposition leader, and ex-World Bank economist...

US frees 10 Pakistanis from Bagram prison 16 May 2014 - 07:31 am

ISLAMABAD: US authorities have released 10 Pakistanis from Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, lawyers said yesterday, after the men had spent years in prison...

Pakistan, Afghan forces clash on Durand line 16 May 2014 - 07:31 am

KABUL: According to reports, the Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along the Durand line yesterday morning. Preliminary reports suggest that the Pakistani...

21 die in anti-China protests in Vietnam 16 May 2014 - 07:30 am

Members of China Youth Service & Recreation Centre tear a portrait of Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang, demanding apology and compensation from Vietnam,...

Philippines offers naval base in Palawan to US 16 May 2014 - 07:29 am

A US Air Force V-22 Osprey prepares to land near the command post on the last day of the annual US-Philippine military exercise...

12 die as Bangladesh ferry with hundreds on board sinks 16 May 2014 - 07:28 am

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi river ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a storm yesterday, killing at least 12 people, and a...

Sewol crew face death 16 May 2014 - 07:28 am

SEOUL: The captain and three crew members of the ferry that sank off South Korea last month were indicted yesterday on charges of...

Sombre mood as 9/11 museum opens 16 May 2014 - 07:16 am

Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks at the dedication ceremony of September 11 Memorial Museum in New York yesterday. NEW YORK:...

Drumming support 16 May 2014 - 07:15 am

Colombian presidential candidate of Alianza Verde party Enrique Penalosa (centre) with supporters during a campaign rally in Duitama, Boyaca, yesterday. Elections will be...

Emergency as 5 killed in Bosnia, Serbia floods 16 May 2014 - 07:14 am

SARAJEVO/BELGRADE: The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Bosnia and Serbia, killing five people, forcing hundreds out of their homes...

Cuba blogger launches first online newspaper 16 May 2014 - 07:13 am

MIAMI: Cuba’s prize-winning blogger, Yoani Sanchez, is launching the island’s first independent digital newspaper next week to challenge the communist-ruled country’s state-controlled media....

US warns of new sanctions if Russia disrupts Ukraine election 16 May 2014 - 07:13 am

KIEV: The United States warned yesterday that the West would inflict tough new sanctions if Russia and its allies in Ukraine disrupt a...