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Continuous rain affects normal life in Chennai 16 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

A girl walks under an umbrella along a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai. AFP Chennai: The continuing low pressure over the...

Dubai's Arabtec plans to build 13,000 homes in Egypt 16 Nov 2015 - 12:47 pm

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI: Dubai builder Arabtec has submitted a proposal to Egypt's government to construct 13,000 homes in the North African...

Seven UK terror attacks 'stopped' in last six months: Cameron 16 Nov 2015 - 12:06 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron London: British security services have foiled around seven terror attacks since June with fighters returning from Syria posing...

US to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees despite Paris attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 11:35 am

File photo of National Security Deputy Advisor Ben Rhodes Washington: The US plans to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016, despite terrorist...

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passed away 16 Nov 2015 - 11:26 am

Saeed Jaffrey was renowned for his roles in movies like Gandhi, Masoom, Henna and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Mumbai: Veteran Indian-born British actor...

First Syrian refugees to land in Australia 16 Nov 2015 - 11:24 am

A Syrian refugee child sleeps in his father's arms while waiting at a resting point to board a bus in Greece. Australia is...

Barzani, UK parliamentary delegation discuss Kurdistan's military and humanitarian needs 16 Nov 2015 - 11:20 am

Baghdad: Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani and a British parliamentary delegation have discussed bilateral relations and the region's military...

French police carry out 150 raids targeting suspects 16 Nov 2015 - 11:13 am

French police have carried out over 150 raids where they have seized an arsenal of weapons Paris: French police have carried out "more...

Pakistani pilot faces charge under anti-terror law 16 Nov 2015 - 11:05 am

Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) A Pakistani pilot was charged under the anti-terrorism act for crashlanding his aircraft in Lahore, said a daily which...

Kashmir issue unfinished agenda, says Nawaz Sharif 16 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan does not see Kashmir dispute as a geographical or border issue, but an unfinished agenda of...

13 arrested in Istanbul for planning terrorist attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 10:59 am

Osman Orsal / Reuters. Ankara: Turkish Security arrested on Sunday 13 people planning terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Those detained had been planning terrorist...

Nepal's Oli urges India to lift economic blockade 16 Nov 2015 - 10:57 am

Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has called on India to lift "unofficial blockade"...

Himachal Pradesh government trains over 5,000 women 16 Nov 2015 - 10:33 am

NRLM aims to reach out to poor families and help them come out of the poverty. Shimla: Over 5,000 poor women were trained...

India among least honest countries, shows research 16 Nov 2015 - 10:22 am

In a coin flip test, of participants from 15 countries, the four least honest countries were China, Japan, South Korea and India London:...

Annual wholesale inflation moves up to (-)3.81 percent 16 Nov 2015 - 10:13 am

Spike in prices of onions and pulses ensured the wholesale inflation move up to (-)3.81 percent New Delhi: India's annual rate of inflation,...

133,000 Indian students contribute $3.6 bn to US economy 16 Nov 2015 - 09:55 am

Students from India, the second sending country, contributed $3.6 billion to the US economy. By Arun Kumar Washington: With a whopping 29.4 percent...

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pakistan 16 Nov 2015 - 09:32 am

Islamabad: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit late last night the northern areas of Pakistan. Pakistan's National Seismological Center...