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Column: Hindu Right stoking intolerance 28 Nov 2015 - 05:04 pm

Aamir Khan By Amulya Ganguli The BJP's castigation of the non-Muslims who complain of intolerance comprises words like "manufactured paper rebellion", "fake dissent",...

When RBI governor talks about intolerance, world listens: Historian Aijaz Ahmad 28 Nov 2015 - 04:52 pm

New Delhi: As the intolerance discussions show no sign of abating, eminent scholar and Marxist literary theorist Aijaz Ahmad has joined the debate,...

News Analysis: Grand alliance a la Bihar remote in poll-bound Bengal 28 Nov 2015 - 04:17 pm

By Anurag Dey Kolkata: It was "rising intolerance" or a "desperate survival bid" that saw old foes Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad join...

Nitish government won't last over two years: Paswan 28 Nov 2015 - 02:58 pm

Patna: The Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance government in Bihar will not last more than two years, and there will be mid-term polls, union...

Maldives opposition set to regroup for 2nd night of protests 28 Nov 2015 - 02:09 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The Maldives' opposition on Saturday vowed to regroup for a second night of demonstrations hours after police broke up a...

Kerala to set up NRI Commission 28 Nov 2015 - 12:28 pm

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday decided to set up a NRI Commission, announced Chief Minister Oommen Chandy....

Thousands join climate change marches across Asia 28 Nov 2015 - 12:20 pm

Bangladesh people attend a Climate March rally expressing solidarity with Global Climate March, in Dhaka on November 28, 2015. Manila: Thousands turned out...

Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul-police 28 Nov 2015 - 12:09 pm

Afghan security personnel keep watch at the site of a suicide blast that targeted a senior member ofAfghanistan's election commission in Kabul November...

Nepal Maoists burn Indian embassy vehicle, officials say accident 28 Nov 2015 - 11:54 am

Nepalese students holding placards take part in a protest to show solidarity against the border blockade in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 27, 2015. ...

Pakistan plans reforms in militancy-hit tribal regions 28 Nov 2015 - 11:37 am

Islamabad: A high level committee in Pakistan has been working on reforms to bring the country's tribal regions to the national mainstream as...

Philippines goes supersonic again with S. Korean fighter jets 28 Nov 2015 - 11:15 am

Filipino Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (L) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hernando Iriberri wave after inspecting one...

One dead in shooting at Bangladeshi mosque 27 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Blood stains are seen on the floor of a mosque after a shooting in Bogra, some 200 kms from theBangladesh capital Dhaka on...

Pakistani Baluch rebels release video of leader they say is alive 26 Nov 2015 - 01:06 pm

Allah Nazar, leader of a Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD: Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan released a video on...

Declare Mumbai attacks fishermen dead, say families 26 Nov 2015 - 12:50 pm

The four men missing were crew on MV Kuber, the boat hijacked by gunmen in Mumbai Attacks. Ahmedabad: Seven years since a deadly...

Nitish announces liquor ban in Bihar from April 1 26 Nov 2015 - 12:17 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief...

Pakistani women have done well in army, air force: Daily 26 Nov 2015 - 10:09 am

Pakistan Air Force soldiers perform funeral rites and prayers for female fighter jet pilot Marium Mukhtiar, who was killed in a crash during...

Rajya Sabha adjourned after death of sitting MP Khekiho Zhimomi 26 Nov 2015 - 10:03 am

File photo of Nagaland MP Khekiho Zhimomi New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday after an obituary reference to sitting member...

Kerala milk co-operative aims to boost dairying: Official 26 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

Kerala Coorperative Milk Marketing Federation has plans to make the state self-reliant in milk production. By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: State-owned Kerala Cooperative Milk...