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Bilateral ties discussed with Czech Republic 19 Dec 2016 - 11:47 pm

New Delhi: India and the Czech Republic yesterday discussed the entire gamut of their bilateral relationship, stressing on defence and commercial ties. At...

Elvis Gomes to be AAP Chief Minister candidate in Goa 19 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Cuncolim: Former Inspector General of Prisons Elvis Gomes will be the AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate in Goa, Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced...

Congress trumps BJP in Maharashtra civic polls 19 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Mumbai: Maharashtra's opposition Congress bagged the presidentship of eight municipal councils of the total 18 civic bodies as results were announced here yesterday....

Pakistan-based insurgents blamed for attack 19 Dec 2016 - 11:45 pm

New Delhi: Indian investigators said yesterday that they have determined that the leader of a Pakistan-based militant group and three others should face...

Sushma Swaraj discharged 19 Dec 2016 - 11:44 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who underwent a kidney transplant on December 10, was yesterday discharged from the All India Institute...

Telangana CM rules out CBI probe into gangster's links 19 Dec 2016 - 11:40 pm

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yesterday rejected the opposition demand for a CBI probe into the case relating to slain gangster...

Canada, UK tourists hid in Jordan castle during gun fight 19 Dec 2016 - 11:22 pm

AMMAN, Jordan: Tourists from Canada, Britain and Malaysia were hiding inside a Crusader castle during armed clashes between Jordan troops and gunmen at...

Fight for a Mosul district shows Iraqis' slow, painful slog 19 Dec 2016 - 11:22 pm

MOSUL: The Iraqi troops holding the front in eastern Mosul are perched inside bedrooms and kitchens of homes, on rooftops and in hallways....

Elections in five states likely in February 19 Dec 2016 - 11:22 pm

New Delhi: Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are most likely to be held between second week of February...

The remains of Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista arrrive for ceremony at Kathmandu monastery 19 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm

Floods kill 24 in Vietnam, more rains expected 19 Dec 2016 - 11:10 pm

Hanoi: Days of unseasonably torrential rains have killed at least 24 people in central Vietnam, authorities said on Monday, inundating swathes of the...

North China cities choked by smog shut factories, stop cars 19 Dec 2016 - 11:06 pm

BEIJING: Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories Monday to...

Fear grips DR Congo as Kabila's term ends 19 Dec 2016 - 11:00 pm

Kinshasa: Protesters gathered in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital and at least one other city, defying a ban on demonstrations against the president's...

Park's confidante denies charges as trial begins 19 Dec 2016 - 10:58 pm

Seoul: A friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to Park's impeachment in parliament...

Opinion: Here’s how Obama can hit back at Putin over hacking 19 Dec 2016 - 10:52 pm

The verdict is unanimous: President Barack Obama and every US intelligence service agree that Russian President Vladimir Putin has run a sophisticated intelligence...

Opinion: Reporting from the ground in times of war 19 Dec 2016 - 10:50 pm

It is said: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend.” I would propose...

Manila won't 'deviate from' S China Sea ruling 19 Dec 2016 - 10:49 pm

Manila: The Philippines said yesterday it will not "deviate from" an international tribunal ruling that rejected China's extensive claims in the South China...