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Comment: Need to clean Delhi air to stop irreversible damage to heart 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Delhi today is grappling with hazardous air pollution as choking fumes from the burgeoning vehicle population and the smog that engulfed the national...

Hyderabad emerges as global aerospace industry hub 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: From manufacturing cabins of the US president's helicopters to fuselages of the world's most advanced combat helicopter - it's...

A 'Roti Bank' comes up in Aurangabad for the poor 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Quaid Najmi Aurangabad, Maharashtra: A unique 'roti bank' has been launched in this city, famous for its Ajanta-Ellora caves, for the poor....

Comment: Congress at 131: Not a happy birthday 28 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

By Amulya Ganguli The Congress's 130th birthday, which was observed by the party on Monday, could not have been a happy occasion. True,...

Harlem Globetrotters star Meadowlark Lemon dead at 83 28 Dec 2015 - 06:43 pm

Meadowlark Lemon Washington: Meadowlark Lemon, the lithe showman, jester and trick-shot genius who entertained audiences worldwide as the heart and soul of the...

Rare evacuation of Syria towns as deadly blasts hit Homs 28 Dec 2015 - 06:36 pm

A Syrian man reacts as emergency services extinguish a fire following two car bomb attacks in the al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian...

Algeria army kills 109 'terrorists,' arrests 36 in 2015: ministry 28 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

Algerian soldiers stand guard at the In Amenas gas plant. The attack on the plant, in which 38 foreign workers died, has put...

Turkey opens probe against Kurdish leader over 'autonomy' remarks 28 Dec 2015 - 06:15 pm

Selahattin Demirtas Ankara: Turkish prosecutors on Monday opened a criminal investigation against the leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on accusations of committing...

Turkey PM says would not look positively on ‘hostile forces’ west of Euphrates 28 Dec 2015 - 06:06 pm

BELGRADE: Turkey would not look positively on Syrian forces hostile to Ankara moving to the west of the Euphrates, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu...

Buses carrying 450 evacuees from besieged areas in Syria cross to Turkey, Lebanon 28 Dec 2015 - 06:03 pm

A convoy of ambulances carrying more than 125 fighters from the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani arrive at the Masnaa border crossing...

Giant Palmyra arch replicas to go on show in London, New York 28 Dec 2015 - 05:59 pm

London: Giant replicas of an ancient arch in the Syrian city of Palmyra attacked by Islamic State (IS) jihadists will go on show...

Palestinian anger after man shot dead at Egypt border 28 Dec 2015 - 05:52 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Palestinians in Gaza and on social media have expressed outrage over the death of a naked man who was...

Croatia gets new parliament speaker 28 Dec 2015 - 05:48 pm

Zeljko Reiner Zagreb: Croatia's newly elected parliament named a speaker on Monday, paving the way for the formation of a new government tasked...

'Star Wars' lifts Disney as US stocks dip 28 Dec 2015 - 05:29 pm

New York: Disney shares jumped on "Star Wars" record ticket sales and Amazon gained on higher holiday subscriptions as US stocks opened lower...

Won't apologise to Jaitley: Kejriwal 28 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the DDCA row,...

Turkey detains teen 'for insulting Erdogan on Facebook' 28 Dec 2015 - 04:55 pm

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Istanbul: A Turkish court on Monday remanded in custody a 17-year-old construction worker on charges of "insulting" Turkish President Recep...

Seized documents reveal Islamic State’s Department of “War Spoils” 28 Dec 2015 - 04:47 pm

Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014, file photo.REUTERS/Stringer/Files ...