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No government interference in Start-Up India scheme: Jaitley 16 Jan 2016 - 10:09 am

File picture of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the new "Start-Up India" scheme of Prime...

Arrested IS militant confesses to plan suicide attack 16 Jan 2016 - 10:01 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's police chief said on Saturday that a suspected militant arrested in a metro station in Kuala Lumpur had confessed to...

Indonesia blocks radical websites after deadly militant attack in capital 16 Jan 2016 - 09:57 am

People walk near the site of militant attack in central Jakarta, Indonesia, January 16, 2016. Reuters/Darren Whiteside By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA:...

Battle rages for Burkina Faso hotel as suspected Islamists kill at least 20 16 Jan 2016 - 09:40 am

A soldier looks out from behind a wall before a counter-assault on Islamist gunmen at the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January...

Self-harm at Australia detention centres once every two days: Report 16 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

Human rights groups have criticised the policy against asylum-seekers arriving by boat and the detention conditions, but the Australian government has argued the...

China ties on the line as Taiwan votes for new president 16 Jan 2016 - 09:19 am

Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen casts her ballot at a polling station during general elections in New...

One killed in Canadian oil plant accident 16 Jan 2016 - 09:12 am

Montreal: One person was killed and another injured following an explosion at an oil sands plant in western Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of...

Iran foreign minister departs for Vienna nuclear compliance talks: Media 16 Jan 2016 - 09:09 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed for Vienna early Saturday for talks with European Union...

Start-Up India: Stakeholders want easy funding norms, help on equity ownership 16 Jan 2016 - 09:01 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister's "Start-Up India" initiative to be launched here on Saturday has evoked much interest and expectations from stakeholders. Here's what...

High waves hamper search for Marines missing in Hawaii helicopter crash 16 Jan 2016 - 08:48 am

A CH-53E Super Stallion, used by the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 aboard Barber's Point Naval Air Station, Marine Corps Base Hawaii on...

At least 20 dead in ongoing Burkina Faso hotel siege 16 Jan 2016 - 08:34 am

A view shows vehicles on fire outside Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in this still image taken from a video January 15,...

Burkina security forces launch assault to retake hotel from militants 16 Jan 2016 - 08:28 am

OUAGADOUGOU: Security forces in Burkina Faso launched an assault on Saturday to recapture a hotel in the capital stormed by suspected Islamist militants...

Moldova president nominates new PM candidate in bid to end political deadlock 16 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Nicolae Timofti CHISINAU: Moldova’s president nominated a compromise candidate backed by a parliamentary majority for the role of prime minister on Friday potentially...

Saudi-born Istanbul bomber planned New Year’s Eve attack: Sources 16 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Carnations, with the Turkish police in the background, are placed at the site of Tuesday's suicide bomb attack at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul,...

Key oil pipeline blown up in Yemen's Aden 16 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Aden: A key pipeline linking a refinery and an oil terminal in Yemen's second city of Aden has been severely damaged...

Pakistan shuts down seminaries run by group accused of Indian air base attack 16 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Maulana Masood Azhar, head of Pakistan's militant Jaish-e-Mohammad party. REUTERS By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have shut down several...

Austria says to turn back migrants aiming to pass through Germany 16 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Migrants stay in queue during heavy snowfall before passing Austrian-German border in Wegscheid in Austria, near Passau November 22, 2015. REUTERS VIENNA: Austria...