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Muslims unfit to be US president, says Republican 21 Sep 2015 - 02:40 am

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson yesterday said Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent...

BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya dead 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KOLKATA: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to a hospital here three days ago after...

Greece's Varoufakis turns on former party and leader during vote 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Alexis Tsipras (R) and Yanis Varoufakis look on during the vote for the president of Greece's parliament in Athens in this file phot. ...

Is Bengal withholding some more Netaji files, ask researchers 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: he West Bengal government has declassified 64 secret files it had on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but researchers claim that some more...

Modi condoles death of UAE vice president's son 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote to UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, condoling the death of his...

Punjab health authorities seize expired medicines worth Rs.43 lakh 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image CHANDIGARH: The Food and Drugs Administration in Punjab has seized expired allopathic drugs, which were being illegally repackaged with fresh expiry...

Afghan blast kills five policemen: officials 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KHOST, Afghanistan: A roadside bomb has killed five Afghan policemen on patrol in the eastern province of Paktia, officials said Sunday, the latest...

No entry for North Delhi mayor at Kejriwal's house 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to let North Delhi's mayor enter his house when he arrived there with a team...

Saudi's United Cooperative Assurance says gets Mecca crane claim 20 Sep 2015 - 09:35 pm

AL RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's United Cooperative Assurance said on Sunday it had received a claim from Saudi Binladin Group over the collapse of...

More than 100,000 gather at Erdogan rally against "terrorism" 20 Sep 2015 - 09:10 pm

People wave the Turkish national flag at an "antiterorrism" rally in Istanbul on September 20, 2015 (AFP ) ISTANBUL: More than 100,000 people...

Ceasefire returns to 3 Syria battlegrounds 20 Sep 2015 - 08:45 pm

Reuters BEIRUT: A new ceasefire went into effect on Sunday between Syrian pro-government forces and Islamist rebels in three battleground districts, a local...

Kerry says US to take in 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017 20 Sep 2015 - 07:55 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry BERLIN: The United States will take in more refugees worldwide in the next two years, US Secretary...

Modi to visit Ireland, US from September 23-29 20 Sep 2015 - 06:58 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Ireland and the US from September 23-29. In posts on Facebook, Modi said he...

BJP releases third list of Bihar candidates 20 Sep 2015 - 06:54 pm

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced another 11 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls in its third list of candidates released...

UK's opposition Labour split on Syria air strikes 20 Sep 2015 - 06:36 pm

The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn gestures as he acknowledges applause after addressing the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in...