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34 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Saudi Arabia 31 Aug 2015 - 05:05 pm

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Health said in its weekly statement, it recorded 34 positive confirmed cases of respiratory Middle East syndrome virus...

India's economy grows by 7.0 percent in first quarter 31 Aug 2015 - 04:53 pm

NEW DELHI: India's economy grew by a slower than expected 7.0 percent in the first quarter, official figures showed Monday, adding to pressure...

Sisodia gets additional charge of Delhi's law ministry 31 Aug 2015 - 04:47 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was given additional charge of the law ministry on Monday in a meeting presided over...

SC stays Rajasthan HC order on Jain practice Santhara 31 Aug 2015 - 04:41 pm

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Rajasthan High Court order which held that the Jain custom of Santhara - a...

Black money: Swiss banks ask Indians to use compliance window 31 Aug 2015 - 03:40 pm

NEW DELHI: Swiss and other European banks have asked Indian customers to avail the ongoing one-time compliance window granted by the tax department...

Why $40 oil is killing Iraq, Venezuela and others, but not Russia 31 Aug 2015 - 03:06 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists after submerging into the waters of the Black Sea inside a research bathyscaphe in Sevastopol, Crimea....

Myanmar's president signs off on law seen as targeting Muslims 31 Aug 2015 - 02:50 pm

File photo of Myanmar's President Thein Sein speaking at the Mekong-Five Economic Forum hosted by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Tokyo, July...

Ukraine's parliament backs draft law giving east special status 31 Aug 2015 - 02:48 pm

A serviceman of the Ukrainian armed forces fires a weapon in the direction of positions of units of the armed forces of the...

Austria toughens border controls in trafficking clampdown 31 Aug 2015 - 01:42 pm

A truck, in which 71 migrants were found dead on a motorway near Parndorf, Austria August 27, 2015, is towed away. VIENNA/BUDAPEST: Austrian...

Unprecedented migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers 31 Aug 2015 - 01:05 pm

A Syrian migrant lifts a child over a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Asotthalom, Hungary August 25, 2015. BY FOO YUN CHEE ...

Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account hacked 31 Aug 2015 - 11:31 am

MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is an active user of social networking services, says his Twitter handle has been hacked. The 72-year-old actor...

In Bihar, Nitish, Lalu and Sonia take on Modi 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption Patna: Sharing a stage for the first time, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Lalu Prasad and Congress president Sonia Gandhi...

Medical student commits suicide in AIIMS hostel 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old MBBS student allegedly committed suicide early Sunday by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel room in...

Bengal question paper leak: Left demands judicial probe 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

KOLKATA: Alleging the involvement of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress in the disappearance of question papers for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), the...

Trade unions warn Mamata against forcibly foiling September 2 strike 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

KOLKATA: Warning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against using force to foil the September 2 countrywide strike called by central trade unions,...

Hardik vows to take reservation movement nationwide 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Patel community leader Hardik Patel on Sunday announced his intention to join hands with other communities to launch a nationwide movement...