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China’s Xi to create home town bonhomie with PM Modi 22 Apr 2015 - 10:16 am

Beijing --Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to replicate the warm welcome extended to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to...

Interim bail to Teesta extended by 3 months 22 Apr 2015 - 10:14 am

New Delhi--The interim bail for social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand got extended by at least three months on Tuesday...

Idol damaged in temple, tension in Agra 22 Apr 2015 - 10:12 am

Lucknow--Four days after the attack on a church, an idol of Goddess Parvati was found damaged and five silver crowns stolen from the...

Environmentalists push for declaration of Ganga as World Heritage 22 Apr 2015 - 10:10 am

Lucknow--With Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking keen interest in cleaning of Ganga, a group of environmentalists will be petitioning him to pursue with...

BJP vs Congress over land and crops, ‘facts’ and ‘lies’ 22 Apr 2015 - 10:08 am

New Delhi--The opposition having mounted a fresher, stronger attack on the land bill, the BJP on Tuesday asked its MPs to continue an...

Cartoon 22 Apr 2015 - 06:06 am

Cartoon 22 Apr 2015 - 06:05 am

QNL offers a glimpse into old Arabic cinema 22 Apr 2015 - 04:59 am

FROM LEFT: Dr Amal Al Malki, Executive Director of the Translation and Interpreting Institute; Aysha Hassan Al Ansari, Senior Middle Eastern Studies Librarian; ...

Technical preparations for WPS complete: Officials 22 Apr 2015 - 04:58 am

From Left: Khalid Al Ghanim, Mohamed Shaheen Al Assiri, Jaber Al Marri and Rashid Mubarak Al Muhannadi during the press conference. (Abdul Basit)...

Sotheby’s auction sets 11 records 22 Apr 2015 - 04:58 am

Officials conducting the auction at Katara Art Centre yesterday. (Salim Matramkot) BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Sotheby’s contemporary art auction held at Katara...

Qatar Airways wins two TravelPlus awards 22 Apr 2015 - 04:57 am

Qatar Airways Senior Vice-President of Customer Experience, Rossen Dimitrov receiving the awards. DOHA: Qatar Airways received two Gold Awards for its luxurious new...

PHCC to sponsor UCQ masters nursing students 22 Apr 2015 - 04:56 am

Dr Kim Critchley (left) and Dr Mariam Abdulmalik signing the memorandum of understanding yesterday. DOHA: Nurses in the University of Calgary in Qatar...

Anti-tobacco campaign at Al Jazeera 22 Apr 2015 - 04:55 am

A team from HMC’s Tobacco Control Unit recently visited Al Jazeera General Services Office to spread awareness on the health effects of tobacco...

Qatar Airways teams up with Rolls-Royce for training 22 Apr 2015 - 04:54 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways National Talent Management has teamed up with Rolls-Royce to create a unique specialised training programme for Qatari nationals as part...

Most of Arab youth see IS a major threat 22 Apr 2015 - 04:53 am

DOHA: A majority of Arab youth see the rise of IS as a major threat facing the region, shows a regional survey that...

Traffic diversion on Al Rayyan Road 22 Apr 2015 - 04:53 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has announced a temporary traffic diversion on Al Rayyan Road effective from April 24. The eastbound diversion...

Awqaf Ministry begins online registration for Haj 22 Apr 2015 - 04:52 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has started online registration for Haj this year. Aspiring pilgrims- citizens and expatriates- can apply...

Companies supply domestic workers on hourly basis 22 Apr 2015 - 04:52 am

DOHA: Some manpower agencies have nexus with cleaning companies and they are supplying maids and other domestic workers on hourly, weekly and monthly...