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News Analysis: Bihar verdict brings cheer to Congress 09 Nov 2015 - 02:42 am

Rahul Gandhi By Prashant Sood New Delhi: The Bihar assembly results on Sunday brought cheer to the Congress with a nearly seven-fold jump...

News Analysis: Bihar verdict: Has the 'Modi magic' faded? 09 Nov 2015 - 02:29 am

New Delhi: The Bihar poll outcome has come as a big disappointment for the BJP whose efforts to rake up extraneous issues like...

Profile: Nitish Kumar, a Soft-spoken engineer 09 Nov 2015 - 02:23 am

Patna: He graduated as an engineer but plunged into politics in the early 1970s. Sophisticated, soft-spoken and a teetotaller who detests tobacco, Janata...

News Analysis: Nitish's good work winner, Lalu success on alliance steam 09 Nov 2015 - 02:11 am

By Anuradha Mukherjee New Delhi: The Bihar poll mandate is an endorsement of the state’s incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s performance, even as...

Russian plane crash: how safe are our airports? 09 Nov 2015 - 02:04 am

Paris: Airport safety is in the spotlight after a Russian plane crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, with investigators suspecting it was brought down...

NATO ponders future of Afghan mission as fatigue, frustration mount 09 Nov 2015 - 01:51 am

NATO soldiers stand near a damaged vehicle at a suicide car bomb blast site of in Kabul on October 11, 2015. Reuters/Omar Sobhani...

Croatia's opposition conservatives win vote: preliminary results 09 Nov 2015 - 01:39 am

People look at ballot papers before casting a vote at a polling station during parliamentary election in Zagreb, Croatia, November 8, 2015. Reuters/Antonio...

Brand Modi takes a beating in Bihar 09 Nov 2015 - 01:24 am

Lalu Prasad Patna: In a verdict that is bound to have a national impact, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad...

World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor 09 Nov 2015 - 12:18 am

STOCKHOLM: Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of...

Apparent Russian raids kill 11 in Syria's Idlib: monitor 09 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Apparent Russian air strikes killed at least 11 civilians on Sunday in two towns in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, a monitoring group...

Arab League warns of dangers of continued Israeli violations 09 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Cairo: The Arab League Council warned Sunday that continuous Israeli violations could lead to an end of any political settlement for the Palestinian...

Panic, deaths as Yemen's Socotra hit by Megh cyclone 09 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

This November 7, 2015 NASA satellite photo shows Tropical Cyclone Megh in the Arabian Sea, before it made landfall in war-ravaged Yemen's Socotra...

Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution 09 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Tehran: Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy...

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian in South Nablus 08 Nov 2015 - 06:18 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian at Zaatra checkpoint in South Nablus, Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry added...

10 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town: monitor 08 Nov 2015 - 05:08 pm

Beirut: At least 10 people were killed on Sunday in Syrian government air strikes on a town held by the Islamic State group...

Protesters clash with police in Bologna 08 Nov 2015 - 04:55 pm

Blood runs down the face of a wounded protester after clashes between demonstrators and riot police, in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015....

Hrithik's special gesture for Tiger Shroff 08 Nov 2015 - 02:34 pm

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan, known for his flexible and swift dance moves, extended his good wishes to Tiger Shroff,...