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Now apply online to Indian schools in Oman
Now apply online to Indian schools in Om...

Now apply online to Indian schools in Oman

Muscat – Indian schools in Oman will go online with their admission process for the academic year 2014-2015, a media report Thursday said. The website related to admissions, www.indianschoolsoman.com, will go online with updated information and online registration forms from Jan 1, Times Of... read more »

'Dhoom:3' rules Nepal box office, local films' release delayed for 3 weeks
‘Dhoom:3′ rules Nepal box of...

‘Dhoom:3′ rules Nepal box office, local films’ release de...

By Anil Giri Kathmandu – Bollywood star Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom:3”, which is expected to mint Rs.300 crore (about $48 million), is going so strong at the box office in Nepal that the local filmmakers have had to delay the release of their own films for the next... read more »

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.
Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile Delta city of Mansoura. The area hit by the explosion on Thursday in front of Azhar University in the... read more »

Ahmedabad court rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots
Ahmedabad court rejected a petition file...

Ahmedabad court rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against Modi in 20...

Ahmedabad – In a big relief to BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a Ahmedabad court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the closure report of Special Investigation Team (SIT) which gave a clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister in connection with... read more »

X-mas fashion: Carefree styling is the mantra

X-mas fashion: Carefree styling is the mantra

By Nivedita New Delhi – Are you stuck with traditional red and white for Christmas dos? Fashion experts say it’s time for a makeover – stay fierce and indulge in carefree... read more »

US court dismisses Sikh group's case againstBadal

US court dismisses Sikh group’s case againstBadal

Chicago – A US Court of Appeals has again dismissed a human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the ground that a Sikh rights group failed to... read more »

Japan raises defence spending budget

Japan raises defence spending budget

Tokyo – Japanese cabinet Tuesday approved a record-high 95.88 trillion yen (about $922 billion) budget for fiscal 2014, of which the defence spending was up 2.8 percent, marking the... read more »

Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

Cairo – Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi Tuesday declared Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s oldest and most influential Islamist movement, as a terrorist group,... read more »

Chilly morning, clear day ahead for Delhi

Foggy morning in Delhi

New Delhi – There was fog in Delhi early Tuesday, but visibility improved as the day progressed. Four trains! were cancelled and three flights were diverted, said authorities. “Due to the... read more »