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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...

Sheena murder: Accused duo taken to Raigad crime spot 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

RAIGAD, Maharashtra: A team of Mumbai police on Sunday brought two of the accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case to the...

Divisions among Gujjar community emerge over Hardik Patel 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Fissures emerged on Sunday among the members of the Gujjar community in the national capital over extending support to Patel community...

Tear gas fired at barrier protest 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Tear gas is fired during clashes between Israeli border police and Palestinian demonstrators at a protest near the West Bank city of Biet...

Lebanon’s trash protesters turn up heat on govt 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A protestor flashes a sign with Arabic written in Latin saying “your smell has reached Paris” during a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower...

Air raids kill 36 in Yemen town 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A Yemeni receives food aid from a local relief group in Sana’a, yesterday. According to the World Food Programme, an estimated 12.9 million...

Won’t renew ordinance on land deal, says Modi 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said his government will not renew the land acquisition ordinance that lapses today. He said the...

Swabhiman Rally takes a dig at Modi 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

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

Veterans of 1965 war still rue returned territory 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A file picture from the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war. New Delhi: Fifty years after India and Pakistan engaged in a full-scale war, the return...

Austria tragedy spurs calls for action 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Migrants demonstrate demanding to be let on trains to Germany in the transit area designated for them in a subway in front of...

Putin flexes muscles to impress Russians 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev exercise in a gym at Putin’s Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia,...

Massive rally in Tokyo against bill 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill outside parliament in Tokyo, yesterday. Tokyo:...