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Mali rebels attack Timbuktu,soldiers flee regionSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 01:03 IST

Booms from rocket launchers and automatic gunfire crackled around Malis fabled town of Timbuktu,known as an ancient seat of Islamic learning

UAE shutters offices of US-backed democracy groupSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 01:02 IST

As secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton worked hard late Saturday to focus attention on deepening security ties with the Arab nations of the Persian Gulf

Details emerge of Osamas house before AbbottabadSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 01:00 IST

Shaukat Qadir said he was taken to the Haripur house last November by ISI agents

Briefly Business: Libya,Syria unrest impac-ted fertiliser subsidy billSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:52 IST

The unrest in Libya and Syria has more than doubled the fertiliser subsidy bill from Rs 40,000 crore to Rs 90,000 crore,Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said

Iron ore not a strategic mineral: Mines ministrySubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:51 IST

The mines ministry has shot down the steel ministrys proposal that iron ore should be classified as a strategic mineral

In a first,govt allows Titan to import goldSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:50 IST

In a first instance of the government allowing an actual user from private sector to import gold directly,Tata Group firm Titan Industries has been given nod to bring the yellow metal from overseas market

No-frills Demat likely for Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings SchemeSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:49 IST

Small investors who wish to subscribe the proposed Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme are likely to have the incentive of setting up cheaper demat accounts

Equipment firms slip on power sector worriesSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:47 IST

* BHEL sees cash balances eroded; L&T opens situation room

Car makers post highest monthly salesSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:33 IST

German luxury car maker Audi reported 47 per cent jump at 1,002 units

Vietnam wants India to train English teachersSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:26 IST

Vietnam has sought Indias assistance in training its teachers in the English language and for curriculum development

Another suicide over TelanganaSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:25 IST

After an MBA student from Warangal in Andhra Pradesh,a 23-year-old youth from the district has allegedly committed suicide over separate statehood for Telangana

EC deserves praise for its order,says AdvaniSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:24 IST

The RS polls in Jharkhand was scrapped after the EC recovered Rs 2.15 crore

Snubbing the ChiefSubscriber Only

April 2, 2012 00:21 IST

So terse was the clearance from the Ministry of Defence for Army Chief General V K Singhs visit to Nepal for a conference on disaster management

Left unity priority,says new CPI bossSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:58 IST

S Sudhakar Reddy took over as CPI general secretary from A B Bardhan,who will continue to work as a member of the central secretariat of the party.

BJP questions EC decision,says Congress put pressureSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:56 IST

Questioning the ECs recommendation to the President to countermand the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand,the BJP on Saturday said it should not work under pressure from the Congress.

Time ImmemorialSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:56 IST

In Haryana,devotees offer clocks to a peer to be on time

Parenting by halfSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:53 IST

Why hands-off daddies are not such a bad idea.

Scrap Posco project,says activist who filed pleaSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:47 IST

The tribunal verdict on the project had raised many questions,Samantra said today.

Witchcraft row: Police firing kills 2Subscriber Only

April 1, 2012 23:46 IST

Two persons were killed and 17 injured in Ganjam district of Orissa when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob that had tonsured four men and a woman on the allegation of practising witchcraft.

Clean BillSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 22:41 IST

<i>A former manual scavenger,Usha Chaumar is now spreading the word about personal hygiene among rural Indian women.</i>

Dancing in the darkSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 22:32 IST

In the bylanes of Kolkata,in the suburbs of Mumbai and the badlands of north India,dancers are dancing. They work in unglamorous settings and pander to unruly crowds in their attempt to keep dying traditions alive. But we only see Kareena Kapoor bat her eyelids in a mujra Dil mera muft ka (Agent Vinod),Vidya Balan doing a lavani in Ferarri ki Sawari,Bipasha Basu in a nautanki-inspired number in Beedi jalaile (Omkara) or laugh at the heros launda-inspired dance in Luv ka the End. Bollywood might have brought these folk forms to our homes,but their true practitioners devote their lives to the art,usually aware that their children will not further this legacy. We bring you the original performers of these folk traditions.

SP does not want mid-term polls but no one knows what the Congresss partners will do nextSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 22:30 IST

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav speaks about the partys goonda-raj image,mid-term elections and why he backed Akhilesh as CM.

Hostage OrissaSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 22:19 IST

In a space of 10 days,Naxals in Orissa have carried out three high-profile abductions and a killing.

Car makers post highest monthly salesSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 18:37 IST

Tata Motors reported a 20 per cent jump in total vehicle sales during March at 100,414 units.

Tax liability comes down,phone bill goes upSubscriber Only

April 1, 2012 18:04 IST

Under new proposal,persons with income up to Rs 10 lakh per annum will save about Rs 1,030.

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‘I don’t know what awaits me in the US’: The lives upended by Trump’s H-1B proclamation

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The recent imposition of a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas by Trump has caused chaos and uncertainty for Indian families in Dubai, leading many to rush back to the US. This has particularly affected Telugu-speaking Indians, with the Telangana IT Minister seeking intervention from the Centre.

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