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COMPANIES CAN PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM WEARING HIJAB: TOP EU COURT

Luxembourg: EU companies can ban employees from wearing religious or political symbols, such as the Islamic headscarf, the bloc’s top court ruled Tuesday in a landmark case. The European Court of Justice said it does not constitute “direct discrimination” if a firm has an internal rule banning th

AITM emerges winner at Inked Audit 2 contest

Bhatkallys News | March 14,2017 BHATKAL: The  CSE Engineering stream of Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management, Bhatkal grabbed the first prize at the second edition of  'Inked Audit 2.0', an Intercollegiate Book Review Competition held here on Monday. The runner's up  pri

RBI lifts cash withdrawal limits from all bank accounts

Mumbai, March 13,2017 (IANS): All limits on savings bank cash withdrawals post-demonetisation ended on Monday, as had been announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month. In a two-stage process, the weekly withdrawal limit per account had been raised to Rs 50,000 from Rs 24,000, with eff

‘Hindu caste coalition helped BJP more than Muslim division in UP’

By Mohd Asim Khan | TwoCircle.net New Delhi, March 12,2017, (IANS): The BJP’s success in consolidating Hindu votes of various castes has rendered any division of Muslim votes redundant and helped Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead it to an unprecedented landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, accordin

Muslim representation in UP assembly at historic low

 Lucknow, March 12,2017, (IANS): For all the focus on Muslims in the Uttar Pradesh elections — demonised by the BJP and actively wooed by the BSP as well as the Congress-SP combine — the number of people from the community in the 17th Vidhan Sabha has touched a historic low of 25. This is

ABVP waves saffron shawls at burkhas on campuses

Bhatkal , March 12,2017 (The Hindu): A saffron shawl is not part of the prescribed uniform at the Government First Grade College in the coastal town of Bhatkal in Karnataka. But Jayant Naika, a second year undergraduate student of Arts, was assaulted earlier this month by four of his college mates f

BJP wins in UP, Uttarakhand; Congress in Punjab

The BJP cruised towards victory on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand while the Congress brutally brushed aside the AAP in Punjab as officials counted the millions of votes polled in assembly polls. The Congress led in Manipur while it was neck and neck in Goa with the BJP. Proving wrong f

AITM Bhatkal to host Inked Audit 2 on Monday

Bhatkallys News Service | March 10,2017 BHATKAL - It’s an opportunity to read a new book and be rewarded. That is what it is all about the second edition of Inked Audit, a book review competition (non-fiction) with an opportunity and challenges for UG and PG students to review the book provide

Karnataka’s Haj quota increased to 5951 this year from 4477 last year

Bhatkallys News Service | March 10,2017 NEW DELHI -The increase in India’s annual Haj quota by Saudi Arabia Government has benefitted all the states as quota of these states for Haj 2017 has also been increased significantly. Haj quota of the states was released on 9th March, 2017 and process for s

India's 'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 Found Orbiting Moon: NASA

WASHINGTON: India's first unmanned mission to the moon- Chandrayaan 1- which was believed lost, is still orbiting the moon, say NASA scientists. The Chandrayaan-1, which cost $79 million, was launched in 2008 to map the moon's surface and look for precious resources. It was assigned a two-year mi

A great move as India relaxes its withdrawal limits

DUbai, March 6,2017:After the bedlam that ensued after the demonetisation in India, the UAE's Indian expats can now rest easy as the country relaxes its daily account withdrawal limits. With the availability of cash returning to normal, recipients can instantly collect the full amount in cash acr

Air travel to become 'massively' cheaper in India

Delhi massively cuts tax on jet fuel. IANS|March 9, 2017  New Delhi :Filed on March 9, 2017 | Last updated on March 9, 2017 at 09.52 am Air travel from Delhi to remote places within the country is set to become cheaper as the Delhi government on Wednesday announced a massive reduction in VAT

Watch: World's first flying car unveiled in Geneva

AFP/Geneva | March 9, 2017 Italdesign and Airbus world-premiered Pop.Up, the first modular, fully electric, zero emission concept vehicle system designed to relieve traffic congestion in crowded megacities. Gathered on the shores of Lake Geneva for Europe's biggest annual car show, leading au

MUHAMMAD ALI’S SON TO LAUNCH RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CAMPAIGN AGAINST DONALD TRUMP

New York [U.S.]: Muhammed Ali’s son decided to launch religious freedom campaign against US President, Donald Trump after he and his mother were detained by immigration officials in a Florida airport. To meet with lawmakers, both Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother, Khalilah Camacho Ali, are hea

Spectre of hung Assembly looms over Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, March 8,2017 (PTI): The iconic dialogue - picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost - from Shah Rukh Khan's Bollywood movie 'Om Shanti Om' could well describe the current poll scenario in Uttar Pradesh where a hung Assembly is a possibility. Party insiders are not discounting chances of a fractu

A traitor can’t be my son, won’t take his body: Father of Lucknow terror suspect

Lucknow, March 8,2017:The father of Saifullah, who was killed in an anti-terror operation in Lucknow early on Wednesday, has refused to take the body of a “traitor”. Sartaj told reporters that his son had left home around two and a half months back after being scolded for not working. He said he

Thumbs down for India’s ID cards

When Ravi Mundoli went to renew his driving licence in Chennai, an official notice informed him that he could not do so without an Aadhaar card. More than 900 million people have been enrolled in the Indian government’s Aadhaar programme — a biometric system with a unique 12-digit number, designe

Trump could send 1,000 US troops to Kuwait for Daesh fight

President considering deployment to form a reserve force to assist in battle against Daesh Washington, March 9,2017 (GN): US President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against Daesh as US-backe