Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 1. The Earth-to-space call will be seen ‘live’ on Nasa’s Facebook page. During the 20-minute Fac

Dubai, May 28: The new parking charges levied by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai come into effect from today [Saturday]. In the restructured system, the paid parking zones in the city have been divided into two categories. Category one or commercial zones, which amount for aro

May 26, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The membership enrolment for Manipal Arogya Card Scheme was inaugurated here today by Dr H S Ballal, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal. The Manipal Arogya Card Scheme is a social initiative of Manipal University which enabl

May 27: Normal working hours for the private sector during Ramadan this year in the UAE will be reduced by two hours. This will cover all private sector institutions in the state during the month of Ramadan for the year 1437 Hijri, (2016), without the remuneration of workers being affected. Ra

May 26, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to create awareness on education for children and to persuade parents who are reluctant to send their children to school, a rally was organised by New Shams English Medium School Bhatkal here on Thursday. Bhatkal BEO V B Patgar f

May 26, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Anjuman will have another feather in its cap as one of its students, Akshay Kamath, from AITM, has bagged a Gold Medal for scoring highest marks in the subject of Concrete Technology of Civil Engineering branch. He will be conferred with the

Gandhinagar, May 26: Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to start its India operations from Gujarat. The international financial institution from Saudi Arabia has chosen Gujarat to set up its first branch in India. The state will also get 30 medical vans as part of IDB's social sector

Karnataka, May 26: The PUC II results are out and girls have outshined boys again. Out of 6,36,368 students who appeared for the examination, 3,64,013 have cleared the exams. The pass percentage is 57.20 and has slipped a few notches from last year's 60.54 %. Girls have outshined boys with a pass pe

The government is set to ban potassium bromate as food additive with Health Minister J P Nadda asserting that it will take appropriate action following a report which claimed presence of cancer-causing chemicals in bread samples of virtually all top brands. A Centre for Science and Environment

JEDDAH: Approximately 7 million Umrah pilgrims are expected in Makkah and Madinah before and during Ramadan. They will be served by thousands of employees who want to guarantee the pilgrims’ safety and comfort. Umrah pilgrims come through various ports, the most important ones being King Abdul Az

NEW DELHI, May 24: An air ambulance with 7 people on board crashed near Najafgarh in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. The air ambulance belongs to Alchemist Airlines. It had taken off from Patna and was en route to Delhi when it crashed. Police and rescue officials have reached the crash site and t

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyid Ali Khamenei a rare 7th Century manuscript of the Holy Quran written in Kufic script and attributed to Prophet’s son-in-law Hazrat Ali. Modi, who called on Khamenei at his office, gifted the Supreme Leader

New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) After raising queries, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to keep state boards out of the common entrance test (NEET) for MBBS and dental courses for this year. The President promulgated the ordinance this morning after Health Ministry officials returned

BEIRUT, Lebanon : More than 120 people were killed Monday in a wave of bombings claimed by the Daesh group in northwestern Syria, the deadliest attacks yet in the regime’s coastal heartland. Seven near-simultaneous explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seasid

India has banned its nationals from travelling to Libya, irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country. Announcing this today, External Affairs Ministry said the decision has been notified to all Immigration authorities. "In view of prev

Iran, 23 May 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Iran tour has become a historic one after the country signed as many as 12 pacts including a contract to develop the first phase of strategic Chabahar port. In a joint statement, Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today stressed that said bot

Los Angeles, May 23, 2016, (PTI): A 12-year-old Indian-American boy, who was congratulated by President Barack Obama after he became the youngest ever to graduate from a US collage, is eyeing to become a doctor by the time he turns 18 as he has been accepted to two prestigious university campuses.

Soldiers looking for victims recovered at least seven more bodies on Sunday from Aranayake - one of the worst-hit villages in the district of Kegalle. Starting last weekend Sri Lanka has seen the heaviest rains in 25 years. The rain has now stopped in parts of the country and floodwaters were