The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Designating an entire mosque as a terrorism enterprise

(AFP) / 28 August 2013 India’s rupee slumped nearly four percent to a fresh record low against the dollar on Wednesday as concerns about a US-led military strike against Syria compounded deepening domestic economic woes.   The rupee, one of Asia’s worst performing currency this year, h

Dubai, 28 August 2013 : DED in Dubai asks consumers to use their special service to check the genuineness 
of the product they buy to avoid being cheated. - Khaleejtimes.com

The rupee plunges to a new record low of 68.75 per dollar in the late morning trade on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers due to further fall in equity market amid rise in crude oil prices. The rupee resumed lower at 66.90 per dollar as against the last closing level of 66.24 p

27 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: One youth was killed and another was injured when the motorbikes they were riding collided, sending them hurtling down the Bhatkal National Highway near Telephone Exchange Tuesday evening at around 8:15pm. The deceased has been identifi

26 Aug 2013 / Bhatkal Bureau / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Misbah-ul-Haq, the man famous for catching venomous snakes and pythons, caught three cobras yesterday from three different places in and around Bhatkal and handed over them to forest department officials. The first Cobra was captured from

26 Aug 2013 / Bhatkal Bureau / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In an announcement made by the state government regarding the reservation for the post of municipality presidents, member of JD(S) and Tanzeem's recommended candidate Manjama Mangala is all set to become the new president of Bhatkal town mun

26 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: "Like Karwar, approval would be given for medical college in Bhatkal if any institution shows interest in the establishment of it." This thought was expressed by Minister for Higher Education, Mr. Deshpande in an Eid gathering organized by

26 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In view of rising incidents of rapes and other crimes in the country, Bhatkal Police have introduced an ID number plate for auto-rickshaws. This ID number plate will be put on the front window screen and will help identify the auto-ricksha

25 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: More than 50 people travelling on a bus were injured when the bus lost its control and smashed into a truck travelling in front of it. The accident occurred Sunday evening near Gorte Cross on Bhatkal National Highway. According to sourc

Onion prices in the State are expected to drop over the next few days as the local varieties have started to arrive in the market in substantial quantities. A couple of days ago, the average rate at the APMC markets in Hubli was Rs 45 per kg, while retail prices were in the range of Rs 55 and

24 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: "Muslims have played a very crucial role in India's independence movement and this movement was actually initiated by Muslims. In the year 1857 itself, more than 24,000 patriotic Muslims sacrificed their lives for the sake of India. Our ne

Bangalore: The Congress registered thumping wins in Lok Sabha bypolls in Bangalore (Rural) and Mandya, both JD (S) strongholds, giving the party and the four-month-old Siddaramaiah government a big boost in the run-up to the parliamentary polls. Both the winners- Kannada actress Ramya (Mandya

24 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: "When Prophet Mohammed (SAWS) won the battle of Badr and the prisoners of the enemy came under their possession, he (SAWS) ordered the enemies to educate Muslims as a ransom from them. Even though the Muslims at that time suffered from eco

Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka on Friday reversed the previous BJP ministry's decision that had made the cow slaughter law very stringent. The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah decided to restore the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preserva

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has arrested two of the five men accused of a gang-raping a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai on Thursday evening. More than 20 teams, including 10 from the elite Crime Branch, have been formed to track down the three others. Both the accused will be produced bef

21 Aug 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A Grand Eid party was hosted by Nawayat Mehfil at Hotel Zafran, Mango Park. The function began with speech by Assistant Secretary Maulana Jafer Faqui Nadvi. Thereafter, Irfan Katangeri presented the Nawayat Mehfil anthem. Program convenor

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged people to defeat communal forces in everyday life and in elections in remarks that were read as being directed at the BJP and its likely prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi. Although Singh's comments came while speaking at the awar