JODHPUR/JAIPUR: In an embarrassment to the Vasundhara Raje government, over 250 policemen went on a day's mass leave on Monday and some of them who were supposed to give guard of honour to Union home minister Rajnath Singh in Jodhpur refused to do so. The constabulary went on leave following rumours

New Delhi: The BCCI is seeking a new General Manager of Cricket Operations after MV Sridhar’s departure and the applicant should either be a cricket expert or someone who has played at the highest level. Sridhar stepped down last month after being under the scanner for alleged financial improprie

Kabul: National Security Adviser of India Ajit Doval paid a visit to Afghanistan on Monday at the invitation of the NSA, Afghanistan Hanif Atmar to discuss the bilateral strategic partnership and regional and global issues of mutual interest. Doval was called on the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

LONDON: An Indian-origin teenager has become one of Britain’s youngest millionaires after his online estate agency business got valued at 12 million pounds in just over a year. Akshay Ruparelia, at just 19 years of age, juggled his school work with negotiating property deals for his no-frills bus

Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run against him in the 2020 presidential elections. Trump registered a shocking win over Clinton who was the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential elections. Clinton in recent months have been

United Nations: Calling the Myanmar Rohingya refugee crisis “the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis and a major humanitarian emergency”, the heads of three UN aid organisations have said they were seeking 434 million USD for the victims. The officials — UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filip

New Delhi [India]: A minor fire broke out in a room at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the wee hours on Tuesday. The blaze was reported in room number 242, located on the second floor, at around 3.35a.m. “At around 3.35 a.m we got a call in our control room that a fire broke out in PMO’s offi

Bhatkallys News Bureau Bhatkal 16 Oct 2017: Jali Patan Panchayath organized its general body meeting on Monday here at Jali Patan Panchayath office in Bhatkal. Among the several agendas discussed at the meeting, the issue pertaining to the new building for Panchayath office was discussed for a

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bhatkal, 14 Oct 2017: A blame game of words and empty promises has left locals in Bhatkal with a piling garbage issue. Speaking with Bhatkallys.com, a senior official from Bhatkal Heble Panchayath assured issues faced by locals in Bhatkal would be resolved

Bengaluru: At least six persons were killed and some others feared trapped when a two-storeyed building collapsed due to a suspected LPG cylinder blast near Ejipura in the city on Monday, the police said. Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to n

Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case of killing of Gauri Lankesh on Saturday said the information that Goa-based right-wing Hindu organisation Sanstha Sanstha is involved in the killing of the journalist rests only with the media as the team does not have any

BENGALURU: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain today, taking the death toll from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden in the city. Narasamma had accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from t

Bengaluru: Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state. “No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done

Lamongan [Indonesia]: In a tragic incident, Choirul Huda, Indonesia’s most iconic footballer, passed away after a mid-game collision with a team-mate on Sunday. The incident happened during happened during the first-half of a match between Persela Lamongan and Semen Pedang when Huda collapsed fol

Mogadishu: The death toll in the massive twin truck bombings in Somalia’s capital has mounted to 300, officials said. The officials explosion has been called as the one of the deadliest attacks to hit the capital, Mogadishu, since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007, reported the New York Times.

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraqi forces are advancing in a “major operation” to enter disputed Kirkuk city and take control of a Kurdish military base and oil fields, Kurdish authorities said early Monday. Iraqi forces and allied paramilitaries are “now advancing from Taza in South of Kirkuk in a major op wi

Chiplun (Maharashtra) [India]: A case of food poisoning was reported on Sunday in Indian Railways’ premium train Tejas Express between Goa and Mumbai, which affected at least 24 passengers. A case of food poisoning reported in train no 22120 Tejas Express on date upon information from passengers.

Patna: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said construction of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya will commence soon and it will be ready to receive devotees by next Diwali. Hurdles in the way of the proposed Ram temple are being removed, Swami said without elaborating. “Construction of