Aden, Yemen: A US drone killed a “commander” of Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen in a strike on the central province of Baida, security sources said on Thursday. Shroum al-Sanaani, a leading figure with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, was travelling on a motorbike along with an unidentified m

Dubai: Anwar Gargash, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, called on Friday via his twitter account the visit by Saudi King Salman to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin an “impressive success.” King Salman started on Thursday a four-day visit to Russia, ma

Beijing: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai were knocked out of the China Open women’s doubles semi-finals here on Saturday. After comfortably winning the first set, the Indo-Chinese duo slumped to a shocking 6-2, 1-6, 5-10 defeat at the hands of Swiss star Martina H

Bengaluru: Former India captain Kapil Dev and batsman Karun Nair, showcased their skills on Day 3 of the 9th Annual Cornerstone Cup Karnataka Golf Festival staged at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course here on Saturday. More than 110 amateur golfers participated from all across the countr

Washington [United States]: The U.S. State Department has approved the likelihood of the sale of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD), a U.S. missile defence system, to Saudi Arabia’s Government for an estimated cost of 15 billion dollars. “This potential sale will substantially increa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi police raided hideouts of a “terror” cell linked to the Islamic State group, killing two people and arresting five others, the national security agency said on Thursday. The State Security Agency said police raided three hideouts in the capital Riyadh and exchanged gun

New Delhi: Pakistan has violated the ceasefire over 600 times so far this year, the highest in the last one decade, an official said Pakistani troops have opened fire on Indian territories more than 600 times till September 30. Eight civilians and 16 security personnel were killed in the firing,

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bhatkal 07 Oct 2017: Forest department officials kicked off 63rd wild life week in Bhatkal by taking out a rally of School students who were joined by Bhatkal Assistant conservator of Forest, Balachandra HC. Speaking to Bhatkallys.com Balachandra HC, sa

October 7, Dantal About twenty Muslim families left their village in western Rajasthan following alleged threats from Hindu upper caste villagers, in a string of events starting with the murder of a folk singer, police said on Friday. The 200-odd Muslim people, including women and children, ar

October 6, Three months after the rollout of the new indirect tax regime, the GST Council on Friday made sweeping changes to give relief to small and medium businesses on filing and payment of taxes, eased rules for exporters and cut tax rates on more than two dozen items. Businesses with annual t

October 6, New Delhi Within a month of the murder of 7-year-old student Pradhyumn Thakur inside a toilet in Ryan School and the rape of a 5-year-old girl by a peon in an east Delhi school, a six-year-old girl was raped, allegedly by a member of the housekeeping team, inside the toilet of a privat

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 06 October 2017: Moulana Saeed-ur-Rahman Nadwi, Principal of Nadwatul Uloom Lucknow, who was in Bhatkal on Friday 06 October to launch three new books published by Moulana Abul Hassan Islamic Academy Bhatkal addressed a gathering of Students of Jam

October 6, Denmark Denmark looks set to become the next European country to restrict the burqa and the niqab, worn by some Muslim women, after most parties in the Danish parliament backed some sort of ban on facial coverings. Full and partial face veils such as burqas and niqabs divide opinion

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is the winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace prize. The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said the award had been made in recognition of “for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bhatkal 06 Oct 2017:  Bhatkal has been hit hard by heavy rain and thunderstorm this evening. The skies turned dark by 4:30 pm - something that is unusual in the town. So far, traffic and other businesses are running normally and there have been no re

A confident India will look to extend their domination, while a hapless Australia would aim for a change of fortunes in the three-match T20 series beginning on Saturday. India dominated the limited over series against Australia with a 4-1 win to reclaim the number one ODI rankings and the hosts w

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has ended speculation he could leave the club where he has spent his entire career by announcing the agreement of a contract for life with the Liga side on Friday. "Barcelona and Andres Iniesta have reached an agreement to renew his contract for life which will ti

Dubai: Pakistan has announced their team for the five-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka commencing from October 13 at Dubai International stadium amid heavy criticism against chief selector Inzamam Ul Haq. The 15-man squad include the uncapped batsman Imam-ul-Haq, who is the ne