New Delhi: The trust deficit between Pakistan’s security establishment, primarily the Army as well as the ISI, and the country’s political leadership can be gauged from the fact that the former kept the process of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s trial completely secret and flagged it

Instead of going right into the crux of the issues that resulted in BJP losing the recent bypoll to two Assembly seats, an introspection meeting convened by party merely blamed the tacit understanding between the Congress and JD(S) and the alleged misuse of government machinery for its defeat. Th

A year after the government banned the use of single-use plastic in the State, the lack of viable alternatives or proper enforcement has meant that traders and restaurateurs continue to use it indiscriminately. In March, BBMP officials seized 1.5 tonnes of plastic from K.R. Market and Avenue Road

Bhatkallys News Service/Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 24 April 2017: The students of Anjuman Degree college and PG centre were all ears to some of the expert talks on the occasion of their 49th annual day celebrations here in Anjuman Campus Anjumanabad Bhatkal. Dr. Shouqat Azeem of Department of So

Keeping a city sparkling is no easy task, and the residents - along with the authorities - have to ome together in this endeavour. Residents of Dubai are well aware that the city is a stickler for rules - for their own good - and violating it might cost them dearly on their pockets. So, if you

Dubai: Almost three quarters of public buses in Dubai ran on time last year, an increase over the year before, the emirate’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday. Over the same time frame, the number of bus passengers rose by more than 16 million, to 151 million in 2016. The

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed on Sunday in Saudi Arabia for a visit to boost ties after months of tension. Salman, surrounded by key Saudi officials, greeted Sisi as he stepped off the plane in the capital Riyadh and hosted him for lun

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reinstated financial allowances for civil servants and military personnel on Saturday after better-than-expected budget figures, ending unpopular cuts to a key perk triggered by low oil prices and cheering the stock market. The king issued a royal decree restoring

Two men, who produced a fake certificate of introduction from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for getting passports, have been nabbed by the Bengaluru city police. The arrest led to the discovery of letterheads of many Union Ministers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their possession.

After the disappearance of sparrows from the country’s urban landscape, the focus has now turned to the population of the common Indian house crow. Paul R. Greenough, professor of Modern Indian History and Community and Behavioural Health, University of Iowa, the U.S., who is studying the decline

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday urged the Centre to release ₹3,310 crore to Karnataka as compensation for rabi crop loss suffered last year. The State had incurred crop losses to the tune of ₹7,097 crore. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who attended the 3rd Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in New

The National selectors are hardly perturbed with the delay in the selection of the team for the Champions Trophy tournament scheduled to commence in England from June 1. The team was to be picked on April 22, three days ahead of the deadline set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for subm

Suresh Raina asked his bowlers to step up and make themselves count if Gujarat Lions are to get out of the bottom of the IPL points table. Lions suffered yet another defeat – fifth of the season – to go down by 26 runs to Kings XI Punjab at Rajkot. Batting first, KXIP scored 188/7 despite Gujarat co

Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand skipper, said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni still remains the best finisher of the limited overs game. Fleming, the current Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) coach, showered praises on the 2011 World Cup-winning captain after he played an instrumental knock of 34-ball

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S8 smartphone in India, starting at Rs 57,900. This is however, not the actual cost of the device. Naturally, all smartphone manufacturers sell their products at higher than actual prices to generate maximum profit. Moreover, the retail price besides comprising o

New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) Three men, who were allegedly roughed up by members of an animal rights group in Kalkaji area last night for transporting buffaloes in a truck, have been arrested for inhumane transportation of animals. The trio were later released on bail, while those who had attacked the

Who makes the plans, KKR? Whoever does it deserves a big pat on the back. Whether it was opening the batting with Sunil Narine or that game-breaking move to go all out with pace, it worked wonders. Gautam Gambhir was spot on in holding back his spinners, traditionally their biggest wicket-takers,

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah held a three-hour brainstorming meeting with 13 party CMs and five deputy CMs on Sunday evening to discuss political challenges and the need to focus on delivering on key programmes ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The meeting, hel