NEW DELHI: They were meant to replace the demonetised currency, but some new 500-rupee notes are causing some confusion -- because of printing errors. Apparently, in a rush to go to print, an unspecified number -- no one knows exactly how many -- of notes of Rs. 500 denomination have visible erro

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Akto County in Xinjiang province at 10.24 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, local authorities said adding that there were no casualties. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the quake struck at a depth of 10 km with its epicentre located at 39.27 degre

Forty-four people were killed and 103 injured when one Iranian passenger train collided with another at a station about 150 miles (250 km) east of the capital Tehran, state media reported. “I was sleeping when the crash happened. I thought it was an air strike … When I opened my eyes, there was bloo

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik issued another open letter on Friday reiterating he has always advocated peace and condemned violence in all its forms. The statement comes amidst a case being registered and several raids being conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Na

Aman Mani Tripathi is the son of former UP minister Amar Mani Tripathi, who is already in jail in connection with the murder of poet Madhumita Shukla in 2003. Samajwadi Party leader Aman Mani Tripathi, son of jailed politician Amar Mani Tripathi, was on Friday arrested by CBI from Delhi in connec

General Commander of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, died on Thursday night. He died at Rashid Hospital after he was rushed there following a heart attack. The funeral prayer will be held at Zabeel after Friday prayer and he will be buried at Al Qusais cemetery. L

But some Indian expats prefer to wait and watch as the rupee is expected to weaken over the winter break Gulf money exchanges are bracing for an unprecedented remittance rush sparked by the Indian rupee's plunge to a historic low against the dollar on Thursday. Exchange firms expect remittances to

New Delhi: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will visit India on December 3 and hold discussions with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of common interest. With Qatar being the largest supplier of LNG to India,

A 5-year-old Muslim kindergarten student was allegedly assaulted by a woman teacher who grabbed him by the neck and began choking him, the latest in a series of hate incidents reported in the US following Donald Trump’s win. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the country’s largest

Jerusalem: A massive fire has been spreading in the northern Israel since Tuesday. Fire has been spread across the central and northern regions of Israel and parts of the West Bank. Dry conditions and high winds have made the situation worse. According to latest figures, there were 30 reports of

Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 24 November 2016: Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) will be organizing an debate competition for PUC and Degree colleges students, the competition is named as ‘Speak for India’ debate competition wherein the management is expec

New Delhi [India]: The Centre on Thursday said that there will be no counter exchange of old Rs. 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes after the midnight today. However, certain exemptions relating to cancellation of legal tender character of old currency notes has been extended up to December 15, inclu

نئی دہلی۔ سابق وزیر اعظم منموہن سنگھ نے حکومت کے نوٹ بندی کے فیصلے کو نافذ کرنے کے طریقہ کار کو پوری طرح ناکام قرار دیتے ہوئے آج راجیہ سبھا میں کہا کہ اس کی وجہ سے ملک بھر میں جم کر ’منظم طور پر اور قانونی لوٹ مار ‘ ہوئی اور عام آدمی کو کافی پریشانیوں کا سامنا کرنا پڑا ہے۔ وزیر اعظم نریندر مودی کے ا

Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has accorded initial operational clearance (IOC) to the upgraded Jaguar after its deputy chief flew the attack aircraft here, the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said on Wednesday. “Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria gave the IOC

New Delhi: He started off as a taxi driver, went on to become a spy for an Indian intelligence agency, spent 11 years in a Pakistan jail and is now running an association for the welfare of unsung heroes. Disappointed by the lack of support from the Indian government, Vinod Sawhney says there is

Bengaluru: In a daring daylight heist, the driver of a logistic agency today fled with a van laden with Rs 1.37 crore cash, collected from banks here, police said. Dominic, hired by Logicash, an outsourcing agency, drove away the van with the cash when two other employees had gone to a bank in th

Mosul [Iraq]: Iraqi security forces have recaptured six villages in southeast and north of the city of Mosul, while Special Forces continued heavy clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in the eastern part of the city. On Monday, the army’s 9th armored Division managed to free the three vi

Banda, Uttar Pradesh: An 18-year-old student has allegedly committed suicide after he could not withdraw money to pay his examination fees in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, Suresh had been standing in queue for several days, without luck. After he returned empty-handed