Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 1. The Earth-to-space call will be seen ‘live’ on Nasa’s Facebook page. During the 20-minute Fac

NEW DELHI:  Five people have been arrested for the attack on six Africans in south Delhi's Mehrauli on Thursday night. Police have said the attacks, a week after a Congolese national was beaten to death in the city, were "isolated incidents" not racist in nature. Two of those attacked have alleged

Dubai, May 29: Kings’ Education has announced to offer its first ever scholarship initiative to exceptional pupils. “Building on [our] success story to date, we feel it is a natural progression to support our learning community by encouraging children who are gifted in sporting and academic areas

NEW YORK: Hit by a massive data breach that put nearly 167 million users' passwords and personal information in the hands of hackers four years back, the popular career-oriented platform LinkedIn has finally came out with an explanation and steps it has taken to protect users. In an email s

IIT-D is expected to start functioning from July this year with three courses - computer science, mechanical and electronics -with an intake of 40 students for each course. On Wednesday, the union cabinet gave its ex post facto ('after the facts') approval to the amendment to the Institutes of Te

ISTANBUL: Thousands of Muslim worshippers descended Saturday on Istanbul’s world famous Hagia Sophia, the towering former Byzantine church that is now a museum, to demand the right to pray there, Turkish media reported. An imam led a prayer in front of the vast building that was once a Greek

South Korean tech giant Samsung on Wednesday launched Galaxy Tab Iris, an Android-based tablet, priced at Rs. 13,499. “The tablet can be used by agencies using Aadhaar as an authentication mechanism. It can be used for a variety of applications in banking, eGovernance services, etc,” Samsung India

Dubai, May 28: The new parking charges levied by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai come into effect from today [Saturday]. In the restructured system, the paid parking zones in the city have been divided into two categories. Category one or commercial zones, which amount for aro

NEW DELHI, May 28: Six new IITs will come up at Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwar, Bhilai, Goa and Jammu while ISM Dhanbad will also be upgraded to an IIT. The Union Cabinet which met today gave its ex post facto approval to amend The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of new IITs at

Former finance minister P Chidambaram today wondered whether the Modi government "deserves" Raghuram Rajan, describing him as "one of the most outstanding economists in the world", amid an unrelenting attack by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy against the Governor. "I am beginning to think whether this

سعودی عرب میں قرآن کریم کی طباعت واشاعت کے سرکاری ادارے’’شاہ فہد انسٹیٹیوٹ پرائے طباعت قرآن‘‘ کی جانب سے ماہ رجب میں قرآن پاک کے ڈیڑھ ملین سے زیادہ نسخے تقسیم کیے گئے ہیں۔ العربیہ ڈاٹ نیٹ کے مطابق شاہ فہد انسٹیٹٰیوٹ کی جانب سے جاری کردہ ایک میں بتایا گیا ہے کہ ماہ رجب سنہ 1437ھ کو ادارے کے زیراہتما

کیلی فورنیا: گوگل کی جانب سے اینڈروئیڈ کا تازہ ورژن آنے کے باوجود اسمارٹ فون بنانے والی کمپنیز اینڈروئیڈ کی اپ گریڈ انتہائی تاخیر سے جاری کرتی ہیں لیکن اس مسئلے کو حل کرنے کے لیے گوگل اب خود میدان میں آنے کے لیے تیار ہے اور مستقبل میں اینڈروئیڈ کی اپ ڈیٹس گوگل خود جاری کر سکتا ہے۔ اینڈروئیڈ اسمارٹ

Advertising sector watchdog ASCI has rapped Patanjali Ayurved for "false and misleading" claims in its various advertisements, including for its hair oil and washing powder brands. The watchdog has ruled that the advertisements of the group associated with Yoga Guru Ramdev "unfairly denigrates" o

نئی دہلی : آرمی ٹربیونل نے ایک فیصلہ دیتے ہوئے تین طلاق کو آئین کے خلاف قرار دہا ہے ۔ ٹربیونل کے اس فیصلہ کے بعد ملک بھر میں ایک مرتبہ پھر اس معاملہ پر بحث چھڑگئی ہے ۔ مسلمانوں نے اس کی شدید مخالفت کی ہے اور اسے مسلم پرسنل میں صریح مداخلت قرار دیا ہے ۔ قابل ذکر ہے کہ آمڈ فورس ٹریبونل میں لانس نا

علی گڑھ27 مئی: فورم فارمسلم اسٹڈیز اینڈ انالیسس (ایف ایم ایس اے) کے زیر اہتمام قومی کونسل برائے فروغ اردو زبان میں جاری بدعنوانیوں کے خلاف 30؍مئی2016 کو جنتر منتر ، نئی دہلی پر احتجاجی مظاہر ہ کیا جائے گا جس میں این سی پی یو ایل کے ڈائریکٹر پروفیسر سید علی کریم عرف پروفیسر ارتضیٰ کریم کے خلاف جانچ ک

May 26, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The membership enrolment for Manipal Arogya Card Scheme was inaugurated here today by Dr H S Ballal, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal. The Manipal Arogya Card Scheme is a social initiative of Manipal University which enabl

May 27: Normal working hours for the private sector during Ramadan this year in the UAE will be reduced by two hours. This will cover all private sector institutions in the state during the month of Ramadan for the year 1437 Hijri, (2016), without the remuneration of workers being affected. Ra

May 26, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to create awareness on education for children and to persuade parents who are reluctant to send their children to school, a rally was organised by New Shams English Medium School Bhatkal here on Thursday. Bhatkal BEO V B Patgar f