Employees in the UAE are legally entitled to a number of holidays per year, known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave. Here are six important things that employees need to know when it comes to this legal entitlement in the UAE. #1 How many days of annual leave do I get? Yo

Sriharikota, 10 Mar,2016: ISRO's sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F was successfully launched on Thursday onboard PSLV C32 from the spaceport. In a textbook mission, Indian Space Research Organisation's workhorse PSLV-C32 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 100 km from Che

Bengaluru: March 9, 2016:Karnataka has become the first State to offer cashless trauma care to road traffic accident victims. The scheme which offers immediate trauma care services irrespective of their financial income, was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Under t

March 10, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Kumta: UttarKannada Premiere League leather ball cricket tournament was kicked off Wednesday evening with a grand opening ceremony. The tournament is organized by Uttar Kannada Sports Association affiliated to Karnataka State Cricket Association

March 10, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: BJP and Congress workers who were arrested by Bhatkal Police after they clashed against each other inside the police station on Wednesday were released on the same evening after Bhatkal JMFC court's judge in his residence pronounced their

بیجنگ: چین میں قبروں سے خواتین اورلڑکیوں کی لاشیں نکال کر ان کی مردہ آدمی سے شادی کرنے کے بعد دوبارہ دفن کرنے کے واقعات میں غیر معمولی اضافہ ہوا ہے۔ چین میں تواہم پرستی کے مارے لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ اگر کوئی کنوارہ شخص اس دنیا سے رخصت ہوجاتا ہے تو اگلی دنیا میں اسے مسائل کا سامنا ہوتا ہے، اسی لیے

مرحوم شعرا و ادبا کے تذکروں، اور یادوں پر مشتمل کتاب’پُرسہ‘ کی تقریبِ اجرا میں ادب دوستوں کی کثیر تعداد میں شرکت ممبئی: ندیم صدیقی نے ادب و صحافت کو جس طرح برتا ہے فی زمانہ اس کی مثال کم کم دیکھنے کو ملتی ہے۔ یہ وصف خواص ہی کا حصّہ رہا ہے۔ معمولی موضوعات بھی طرز ِتحریر کے سبب غیر معمولی شکل اختیار

LONDON/HERTFORSHIRE, ENGLAND:  The world's most famous can be seen at the Madame Tussauds wax museum on Baker Street in the heart of London. Two buildings away is the home of industrialist Vijay Mallya. He has not been seen recently at this home; the Supreme Court has asked for a notice to be sen

A breakthrough in understanding human skin cells offers a pathway for new anti-ageing treatments. For the first time, scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have identified that the activity of a key metabolic enzyme found in the batteries of human skin cells declines with age. A study, p

If you’ve been thinking of moving to the United Kingdom, this may be your chance. The country has just updated (last update on February 25, 2016) its list of Shortage Occupations List, which includes roles that are difficult to fill up with the existing workforce in the country and can therefore

خلیج تعاون کونسل کے رکن ممالک کے وزراء خارجہ کا ایک اجلاس بدھ کے روز سعودی عرب کے دارالحکومت ریاض میں ہو رہا ہے جس میں خطے کے ممالک کے داخلی امور میں ایران کی مداخلت کو زیربحث لایا جائے گا۔ واضح رہے جمعرات کے روز قاہرہ میں بھی عرب وزراء خارجہ کا اجلاس منعقد ہوگا جس میں ایران کے ساتھ بحران کا جائزہ ل

March 9, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Tension prevailed for sometime today near Bhatkal Town Police station after police arrested some workers of BJP and Congress parties in Bhatkal after they clashed inside the police station. According to sources, Bhatkal Block Congress He

LATEST: In its 10am report, the UAE’s Met office has stated neighbouring areas around Jebel Ali and Al Maktoum Airport are experiencing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Motorists in Jebel Ali are also reporting low visibility driving conditions, with Samer Chami tweeting: “Visibility is near “0”

A Chinese man reportedly sold his 18-day old baby girl so he could buy himself an iPhone. He found a buyer on a social media site, who paid £2,500 (approx. Dh13,000) for his baby, according to media reports. The man allegedly intended to buy an iPhone and a motorbike, ‘Times of India’ reported

While various parts of the nation witnessed grey skies and heavy rain for the second day in a row, the Capital experienced thunderstorms on Tuesday. The wet weather, which came abruptly after a sunny weekend, was due to an extension of low pressure coming from southwestern UAE. In the Capital, scat

Schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be closed on Wednesday, March 9, due to bad weather conditions, the Abu Dhabi Education Council said late on Tuesday night in a tweet. School will be suspended for students, teaching staff and management of both public and private schools, the tweet said.

After facing an all-out attack, the government on Tuesday rolled back a controversial Budget proposal to tax the employees’ provident fund (EPF) at the time of withdrawal. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made a suo motu statement announcing the decision in the Lok Sabha within a week after tabling