NEW DELHI: Internet giant Google is working with the government on a pilot project for providing internet connectivity by using large balloons. Google, under its Project Loon, is using big balloons floating at a height of 20-kilometres above Earth surface for transmission of internet services. It

DHAKA: Angry publishers burnt books and closed their businesses in Bangladesh on Monday, in the third day of protests over the latest gruesome attacks on secular writers and publishers by suspected hardline Islamists. Hundreds of people, including book-shop owners, took to the streets of Dhaka to

BENGALURU: The new Bengaluru minister KJ George said the city's issues are not new to him considering he represents an assembly constituency in the city. In an interaction here on Monday, George said cleaning and developing Bellandur Lake will be a top priority. Bengaluru has a dedicated minister

RIYADH: The Ministry of Water and Electricity will raise by 50 percent tariff for water and sanitation services provided for government bodies and large industrial and commercial establishments starting Dec. 16. The ministry has set special pricing for water for those who benefit from water servi

Before social media, employers primarily screened a job applicant based on the interview and what their previous employers and references had to say. Today, it’s a whole different story. Social media has allowed employers to peek into a job candidate’s professional and personal life. Social media

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi must keep "his party members in check" from making controversial statements "or risk losing domestic and global credibility", an arm of global ratings agency Moody's said on Friday while urging the government to focus its attention on the reforms agenda. Mo

YANGON: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed a huge rally on the outskirts of Myanmar's biggest city today, offering a message of reconciliation with political opponents if her party sweeps the upcoming general election. Suu Kyi also called for calm and stability as the campaign period ne

JEDDAH: The passport department will coordinate with banks to address the issue of updating the accounts of new Muqeem card holders, a top official has told our sister publication Urdu News. Customers had complained to Arab News that some banks refused to accept their new Muqeem card and unfreeze

MANGALURU: The swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan - organized by Ramakrishna Mission - entered its 25th successful week on Kannada Rajyotsava Day. Inaugurating the 25th abhiyan by lighting the lamp, Swami Nityasthanandaji, acharya, Ramakrishna Math, Belur math highlighted how Indians have neglected hygiene

Police have cracked the case of the sensational theft of Rs. 50 lakh from the van of a cash management firm on M.G. Road with the arrest of a 21-year-old diploma dropout from Doddaballapura. The theft took place on October 21 when the van was parked outside a bank. The youth, Jagadish, was picked

CAIRO: Several Egyptian military and security officials say there are no survivors from the Russian passenger plane carrying 224 people that crashed into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Mahmud Al-Zinati, the head of Egypt’s civil aviation authority, earlier said there were “many dead” including 17 childre

Sharjah: The Sharjah Police evacuated the Matajer centre mall in Sharjah’s Al Qaryan area on Friday afternoon after being tipped off about a suspicious object — an unclaimed bag. The road was cordoned off for almost an hour as police examined the bag to ensure its contents were not dangerous to t

30 October, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Dubai: Preparations for a wonderful BMJD get-together program to be organized at Al Boom Tourist Village Dubai on November 13, 2015 are in full swing, informed program convener Mohammed Yusuf Barmawar. Notable personalities from Dubai and Indi

FARIDABAD:  Forensic experts in Haryana have concluded that the fire which killed two Dalit children and injured their parents started inside their house and not outside as claimed by the victims, reports said. The Haryana forensic team, that visited the village yesterday, has submitted its repor

ماسکو: مریخ پر پانی موجودگی کے ٹھوس شواہد ملنے کے بعد وہاں زندگی سے متعلق دیگر معلومات حاصل کرنے کے لیے سائنس دانوں کے تجسس میں اضافہ ہوگیا اور اب روس نے مریخ کے مشن پر بھیجنے کے لیے 4 بندروں کو تربیت دینا شروع کردی جن کی وہاں زندہ رہنے کی صورت میں مریخ پر زندگی کے مزید شواہد سامنے آسکیں گے۔ میڈیا

ٹوکیو: جاپانی کمپنی نے برسوں کی محنت کے بعد ایک ایسا انسان نما روبوٹ تیار کیا ہے جو کسی مدد کے بغیر موٹرسائیکل چلاسکتا ہے۔ جاپانی کمپنی کے تیار کردہ روبوٹ موٹرسائیکل کو 200 کلومیٹر فی گھنٹے کی رفتار سے بھی دوڑا سکتا ہے۔ کمپنی کے مطابق اس میں حفاظت اور حادثات سے بچاؤکے لیے مزید کوششیں کی جائیں گی جس