Saudi Arabia has called on Bashar al-Assad to give up power or be removed by force, raising the global stakes at a time when the Russians are shipping troops and military hardware to Syria in an effort to prop up its beleaguered leader. The threat was made on Tuesday by Saudi Arabia’s foreign min

Dubai: The health ministry in Saudi Arabia has dismissed a claim that the stampede in Mina on the first day of Eid Al Adha was caused by poisonous gas. “Such an allegation is totally groundless and lacks scientific credibility,” Faysal Al Zahrani, the spokesperson for the ministry, told Saudi dai

MANGALURU: The Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike on Wednesday staged a rasta roko demanding the district administration to set right the problems arising due to the Jeppu - Mahakalipadpu manual railway crossing and the potholes on the road leading to Jeppu via National Highway 66. Yogish Shetty Jeppu, fou

NEW YORK/JEDDAH: Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir has accused Iran of fomenting regional strife by supporting terrorist groups. Responding to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s address at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, the Saudi minister said the Iranian president should be the last

BEIJING: A typhoon struck mainland China on Tuesday after lashing Taiwan, where it killed two, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power or water. Typhoon Dujuan passed through Taiwan for three hours on Monday night, bringing high winds and rain. More than 100 flights in China

BENGALURU: Unscheduled power cuts in Bengaluru and other major cities are still the norm despite a grand announcement of curtailing power cuts after September 20 came from energy minister D K Shivakumar, about a fortnight ago. In his defense, Shiva Kumar on Tuesday blamed the indifference of the

سعودی ڈائریکٹوریٹ آف امیگریشن نے کہاہے کہ ہدایات عازمین کو اس بات کی اجازت نہیں دیتی کہ وہ اپنے ویزے کی مدت ختم ہونے کے بعد بھی سعودیہ میں قیام پذیر رہیں ۔عرب نیوز کے مطابق عازمین کو مکہ ،مدینہ اور جدہ کے علاوہ کسی اور جگہ جانے کی بھی اجازت نہیں ہوتی اور نہ ہی وہ اس دوران وہاں پر کوئی کام کر سکتے ہی

Mild tremors were felt in Pithoragarh and nearby areas on the India-Nepal border when a earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit the district on Tuesday. "A lot of hullabaloo was created and people moved out of their houses when they felt the tremors, but there was no damage to life and

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Tuesday sent AAP MLA and former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti to two days police custody in connection with the domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed against him by his wife. The court allowed the police's plea for custodial interrogation of Bharti aft

NEW DELHI: Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit and said there was a need to first make India strong before expecting investment from abroad. "PM Modi's US trip ends. Time to ponder what has the country achieved from his foreign trip

(CNN)Potentially life-giving water still flows across the ancient surface of Mars from time to time, NASA scientists said Monday in revealing a potential breakthrough in both the search for life beyond Earth and human hopes to one day travel there. While the discovery doesn't by itself offe

US President Barack Obama has said defeating Islamic State in Syria would only be possible if President Bashar al-Assad stepped down, and that the fight against the group will take time. He pledged to use all possible tools - military, intelligence and economic - to defeat IS, but acknowledged th

Clashes have erupted across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as a result of ongoing confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Along with other Knesset members from the Arab Joint List coalition, Jamal Zahalka was present at the al-Aqsa

29 Sep 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a moment of pride for Anjuman and Bhatkalis, a final year student of Anjuman Degree College Bhatkal, Jasim Fakerdey, has been awarded with University Blue in shuttle badminton competition. A resident of Nagappa Naik Road in Bhatkal, Jas

Pressing for waiver of farm loans, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it would launch the second phase of the Raitha Chaitanya Yatra in October to pressure the Congress government to come to the aid of farmers reeling under drought. Addressing a gathering at the valedictory function of the

NEW DELHI:  A 34-year-old corporate lawyer has been arrested for allegedly taking obscene pictures of women with a spy cam fitted to one of his shoes at a prominent South Delhi mall, said police today. The lawyer, who is a son of a former president of consumer forum in Haryana, was arrested on Sa

Refusing to entertain a PIL to ban animal sacrifices during religious festivals, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has to balance harmony between various faiths. "This court has to balance (maintain) harmony in all faiths and religions. This is very very sensitive matter,” a bench of Chief Just

MINA: The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the haj rose to 45 on Monday as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Haj Consulate in Jeddah today said the deceased included three pilgrims from W