Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud will receive the final report on the investigation into the crane crash tragedy at the Grand Mosque that occurred on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The report was referred to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, deputy premier and minister of

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Adha, one of two important religious holidays observed by Muslims around the world, will start on Thursday, September 24, a day earlier than expected, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday. The announcement was made after the kingdom’s official mo

The BJP announced the seat-sharing arrangement within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the Bihar Assembly polls on Monday after prolonged negotiations with hard-bargaining allies. The saffron outfit will contest in 160 seats, leaving 40 to the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), 23 to the Rashtr

Ahmedabad: The erratic climatic changes has given rise to swine flu in Gujarat. Five persons tested positive for swine flu and admitted to different hospitals in Ahmedabad, Anand, Jamnagar and Surat on Sunday. According to the state health department, as many as 169 Swine flu cases were regis

There is relief in sight for the city as the residents of villages around the S. Bingipura landfill have agreed to allow the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to dump waste there for the next fortnight at least. With this, clearing of nearly 4,000 tonnes of garbage piled up across parts o

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced Sunday 16 Indian fishermen would be released to coincide with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to New Delhi, his first overseas trip since winning last month’s general election. The fishermen, from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, arrested for poachin

RIYADH: Making necessary arrangements each year for the growing number of pilgrims poses a real logistic challenge for Saudi Arabia, which has, since the 1950s, spent more than $125 billion to expand pilgrimage facilities in the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. The Kingdom, under the leader

Parts of North Karnataka, especially Uttara Kannada district, received heavy rains on Sunday. The rains, which had lost steam over the past few days in Uttara Kannada district, gained pace on Sunday. While it drizzled in Bhatkal, Kumta and Ankola, heavy rains lashed Karwar towards evening. Bad

Bescom is planning to reduce the duration of load-shedding in Bengaluru if power generation at Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) and Ballari Thermal Power Stations (BTPS) stabilises in coming days. Bescom Managing Director Pankaj Kumar Pande said the utility agency was closely monitoring pow

Nine more Indians were on Sunday confirmed dead in Friday’s Grand Mosque crane collapse in Mecca, taking the Indian toll to 11. The incident, which occurred ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage, has claimed 115 lives so far. "Working with relatives of missing persons, and Private Tour Operators our

Bhopal: Speaking to the media on Sunday evening, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promised to reward Rs 1 lakh for anyone who provides any information on the culprits of Jhabua blasts. The Madhya Pradesh government has also announced to bear treatment expenses of victims of Jha

The garbage nightmare has come back to haunt some parts of the city. With residents near Bingipura landfill preventing trucks from dumping garbage, the sight of heaps of garbage lying uncleared in Bengaluru south and Bommanahalli is back. The residents have locked up the entry to the landfill aft

Its statement did not give financial details about the deal, which was struck between the governments of Kuwait and Italy. Eurofighter is a partnership between Italy’s Finmeccanica, Britain’s BAE Systems and civilian planemaker Airbus. According to Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper, Kuwait’s o

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman visited the Grand Mosque on Saturday and inspected the damage caused by the crane crash. He later visited the injured at Al-Noor Specialist Hospital. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal gave the authorities concerned two days to repair the areas damaged

Applications are invited for KAUST Fellowship for enrolling in PhD and MS/PhD program for spring 2016. ll admitted students receive the benefits of the KAUST Fellowship. The fellowship supports students for the duration of their graduate studies. KAUST Fellowship includes full tuition support and mo

Two Indians were among the Haj pilgrims killed in the mishap at the Grand Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Nineteen other Indian pilgrims were also injured in the mishap that was caused by a construction crane, which crashed into the crowded Grand Mosque on Friday. Moniza Ahmad from West Benga

At least 89 people were killed and over 100 injured after several cylinders inside a hotel exploded in the Petlawad town of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. The explosions are believed to have been triggered by the accidental blast of gelatin sticks in an adjacent building. The hi

The moment you think of chatting, WhatsApp is the first thing that comes to your mind! This social media-messaging app has released a new version, which supports Urdu and is also expected to allow you to chat in Bengali. A report by ProPakistani stated that WhatsApp will be available in Urdu for