خادم الحرمین الشریفین شاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیز نے اپنے ایک خصوصی شاہی فرمان کے ذریعے کابینہ میں شامل وزیر مملکت ڈاکٹر سعد الجبری کو ان کے عہدے سے ہٹا دیا۔العربیہ ڈاٹ نیٹ کے مطابق شاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیز کی جانب سے جاری ایک بیان میں کہا گیا ہے کہ شاہی فرمان نمبر 90 مجریہ 27/8/1412 کے تحت مطلع کیا جاتا ہ

BOGOTA: Two people died when a plane carrying crew members from a film starring Tom Cruise crashed in Colombia, aviation authorities and Universal Pictures said. The crew had just wrapped up production on the upcoming Doug Liman film "Mena," when it went down on Friday while returning to Enrique

MANGALURU: Former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary said that no political parties have the rights to decide what people should or should not eat. Reacting on recent ban on meat in Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh and Rajastan, Poojary said that the government cannot mandate people

September 12, 2015 | Corresondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A new Islamic bank representing a full range of banking services in accordance with the laws of Sharia will soon open up in Bhatkal. The new Sharia-compliant bank, called, Taqwa Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, will commence its opera

MANGALURU: A novel FISH test for malaria diagnosis has been developed by researchers of the US and Mangaluru using an LED light source which is suitable for malaria-endemic countries which are short on resources. It detects all strains of malaria. Dr Jyotsna Shah and her team of researchers at ID

MAROPENG, South Africa: The fossilized bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced Thursday, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in evolution research. About 1,500 fossils were found deep in a cave system outsid

RIYADH: A fleet of 157 ambulances will be deployed during the Haj season at holy sites, a senior official from the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. “The fleet of ambulances includes 100 mini-ambulances and 57 large vehicles which will be used to ferry sick Hajis from medical clinics to hospitals

NAGAPATTINAM:  The carcass of a 33-feet-long whale was washed up on the shores of a village beach near Tarangambadi in Nagapattinam district. Forest Ranger Gopinath said the carcass was sighted by fishermen of Chinnagudi village. The whale weighed five tonnes, Gopinath said. Since the carcass

MUMBAI: Last Monday, Vice President Hamid Ansari referred to the appalling state of Muslims and goaded the state and other societal actors towards affirmative action. But how does India Inc fare on this count? An ET Intelligence Group analysis indicate Muslims constitute a mere 2.67% of directors an

Eight hundred children’s stories in 24 languages, all free to download, print, circulate and made accessible to thousands of young ones. Leveraging the power of the Internet and its own open source digital platform, Pratham Books has launched the StoryWeaver (www.storyweaver.org.in) featuring the

Cancer cells have been programmed back to normal by scientists in a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth. For the first time aggressive breast, lung and bladder cancer cells have been turned back into harmless benign cells by restoring the funct

The power situation in the State is likely to improve by September 22, with the Union government allowing drawing of 200 MW during night from the Central grid and the Bellary Thermal Power Station (BPTS) and Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) gearing up to supply power to the State grid shortly.

JOSO, Japan: Unprecedented rain in Japan unleashed heavy floods on Thursday that tore houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. Helicopters hovering over swirling, muddy waters rescued many people from the roofs of their homes. Seven people

MADINAH: The Ministry of Health has reiterated that the ban on slaughtering camels during Haj would remain in place, with no exceptions, because of the danger posed by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus. Faisal Al-Zahrani, spokesman of the ministry, said the ban covers the entire K

Apple on Wednesday unveiled two updated iPhones, aiming to build on the success of its large-screen handsets introduced late last year. It also unveiled a larger iPad tablet and a TV box with its own app store. The new smartphones are the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, keeping the same overall dimensions

MANGALURU: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today appreciated the 'people-oriented' agitational programmes of the Aam Aadmi party's local unit and urged them to reinforce the organisation. Party leaders said Aam Aadmi workers from Sullia met Kejriwal this morning and briefed him about the org

Iran's president has said his country is ready to hold talks with the United States and Saudi Arabia on ways to resolve the Syrian civil war. Shia powerhouse Iran is a leading patron of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and accuses Sunni rival Saudi Arabia and the US of siding with anti-Assad rebe