RIYADH: Two new Haj and Umrah applications in English, Urdu and Hindi were launched in Riyadh recently. The application named “Haj-e-Mabroor” contains three books on Haj and Umrah, nine speeches, one Haj and Umrah presentation and 21 articles. The second app has been named “Deen-e-Islam” and cons

More and more students are joining science courses at the undergraduate level in government colleges across Karnataka and the number has almost doubled over the last five years. The number of students who enrol in science courses, however, is still lower than that for arts and commerce programmes

YAOUNDE: At least 30 people were killed in two suicide bombings in northern Cameroon Thursday, the latest violence to hit the area since dozens died in attacks in July. The blasts also left 143 wounded when a bomb went off near an army camp, where soldiers are battling Boko Haram fighters from Nige

BENGALURU: The three-hour load-shedding schedule announced by Bescom could mean many more hours of darkness in reality. On Friday, load-shedding in at least two localities of the city went beyond the announced hours. The power utility on Thursday announced three hours of daily load-shedding in th

WASHINGTON: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is on a historic visit to the US, met American President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on Friday, with talks focusing on reining in Iran and tackling trouble spots in the Middle East. Obama made the rare move of greeting

NEW DELHI:  Targeting RSS, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today dubbed it as an "intolerant non-state actor" "controlling" the Narendra Modi government and said the Prime Minister cannot see it. He tweeted: "Modiji can see intolerant non-state actors controlling large territories evrywhr-b

Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam further deteriorated with 19 of the 32 districts of the state reeling under water. People in different places taking shelter in make-shift relief camps have complained of not having sufficient support from the state government. The children have become highly vu

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RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is holding historic talks here with American President Barack Obama that would ensure significant headway in bringing peace to the troubled Middle East, the Royal Court said in a statement on Thursday. King Salman and Obama would discuss a ran

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 03 ستمبر، 15 نیو دہلی / (ایجنسی )بھارت میں سابق فوجی اہلکاروں کا کہنا ہے کہ افسروں کے جوتے پالش کرنے کی روایت اب ختم ہو جانی چاہیے کیونکہ یہ ایک نوآبادیاتی روایت تھی۔دارالحکومت نئی دہلی میں ’ون رینک ون پنشن‘ کے لیے جاری تحریک کے دوران سابق فوجیوں نے بڑے زور شور سے حکومت کے سامنے اپنے

NEW DELHI: Union Urban Development Ministry today sanctioned a sum of Rs 192 cr under Smart City Mission for 96 cities included in the ambitious project. Each of the cities has been given Rs 2 cr for preparing Smart City plan. "Rs 2 cr provided for each city is meant for preparation of city le

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Wednesday confirmed the presence of five Chinese naval vessels in the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska, which US President Barack Obama is currently visiting. It was believed to be the first time Chinese military ships have been spotted in the area and is another s

MANGALURU: Tata Consultancy Services and the department of IT, BT, science and technology, government of Karnataka will organize the Rural IT Quiz programme across six states in India for school students from class VIII to XII. The Rural IT Quiz aims to enhance IT awareness and underlines the imp

JEDDAH: Over two million animals would be available for slaughter this Haj season, according to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). Suleiman Al-Jabri, chairman of the JCCI’s livestock traders committee, said that more than 1 million sheep, goats and cows would be provided to markets

Air India, the cash-strapped state-run carrier, is in fresh trouble. Thirty of its senior Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots have quit in quick succession, leaving the national carrier to grapple with a severe human resource crunch. The pilots who have called it quits were senior co-pilots with 4,000 h

جدہ،2ستمبر(ایجنسی) سعودی عرب کے ولی عہد شہزادہ محمد بن نایف بن عبدالعزیز نے یمن کے صدر عبدربہ منصور ھادی سے جدہ کے السلام پیلس میں ملاقات کی۔ ملاقات میں باہمی دلچسپی کے متعدد امور پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا۔ یمن کی تازہ صورتحال پر ملاقات میں زیر بحث آئی۔ اس ضمن میں میدان جنگ کی صورتحال پر خصوصی طور پ

September 02, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions on Wednesday affected normal life across the country. Most of the nationalised banks, post offices, and public sector undertakings remained closed across the country. As the

MANILA: The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday to act to stop attacks against the press in the country after three journalists were killed recently. Shawn Crispin, the group’s Southeast Asia representative, said in a statement the killings show