JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor has not imposed any ban on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, according to Taiseer Al-Mufarraj, spokesman of the ministry. He told an online newspaper that Bangladesh has expressed its readiness to send housemaids to the Kingdom. “The work to bring workers is continui

Cheraman Juma Masjid, as it stands now (Photo Courtesy: TCN) Kodungallur (Kerala) : One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives past this town in central Kerala, just 30 km north of Kochi. But it's when you go in and chat up with the volunteers and office-b

NEW DELHI: To counter Reliance Jio's bid to capture the 4G services market with low cost bundled handsets, telecom major Bharti Airtel is planning to launch Airtel branded smartphones for Rs 4,000 by October-November. "Airtel is in advanced stages to finalise vendors to launch dual mode 4G handse

July 19, 2015 | Correpondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: After a break, incessant rains lashed Bhatkal and adjoining coastal towns and villages on Sunday from morning to evening throwing normal life out of gear. The cloud remained overcast throughout the day. With lack of storm water drains, water

New Delhi: From Gujarat to Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, Eid festivity gripped areas with sizeable Muslim populations and across cities in India as Eid-ul-Fitr – which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan – was celebrated on Saturday. Prayers at mosques, greeting each other and relishing the

New Delhi: Almost 10,000 devout from Shia and Sunni sects offered joint Eid prayers together – for the first time – at the congregation at Jamia Millia Islamia here on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitr on Saturday. The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat had extended its support for the event. “We

The Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students is formulated and funded by Ministry of Minority Affairs. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to one of the Minority Community i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist & Christian and wish to pursue higher studies such as regular and f

NEW DELHI: Indian handset maker Spice has expanded its XLife smartphone series with XLife 406. The company has not officially announced the phone yet, but it has been listed on the company's official website at Rs 3,799. The smartphone competes with Lava Iris X1 Atom, Micromax Bolt A67 and Intex

Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Coimbatore/Kolkata: In the holy month of Ramadan, various organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and others, came forward to distribute Ramadan kits to the poor and needy with a prayer. “In this blessed month of Ramadhan most of us, Alhamdulillah, have plenty to have in

French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix, his family said in a statement on Saturday. He was 25. Bianchi had been in coma since the accident at Suzuka in October 2014. He passed away at a hospital in Nice, near his par

Alert public and the police thwarted a gang of four who were tunnelling their way into a jewellery store on Kanakapura Road in the wee hours of Friday. The gang was just a few feet short of breaking into the store. Police chased and arrested three suspects — Kabir (29), Hussein (25) and Salim (30

JEDDAH: Nama Charity Organization in Makkah distributed Zakat Al-Fitr among 10,000 families in Jeddah by setting up a number of distribution points, a local publication has reported. Faisal bin Abdulrahman Al-Homaid, manager of Nama, said the project stems from the long experience of the organiza

At least nine people have died in explosions at prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid in the Nigerian town of Damaturu, the army says. The two female suicide bombers included a 10-year-old girl, said Nigerian army spokesman Col Sani Usman. There were two blasts at a venue where volunteers wer

NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked all the state governments to beef up the security of Art of Living chief Sri Sri Ravi Shankar whenever he visits their state as he is facing death threat from militant groups. In a communication, the home ministry told all states that Middle East terror group ISIS

At least six people were killed on Friday in clashes between pro-Islamist protesters and Egyptian police in Cairo, the health ministry said. Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi had held small marches after the morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy Musl