An Israeli man has been missing in Gaza for almost 10 months – presumed held captive by Hamas – after climbing over a border fence from a public beach adjoining the coastal strip. He is one of two Israeli citizens held alive in Gaza. The case of Avera Mengistu, 28, an Israeli-Ethiopian, was revea

Ufa (Russia): Pitching for closer cooperation and coordination among BRICS nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed a 10-point initiative that includes India hosting the first trade fair for the grouping and establishing research centres for railways and agriculture. Calling it

وزیراعلیٰ سدرامیا نے اعلان کیا کہ وکلاء اور فریقین کی مانگوں کا احترام کرتے ہوئے ریاستی حکومت نے پہلے بلگام میں کرناٹکا اڈمنسٹریٹیو ٹریبونل قائم کیاتھا، اب گلبرگہ میں بھی ایک اڈمنسٹریٹیو ٹریبونل قائم کرنے کا فیصلہ کیاگیا ہے۔آج بلگام کے نہرو نگر میں شیخ گروپ آف انسٹی ٹیوشن کے احاطہ میں ہبلی الیکٹری س

Former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid and 24 other militants were killed in a US drone strike on Thursday, according to reports. As per reports, Shahidullah Shahid was killed in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province, across the border in Afghanistan. The ide

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has supported abolition of the death penalty, saying that as President he felt pain in deciding mercy petitions of death row convicts since most of them had “social and economic bias”. Responding to a Law Commission of India consultation paper on capital punishm

UFA, Russia: Russia called on Thursday for a UN weapons embargo on Iran to be lifted as soon as possible, saying it would help Tehran contribute to the fight against terrorism. The arms embargo is among stumbling blocks at talks in Vienna between Iran and six major powers, including Russia, on cu

MANGALURU: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Gosamrakshana Samiti will take out a mammoth vehicle rally and jatha on foot on July 13 to protest against cattle trafficking in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district. The vehicle rally will start from leading religious places in Udupi, Dharmasthala, Puttu

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Makkah on Wednesday. The emir, who performed Umrah, also met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA) -arabnews

Nearly 100 people were killed on Monday in air strikes across Yemen, the Houthi-run state news agency reported, as a Saudi-led coalition stepped up attacks that are likely to weigh on efforts to broker a humanitarian truce. The United Nations has been pushing for a halt to the air strikes and fig

LAHORE: Eminent Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passed away here on Saturday after protracted illness. He was 84. Abdullah Hussain was renowned for his Urdu novel Udas Naslein, which is considered a masterpiece of Urdu literature. His other acclaimed works include Nasheb, Nadaar Log, Azaad Log and

Chris Gayle otherwise known as the Gayle Storm have peaked the record of scoring 8000 runs in T20 matches. We all know him as a hard hitter in T20 matches. If a T20 match comes to mind, everyone remembers only one name and he is Chris Gayle. He is one of the most destructive batsmen of all time. Not

In what could prove to be evidence of a cover-up in the Vyapam scam investigation, the report of the autopsy conducted on a 19-year-old medical student in 2012, which said she was strangled, was overturned two months later by a “forensic” report which indicated that she committed suicide. The bod

برکس،8جولائی(ایجنسی)برکس ممالک کے سربراہی اجلاس کے آغاز سے قبل چہارشنبہ کے روز روسی صدر ولادیمر پوٹن چین اور ہندوستان کے رہنماؤں سے ملاقات کر رہے ہیں۔ روس، چین، ہندوستان، برازیل اور جنوبی افریقہ کے سربراہان کا اجلاس اُوفا شہر میں منعقد ہو رہا ہے۔ ماسکو حکومت اس اجلاس سے دنیا بھر کو یہ پیغام دینا چاہ

NEW DELHI: Government has spent Rs 94 crore on advertisements alone for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet Swachh Bharat Mission, which is a rechristened version of erstwhile UPA's Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan. An RTI response from the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the nodal ministry for t

YANGON: Myanmar officials on Wednesday announced November 8 as the date for a historic general election set to be the first contested by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition in a quarter of a century. The announcement fires the starting gun for the much-anticipated poll in the former junta-run nation, w

Text resize:AAA Finally, doctors working in the government sec tor have reason to cheer. The state government on Tuesday hiked the salary of doctors and specialists working in government hospitals, community health centres and primary health centres (PHCs) across Karnataka. The hike ranging fro

Dubai — After 20 days of valuable lectures and relentless examinations, the organising committee of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) announced the names of the top ten Quran memorisers of the 19th edition. The event — which took place at the Cultural and Scientific Association, Al

Black holes are, by definition, impossible to see by conventional methods and are often further obscured by thick blankets of dust or gas. But that's not an issue for NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). It can peek through the obscuring layers and monitor the black holes via the h