The population of Japan is ageing, and fewer children being born. This creates a variety of problems -- not the least of which is a shortage of caregivers for the elderly, as the elderly population grows while the younger population shrinks. To help compensate, the country has been exploring a diffe

Rock and ice were repeatedly smashed together to create planetary wonder They have captivated and mystified astronomers since they were discovered 400 years ago, but scientists may have solved the mystery of why Saturn's rings look like they do. Mathematicians have analysed the neat distribution

The Saudi interior ministry revealed on Saturday the identity of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suicide bomber who blew up the mosque in the southwestern city of Abha that killed 15. The ministry said that the name of the bomber was Yusuf Bin Salman Bin Abdullah al-Salman. He was 21 y

The mystery over the parentage of a hearing-and-speech impaired Indian woman stranded in Pakistan grew more intriguing on Saturday after foreign minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a Bihar family said Geeta was their daughter, bringing the number of such claims up to four. A family each from Utta

Shiv Sena now wants the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Yojana to be named after late party supremo Bal Thackeray. Health minister Deepak Sawant has recently written a letter to chief minister asking him to change the name. The CM Devendra Fadnavis has, however, put the proposal on hold. The ambitious sc

JEDDAH: International and private schools have shocked parents by notifying that they have increased the school fees, after receiving the approval of the Ministry of Education. Some parents, quoted by local publications, said this was too late and that they should have been notified about this at

ADEN: Pro-government forces in Yemen strengthened by tanks newly supplied by a Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive Saturday to retake the rebel-held capital of Abyan province, military sources said. A two-pronged drive on the southern province's capital of Zinjibar was launched from the nor

BENGALURU: A six-member special team led by additional commissioner of police (West) CH Pratap Reddy will fly to Morocco to bring back Rajendra Kumar alias Bannanje Raja, 47, who fled the country in 1998. DG&IGP Om Prakash announced that Moroccan police formally arrested the don on Wednesday.

The chance arrest of three drug peddlers on Wednesday has revealed many unknown aspects of the narcotics trade: that bitcoins are being used to buy drugs from a dark site is foxing Bengaluru police. Faced with the first such online drug racket, they are now looking at the prospect of tracking the

KERPEN-MANHEIM, Germany: Arson attacks and unruly protests against the 450,000 refugees crowding into Germany this year have dominated the headlines as the country struggles to cope with a record-breaking influx of asylum-seekers fleeing war, violence and famine. But there is another story in Germa

RIYADH: Crossing the red light was found to be among the top traffic traffic violations in the city during last month, followed by cars without registration and driving without license. This was revealed during a month-long campaign launched by the traffic department in the capital, Muhammad bin Al

So, you and your parents have just invested a significant amount of money for your college education. As a freshman, what can you do to make sure you get your money’s worth? How will you assure a return on your investment (ROI)? Well, here is a very important fact about college and ROI. Attending

Chinese researchers have successfully developed the first automated teller machine (ATM) with facial recognition technology to reduce the risk of theft, media reports said. The developers include Tsinghua University and Tzekwan Technology, a Hangzhou firm in eastern China’s Zhejiang province that

لندن: کائنات کی ہر شے ایک طے شدہ سسٹم کے تحت کام کر رہی ہے اور زمین سے لے کر ستاروں، سیاروں کے درمیان ایک ایسی قوت ہے جو سب کو ایک خاص نظام میں جکڑے ہوئے ہے لیکن اب سائنس دانوں نے دعویٰ کیا ہے کہ انسان بھی ایک کمپیوٹر پروگرام کے ذریعے کنٹرول ہورہے ہیں جب کہ یہ جسم ہمارے اصل جسم نہیں بلکہ اصل کی نقل

The National Investigation Agency, NIA, on Thursday took over the case of Wednesday's Udhampur terror strike in which a Pakistani terrorist was caught alive. A team of NIA, headed by Inspector General Sanjeev Kumar Singh, had been camping in Jammu since Wednesday and visited the site of the encou

A blast triggered by a suicide bomber has killed 15 people at a mosque inside a special forces headquarters in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. An interior ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the "terrorist" attack took place during noon prayers in the city of Abha, in the southern p

August 06, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: "The love of Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is an essential aspect of faith and the Muslim’s faith cannot be complete unless he loves the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) more than his own self and