Riding on the success of Yureka, YU Televentures, a division of Indian handset maker Micromax, is back with a new value-for-money, budget smartphone. Following the same naming convention, this one's called Yuphoria (the name was crowd sourced) and sports hardware specifications that are inferior com

If you are one of those student who are confused in choosing either, we try our best to make it simpler for you to understand the basic difference in both these courses. The choice of Science or Commerce after X standard is a tough one. Both these courses lay the foundation on which a student’s

Patna: Seven children were injured on Saturday when a bomb they found in a field in Bihar's Bhagalpur district accidentally exploded, police said. The incident took place in Kathalbari in Bhagalpur, about 200 km from Patna. "Some children, who were playing in the field, found a bomb. As they wer

Abu Dhabi — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered the release of the two Qatari citizens sentenced by the UAE State Security Court, to emphasise the UAE’s keenness to strengthen the close fraternal relations between the leaderships and peoples of the two brother

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a Shi’ite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing and wounding several people in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where assailants linked to the Sunni ext

KARACHI: A 140-foot bullet-proof cross is being erected here in Pakistan's largest and most populous city by a devout Christian who calls it a "symbol of God". Parvez Henry Gill, Christian Pakistani businessman is building the largest cross in Gora Qabristan, one of the oldest Christian cemetery.

You could soon unlock your computer just by thinking about it. It may sound far-fetched, but scientists have already created a prototype system that is able to do this with 94 per cent accuracy. The technology could some day replace passwords altogether and make accessing gadgets safer and fas

RIYADH: There has been widespread condemnation of Friday’s suicide attack on a mosque in Qatif that left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 injured. A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up inside the Imam Ali Mosque in the suburb of Quday in the province of Al-Qatif, where more than 15

The Dutch cabinet has approved a proposal for a partial ban on face-covering Islamic veils on public transport and in public areas such as schools and hospitals. After the cabinet backed a bill by the interior minister, Ronald Plasterk, the government said in a statement on Friday: “Face-covering

NEW DELHI: Minister of state for parliamentary affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday justified ban on cow slaughter and asked all those who want to eat beef to go to Pakistan. "It is not about loss or profit... it is an issue of faith and belief. It is a sensitive issue for the Hindus," Naqvi s

The Kerala High Court on Friday said that being a Maoist is not a crime and that a person cannot be arrested merely because he is one. Acting on a writ petition filed by Shyam Balakrishnan, who alleged he was illegally picked up by the Kerala police last year on suspicion of being a Maoist, the b

AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Saturday sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief minister, nearly eight months after she was forced to quit over corruption charges. Governor K Rosaiah gave oath to Jayalalitha at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium. Actor Rajinikanth, ICC Chairman N.

May 23, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Abu Dhabi: Markaz Al-Nawayat Abu Dhabi, organized its annual meet and guidance session in Foodlands Hotel Abu Dhabi on Friday that witnessed participation from around 70 members. A unique feature of this function was a remarkable talk organized on

May 22, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Dubai: BMJ Dubai organized Thursday evening elections for administrative committee of Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen Bhatkal in which out of 509 members only 105 members exercised their right to vote. Polling began after the Asr prayer on Thursday and w

May 22, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: 2 youths sustained minor injuries when the car in which they were travelling collided first with a tipper and then with a tanker in front of Rafat Agencies on Bhatkal National Highway NH-66, a source informed. The injured were provided

After samples of “Maggi” noodles manufactured in March 2014 were reportedly found to contain high lead content and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), orders have been issued by the State Food Safety and Drug Administration Department for taking “surveillance” samples of the product of recent make. The U

A suicide bomber has set off an explosion during weekly prayers at a Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia leaving at least 19 dead, the interior ministry spokesman said in a statement. "It has been established that an individual detonated a bomb he was wearing under his clothes during Friday praye

BENGALURU: A monthly salary of Rs 50,000 and long weekends... the life of a techie suited Deepak Shanmugam, 33, a resident of Halasuru, but he felt he could do more. That restlessness and the urge to strike out on his own drove him to a profession that is fast catching on in Bengaluru. He is now a d