WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the jihadist group is not being lost. “I don’t think we’re losing,” Obama said in an interview with news magazine The Atlantic published Thur

Hiba celebrating her victory with her mother, sister and brother at his residence in Manjeri Kozhikode: Two Muslim girls have topped the Kerala Medical Entrance Examination, result for which were announced by P K Abdur Rabb, the Minister for Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Securi

Jammu: Bollywood actor and Congress leader Raj Babbar on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "suit, boot and loot Sarkar". Addressing media persons here, Raj Babbar accused the central government of having failed to fulfil its electoral promises even

Microsoft says that Windows 10 will be its final release of the iconic operating system that's installed on over 90% of computers. "Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we're all still working on Windows 10," said Jerry Nixon, Microsoft's de

A management graduate was allegedly denied a job by a Mumbai-based firm for being Muslim, forcing a lawyer to move the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Thursday. "I have a copy of the mail where it is mentioned that my application has been rejected because I am a Muslim," Zeshan Khan s

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has carried out a successful trial of landing a combat jet on a road runway. The IAF's Mirage 2000 successfully landed on Yamuna expressway near Mathura on Thursday. It's a kind of first for military aviation in India. The aircraft landed at about 6:40am, sen

NEW DELHI: One of India's largest Muslim organizations on Saturday said the community would fight efforts by communal forces to create fear among the minorities even as it urged the Centre and states to firmly deal with such elements. Reading out the declaration of its general session held at Ram

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 21 مئ، 15 الریاض ( العربیہ) سعودی عرب کے فرمانروا شاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیز نے واضح کیا ہے کہ مملکت کے شہریوں اور غیرملکی تارکین وطن میں کوئی امتیاز روا نہیں رکھا جاتا ہے اور نہ ایسا ہوگا۔ان کا کہنا ہے کہ شریعتِ اسلامی کی روشنی میں انسانی حقوق کا احترام کیا جائے گا۔ وہ بدھ کے روز الی

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A mysterious space plane rocketed into orbit Wednesday, carrying no crew but a full load of technology experiments. The Air Force launched its unmanned mini-shuttle late Wednesday morning. An Atlas V rocket lifted it up and out over the Atlantic. This is the fourth fli

MANGALURU: The United Muslim Organisation DK District has decided to up the ante against the private school in the city where a 3-year-old LKG student was allegedly abused sexually by the school van driver on March 13. The organization, alleging bias on the part of the authorities concerned i

JEDDAH: Insurance companies must pay vehicle owners their dues after accidents within 15 days, said the Consumer Protection Association on Wednesday. “They may extend the period to another 15 days after informing the client,” the association tweeted. “In total, the payment should not be delayed mor

Patna - Muslims in Bihar, in a stellar demonstration of communal harmony, have donated land to help build the world's largest Hindu temple which will have the capacity to seat a staggering 20,000 people. "Muslims have not only donated land, they have also provided land at a nominal rate for const

ATARA: Sri Lanka’s new president pledged his support for the military as he marked six years since the end of the civil war on Tuesday, a day after his predecessor accused him of forgetting the country’s “war heroes.” Maithripala Sirisena pledged to ensure that the Tamil Tigers, who waged a viole

JEDDAH: The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba will be conducted only once a year and will be performed during the first Hijri month of Muharram, said Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. He said the presidency has received a royal directive to this effec

BENGALURU: Pulling up the state government for failing to fulfill the assurance given to court in relation to constitution and functioning of district police complaints authorities(DPCA), the Karnataka high court has directed for filing of an affidavit by senior official by Thursday. This was aft

Bengaluru: 17-year-old Shalini of Bengaluru has scored 84 per cent in her Class 12 exam. Nothing unusual, many would argue - except that when others took study breaks, this teen worked as a help in five houses. In addition to studying for her exams, Shalini cleaned houses to add to her family's i

Introduced on May 19, 1973 — 534 days after the birth of the United Arab Emirates — the UAE Dirham is one of the world’s youngest, most exquisite and stable currencies. A Khaleej Times tribute to the nation’s financial lifeline on its 42nd birthday. Khaleej Times