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Lucknow school bars student wearing hijab from attending class

The Lucknow-based St Joseph's Inter College has refused entry to a young girl student for wearing a hijab (head scarf) on campus. On her first day at the St Joseph's Inter College, on May 7, Farheen Fatima (15), was not allowed to attend class as she wore a head scarf. She was told to spend the e

خلیج کے دفاع کے لیے طاقت کے استعمال سے گریز نہیں کریں گے: امریکا

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 15 مئ، 15 ریاض (العربیہ) خلیج کےعرب ممالک کے سربراہان کا کیمپ ڈیوڈ میں امریکی صدر براک اوباما کی زیر صدارت سربراہ اجلاس اختتام پذیر ہوگیا ہے۔ اجلاس کے اعلامیے میں کہا گیا ہے کہ خلیجی ممالک کے دفاع کے لیے امریکا کو فوجی طاقت کے استعمال کی ضرورت پڑی تو اس سے بھی گریز نہیں کیا جائے گا۔

15-month-old killed in Murudeshwar crash

May 15, 2015 | Correspondent Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A 15-month-old baby, was killed and two others sustained severe injuries in an accident in Murudeshwar Friday morning. According to sources, Sandesh Howla (40), Kavita and their 15-month-old daughter Saket were heading to

Petrol and diesel prices hiked, again

NEW DELHI: Petrol prices were on Friday raised by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre. The increase in petrol and diesel prices will be effective from midnight tonight. State-owned fuel retailers IOC, Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise petrol an

Live electric cable falls, kills boy in Dharwad district

Dharwad: A nine-year-old boy out on the street playing a game with friends was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire in the district's Benakanakatti village on Thursday morning. The Hubli Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) had cut off power supply in the village and restored it arou

Modi meets China’s Xi on home ground

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his ancestral home province Thursday, highlighting ancient ties as the Asian giants reportedly discussed a simmering border dispute. Attempting to put their relationship on a more personal footing, Xi met his visi

Scholarships for 12,000 more students in US

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman instructed authorities Thursday to include some 12,000 male and female Saudi students studying in the US at their own expense in the government’s foreign scholarship program. The royal gesture came on the recommendation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif

Petrol Price in India More than Pakistan, Sri Lanka: Oil Minister

New Delhi: Petrol in India costs more than neighbouring Pakistan and Sri Lanka but is cheaper than Bangladesh and Nepal, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. Petrol price of Rs 63.16 per litre in Delhi is more than Rs 44.05 per litre rate of the fuel in Pakistan and Rs 54.75 in Sri

کیجروال کو جھٹکا ،میڈیا پر لگام لگانے والے ’آپ‘حکومت کے سرکلرپر سپریم کورٹ نے روک لگائی

نئی دہلی،14مئی (ایجنسی) دہلی کے وزیر اعلی اروند کیجریوال حکومت کے اس سرکلر پر سپریم کورٹ نے روک لگا دی ہے. سرکلر میں انہوں نے میڈیا پر لگام لگانے کے لئے سرکاری حکام کو حکم دیا تھا کہ وہ قابل اعتراض خبریں دیکھانے یا چھاپنے پر میڈیا کمپنیوں کے خلاف ہتک عزت کے مقدمے درج کرائیں. 6 مئی کو جاری کئے گئے س

Monsoon may hit Kerala coast around May 30: IMD

NEW DELHI: India's monsoon rains may arrive at the southern Kerala coast around May 30, earlier than the usual June 1 onset date, India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. In 2014, the annual rains hit the Kerala coast on June 6. India received deficient rains during the four-month lon

NASA officially launches project to find alien life

Washington: The US space agency has launched an ambitious project to hunt for signs of life beyond our solar system. The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NexSS) project will not only expand the network of researchers collaborating on exoplanets but also help NASA develop missions to hunt for

Career Options after 10th (SSLC/SSC)

Most of the students completing their 10th standard are confused about deciding a right career path. Selecting the right course after class X is not an easy task. For a successful career, careful planning and following it up with a workable plan is needed.  Career exploration, knowledge about ones o

Iran leaders blast Saudi over Yemen, stress support for Assad

DAMASCUS: A senior Iranian official branded Saudi Arabia's King Salman a traitor to Islam on Thursday and equated the Gulf state's military assault on Iranian-allied fighters in Yemen with Israeli actions against Palestinians. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of Iran's national security and foreign poli

Kannada may be mandatory in four undergraduate semesters

BENGALURU: The state government is hell-bent on proving its pro-Kannada credentials. The higher education council on Wednesday approved a proposal to make Kannada a mandatory subject in the first four semesters of undergraduate courses. Recently, the state government was forced by judicial pressu

Shot in arm: 8,000 health jobs for Saudis

Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih has announced that there are about 8,000 jobs for citizens at facilities in the country. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after the opening session of the second ministry forum on the latest trends in health care support services, he said the ministry would hire e

First Rift in Coalition Over Building of Mosque in Athens

Junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) voted against two amendments on the building of a mosque in Athens and tax relief on The Athens Concert Hall. The ANEL lawmakers voted against two amendments at the Greek Parliament on Tuesday night, thereby creating the first rift in the SYRIZA-

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins key China visit

Indian PM Narendra Modi has begun a three-day visit to China as the two countries seek to boost economic co-operation. Mr Modi has met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xian, capital of Mr Xi's home province of Shaanxi, and will later travel to Beijing and Shanghai. The leaders of the world's tw

RAW involved in terrorism in Pakistan: Pak Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign SecretaryAizaz Ahmad Chaudhry today alleged that Indian external intelligence agency RAW was involved in different acts of terrorism in the country. In a chat with media here, he said that Pakistan had taken up the issue of "RAW's activities" with Indian authorities