NEW DELHI: Government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for issue of passports and is in the process of establishing a system for validation of criminal antecedents of the applicant. The issue was discussed threadbare at a meeting between the Ministries of the Home and the External Affairs, o

RIYADH: The Cabinet condemned on Monday the Al-Ahsa attackers as murderers and welcomed an initiative by scholars, intellectuals and preachers to counter extremism in the country. Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, chaired the meeting at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.

New Delhi: Manohar Parrikar is the new Defence Minister and Suresh Prabhu will head the Railway Ministry Minister in the expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry after 21 new Ministers were sworn-in on Sunday. Parrikar, who quit as Goa Chief Minister to join the Union Cabinet, takes

JERUSALEM: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during clashes on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, a day after Palestinian assailants fatally stabbed an Israeli soldier and a woman in attacks that raised fears of a new uprising. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said the violence was not or

Statistics from the Cooperative Office for Guidance & Community Enlightenment (Dawah) in Al-Rawda have revealed that 4,219 persons converted to Islam during the last Hijri year. The figure included 1818 men and 2401 women from 181 countries. The office said that its program targets non-Muslim

Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah, on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, leads the ceremonial washing of the Kaaba on Saturday.

JERUSALEM: Premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday publicly challenged Israeli Arabs protesting against a deadly police shooting in one of their villages to go and live in the West Bank and Gaza. Ahmed Tibi, a prominent Arab legislator, said the comments showed the Likud leader had “gone off the rai

Seventeen-year-old Rajath (name changed) is a PUC 2 dropout. He would rather spend about 10 to 12 hours a day at the cyber café playing games on the internet than do anything else. His family is at their wits’ end to deal with his lack of interest in everyday life, his refusal to talk with them (exc

فتح مکہ کے بعد شیبی خاندان کے 109 افراد کو اعزاز ملا بھٹکلیس نیوز/10نومبر ،14 خانہ کعبہ کے نئے کنجی بردار شیخ صالح الشیبی نے کہا ہے کہ '' خانہ خدا کی کنجی برداری کا کردار ایک عظیم اعزاز اور بہت بڑی ذمہ داری ہے۔ شیخ صالح الشیبی کو یہ ذمہ داری ان کے پیش رو عبدالقادر الشیبی کے انتقال کے بعد سونپی گئ

بھٹکلیس نیوز/10نومبر ،14 کاروار/(نامہ نگار)ایڈو کیٹ کے آر دیسائی نے کہا کہ یہ مشہور کیا جارہا ہے کہ ماہی گیروں کے ذریعہ دائر کردہ عرض داشت کرناٹک ہائی کورٹ نے خارج کردی ہے جبکہ ہائی کورٹ سے 130 ماہی گیروں کی دائر کردہ عرض داشت کے جواب میں گورنمنٹ پلسڈر نے یقین دلایاتھا کہ ضلعی انتظامیہ ماہی گروں کے

یمنی صدر کو سزائے موت سنانے والا جج انہی کی کابینہ میں وزیر بن گیا بھٹکلیس نیوز/10نومبر ،14 یمن کے صدر عبد ربہ منصور ھادی نے سیاسی بالغ نظری کا مظاہرہ کرتے ہوئے ایک ایسے سابق چیف جسٹس کو اپنی کابینہ میں وزارت انصاف کا قلم دان سونپا ہے جس نے سنہ 1987ء میں ایک جج کی حیثیت سے انہیں دہشت گردی کے الزام

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has called on his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah here on Monday and discussed issues related to modernisation of high and low level canals of Tungabhadra and sharing of river water. Mr. Naidu requested the Karnataka Government to spare 32 tmc

BERLIN: As Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday, Elke Rosin recalled how lucky her family had been. Her pet parakeet and a few personal belongings were all that Rosin managed to grab before her family fled from East to West Berlin 53 years ago. Hours af

JEDDAH: Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has slammed the terrorists who gunned down seven people this week, for trying to destabilize and divide the country. “What happened in Al-Ahsa is an example of brutal aggression and a great injustice. This is carried out by sick minds seeking

Getting some down time with colleagues makes one feel energised and engaged at work. But, constant chatter and interruptions could delay assignments and deadlines, leading you to become unproductive or callous. ET examines how you can prevent colleagues from wasting your time. 1. Plan Interruptio

GAZA CITY: The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday appealed for the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying the world “cannot afford” another war in Gaza. “We need a Palestinian state — that is the ultimate goal and this is the position of all the Europe

NEW DELHI: Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar and three others were on Sunday inducted into the Union Cabinet as Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his council of ministers, bringing in 21 new ministers as Shiv Sena kept away from the exercise. Suresh Prabhu, a former Shiv Sainik and p

بھٹکلیس نیوز/09نومبر،14 وجے پور/ نامعلوم شرپسندوں کی فائرنگ میں کل دیر رات شہر کے قلب میں واقع دھاتری مازدعلاقے میں ایک ایک شخص ہلاک جبکہ ایک دیگر شخص زخمی ہوگیا۔ایڈشنل پولس سپرنٹنڈنٹ جنانیندر بنادانی نے اس بابت ا ج یہاں بتایا کہ ہلاک ہونے والے شخص کی شناخت فیاض مشرف کے طور پر ہوئی ہے جو وجے پور کا