Kundapur: The natural scenic beauty of Maravanthe is going to remain only in memories after the long-awaited conversion of the highway stretch into a four-lane. The task of removing trees standing alongside the stretch of the national highway 66 between Karwar and Kundapur has already begun. A nu

Washington: Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they are blocks away or on another continent. The technology works by exploiting an essential fact of all cellular networks:

London: "Miss! We made it breathe out fire!" exclaimed 10-year-old Joe, pointing at the laptop on his desk, where he has programmed his animated dragon to belch flames into the face of the Greek hero Heracles. Gasps of excitement ripple across the classroom, as the children at Launcelot school in

BANGALORE : After government doctors threatened to resign en masse on Monday over wage issues, health minister U T Khader on Friday proposed a hike in salaries for nearly 5,000 doctors of the health and family welfare department. But the medical officers have rejected the proposal and will go ahead

25 October, 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Bhatkal Muslim Association Chennai held its annual meet on Friday at Shahbandri Polycot Company that was chaired by S M Syed Mohiuddin Market in which apart from various other affairs, elections for the administrative members for the for

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has called on believers to help people with disabilities. In his Friday sermon at Imam Turki Mosque in Riyadh, the chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars said Muslims have a duty to respect and be kind to people with disabilities. He said Islam also warn

NEW YORK: A doctor who recently returned to New York from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the deadly virus on Thursday, the first confirmed case in the United States’ largest city. The doctor, Craig Spencer, was placed in isolation at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital Center e

Saurabh Pilot may live in Delhi's upmarket South Extension area, but every time his mobile phone rings, he runs out to the balcony to take the call. "It's the only spot where I get good reception," says Pilot, a 3G subscriber of Bharti Airtel. Frequent call drops, poor voice quality and slow inte

BANGALORE : Twenty years ago, Violet and her husband Alfred Jackson moved into the Home for the Aged, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor on Hosur Road. They came here as they didn't want to burden their married daughter, who lives in Kochi. Today Violet is 80, Alfred is dead but she doesn't feel

From October 31, the Right To Information (RTI) replies can be accessed online by all, not just the applicant. The Centre, in an attempt to achieve better transparency in governance, has directed all its ministries and departments to post responses to RTI applications on their websites. So far, o

The Indian community in Jubail recently organized a reception to honor the principal of the International Indian School-Jubail for getting the best teacher award from the Indian government. Leading members of the community were present at the Intercontinental Jubail to praise Dr. Syed Hameed. Speak

Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have condemned the continued attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and worshippers by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, SPA said. Addressing a UN Security Council meeting, Saudi envoy at the UN Abdullah Yahya Al-Malami, speaking o

Google Inc launched an email service called 'Inbox' on Wednesday that will better organize emails and display information such as appointments, flight bookings and package deliveries in a more user-friendly way. Google said it was sending out invitations to selected Gmail users to try out the new

Over 100,000 illegal foreign workers have been arrested in the Eastern Province over the last 12 months, police announced Tuesday. A total of 101,302 people were arrested during the period across the Eastern Province, said Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti, spokesman for Eastern Province police. He added that

In September, Microsoft indicated that it is moving away from Nokia brand name completely when the Nokia UK website started redirecting users to its 'new home', the Microsoft Mobile Devices page. It was then expected that Nokia websites of other regions will soon follow. Now it seems that the tra

Bangalore: The state's long-suffering policemen finally have reason to smile this Diwali. Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced an increase in the group insurance cover of police personnel from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The scheme, which covered only police constables and orderlies, has

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India is lagging behind in the field of medical research and more work should be done. "India is lagging behind in the field of medical research and much more needs to be done... We should focus on research, particularly on case history. This

  The Jeddah traffic department says it will fine drivers SR300 for writing their phone numbers, poetry or personal messages on their cars. Zaid Al-Hamzi, spokesman of the department, said that it is against the law for motorists to have any form of writing on th