BEIRUT: The Islamic State group on Tuesday freed more than 70 Kurdish school children its fighters kidnapped in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based group said parents had reported the release of the children, who are believed to be aged between 13

September 30, 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News US: Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), a broad alliance dedicated to justice and accountability for the Gujarat pogroms of 2002 and to defending India's secular tradition, has welcomed a letter to President Obama by eleven members of Congress, u

DAMASCUS: Islamic State group fighters closed in Monday to within only a few kilometers of a key Kurdish town on Syria’s border with Turkey, despite continued airstrikes by the US-led coalition. NATO member Turkey’s government meanwhile said it would ask Parliament to debate joining the coalition

More than 1.4 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “About 1.36 million pilgrims already arrived from different countries by Sunday night and we expect their number to cross the 1.4-million mark,” he said. Acting Health Minister Adel Fak

We often hear of new technological improvements - robots, gadgets, phones, vehicles, medicine and more. But these are just part of the picture of scientific achievement. No less important is the field of chemical engineering which has invented some amazing materials in recent years, materials that m

MANGALORE: Chief minister Siddaramaiah and Union minister for culture and tourism (independent charge) Shripad Yesso Naik will inaugurate the new Regional Science Centre (RSC) set up at Pilikula on October 1. Minister for forest, environment and ecology B Ramanath Rai said that the 45th RSC, whic

New York City: When Modi was addressing to Indians at Madison Sqare Garden in New York City, there was a quite different scene outside the Madison Square. People in large number were shouting slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carrying in their hands placards, banners and posters wh

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been convicted in the disproportionate assets case, has been allotted the VVIP Cell number 23 in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. She has been given prisoner number 7402. Sources said the cell is located next to the women’s barrack. Jail au

MADINAH: Haj convoys left Madinah for Makkah under the supervision of Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman after Friday prayers. Government agencies have stepped up efforts to ensure efficient completion of procedures at arrival and departure points and to ensure that pilgrims are provided with co

RAF Akrotiri: Two British jets were flying over Iraq and were ready to hit targets on Saturday, their first mission since parliament authorized strikes against IS, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said. A Reuters witness at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus saw two Tornado jets leaving the facility at 0725 GMT

Dubai: Imagine that you have been tasked with coming up with names for more than 22,000 streets in Dubai. Yes, that’s a big number and it includes highways, internal roads, side roads, flyovers and intersections. All of these, every one of them, has to be renamed. A gargantuan task to say the least.

London: Apple is facing claims that its new thinner iPhones can bend out of shape in the pocket. The problem is especially pronounced for the £620 (Dh3,715) iPhone 6 Plus, which has a slimline body but a supersized screen. Pictures and videos of warped and damaged iPhones swept the Int

I was not a great boss. There, I said it. Do I feel badly about that? Not really. After all, nobody’s perfect. Besides, I don’t think I was a terrible boss; it just wasn’t what I excelled at. Just so we’re clear, when I say ‘boss’ I mean managing people. Don’t get me wrong. The executive manag

AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on her way to the Parappana Agrahara court complex in Bangalore on Saturday. A special court has convicted her in a disproportionate wealth case. Photo: The Hindu Sasikala, Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi also given four years' imprisonment, fined Rs. 10 crore e

JEDDAH: Two senior politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will represent India at Haj 2014. Arif Beg from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and Abdul Rasheed Ansari from Delhi are among the few Muslim faces in the party. Beg is a former fed

New York City, New York: The US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York todayissued summons against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in the massacres committed in Gujarat during 2002, when he was Chief Minister of the Indian state. Mr. Modi is expected to arrive in th

NEW YORK:  India and China have resolved the stand-off at the Ladakh border. The withdrawal of troops will begin today and be completed by September 30, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday while describing the resolution of the issue as a "big accomplishment." "I am happy to

Dubai: Sick of getting stuck in long queues to clear immigration at the airports? It’s time to heed authorities’ advice and use smart gates and e-gates wherever they have been installed. A Dubai Airports spokesperson told XPRESS that smart gates have become fully operational at the arrivals sec