GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The armed wing of Hamas warned foreign airlines against flying into Tel Aviv on Wednesday and declared truce talks in Cairo over as a six-week war with Israel spirals into further bloodshed. Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of air strikes across Gaza again on

WASHINGTON: International Business Machines (IBM) has unveiled a "brain-like" computer chip that is the size of a postage stamp and capable of processing massive amounts of data while handling inputs from many different sources, the company said. The announcement comes one month after IBM unveile

Authorities have started releasing water from the Hemavati reservoir at Gorur for the benefit of people in Tumkur district. The release of water had been stopped following the breach of the Left Bank Canal near Channarayapatna last month. Residents of Tumkur district staged protests in the last week

She wanted to be like Kareena Kapoor, and “could not wait to act in a movie”. In her last year of college, she “got offers from casting directors who would scout for faces in campuses and on Facebook”. But her “well-to-do” Mumbai-based Kashmiri Muslim family would not allow her to take up any film j

On the occasion of Independence Day, AMP organized a National event  titled “Hum Banenge Hindustan Ki Nayi Pehchan” in more than 35 Schools on 16th Aug 14. The event was intended to create awareness of Careers in Armed Forces & Government sectors to students and to motivate them to make their ca

The India-Pakistan relation is likely to remain frosty for sometime after the latest flashpoint. New Delhi is bracing for an attempt by Islamabad to raise the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York late next month. Though both Prime Minister Narendra Modi an

Dubai's reputation as one of the foremost cities on the planet has been given another boost. The home to multiple record-breaking feats has been named one of the most influential cities in the world. According to business magazine Forbes, Dubai, which has more global air connections th

Saudi employers, whose foreign workers want to transfer their sponsorship, will be given an opportunity to lodge their objections within five days from their date of application, a senior official from the Ministry of Labor has announced. Labor Ministry spokesman Tayseer Al-Mufarrej said that the

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Several thousand Palestinians fled their homes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, weighed down with bags of clothes, pillows and mattresses after Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fire, witnesses said. An AFP reporter saw hundreds of Palestinians streaming out

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent troops to boost security in Islamabad’s government district after opposition politician Imran Khan pledged to lead protesters on Parliament in a high-stakes bid to depose Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Tens of thousands of protesters used a crane and bolt cutters to force

Dubai: Parents say they prefer word of mouth over school inspection results when choosing a good school for their children. In several wide-ranging interviews with Gulf News on Tuesday, parents overwhelmingly said they rely on positive experiences by friends and family as the most important fac

بھٹکلیس نیوز/19،اگست14 فریقین عارضی جنگ بندی میں 24 گھنٹے کی توسیع پر راضی مصری حکومت کی ثالثی کے تحت فلسطینی مزاحمتی گروپوں اور اسرائیل کے درمیان غزہ کی پٹی میں جنگ بندی کے لیے بالواسطہ بات چیت میں مثبت پیش رفت دیکھنے آئی ہے۔ فریقین نے عارضی جنگ بندی میں مزید 24 گھنٹے کی توسیع پر اتفاق کیا ہے۔ با

BANGALORE: Lambasting the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for failing to control air and sound pollution in Bangalore, the high court on Monday asked the state government why the watchdog should not be superseded by the Central Pollution Control Board. "We are sorry to say that yo

MOTIHARI/PATNA: At least 21 people, including seven children and five women of a family, were killed and a woman was injured as the Muzaffarpur-Dehradun Rapti Ganga Express train rammed into a Paiggio auto when it was passing through a manned railway crossing that had been left open between Semra an

JEDDAH: The Indian Haj mission has introduced several high-tech measures to facilitate the pilgrimage of 136,000 Indians coming for Haj this year. “We will make use of every form of new-age technology, from Google Maps and smartphone applications, to Facebook, YouTube clips and text messages, to

Abu Dhabi: Drivers in the UAE were warned to exercise caution on the roads on Sunday due to high dust levels expected across the country. The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) urged motorists to take extra care on the roads, especially in inner-city areas. The centr