JEDDAH: The Interior and Labor ministries have stepped up their campaign to drive out residency and labor rule violators across the Kingdom after arresting nearly 8,500 foreigners in the Makkah region over the past two months. “Security agencies are determined to put an end to illegal residency a

SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians rallied behind the Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, condemning the brutal Israeli aggression on the occupied territory, killing about 2,000 Palestinians, including women and children. Speakers urged the international community to free Gaza from the Israeli blockade

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Imran Khan has called on thousands of protesters rallying in Islamabad to launch a civil disobedience movement against the government, as a leading religious scholar said that only a “revolution” would bring about change. “There is only one way to get rid of this government,

بھٹکلیس نیوز/17اگست،14 بنگلور/حج کمیٹی آف انڈیا ممبئی نے اپنے ایک سرکیولر کے ذریعہ مطلع کیا ہے کہ کمیٹی کی جانب سے فہرست کا انتظار (ویٹنگ لسٹ) میں سیریل نمبر 485تا 627کے عازمین سےدرخواست کی گئی ہے کہ وہ اپنے اوریجنل پاسپورٹ اور دوعدد پاسپورٹ سئزتصاویر ریاستی حج کمیٹی کے دفتر پرجمع کرادیں ،ان عازمین

MANGALORE: The impasse between the state and the railway ministry over sharing of cost of projects here seems to have been solved and the 50:50 ratio back on track. The issue was solved at a meeting railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda had with Congress MPs from Karnataka. The meeting follows CM

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: More than three lakh people in seven Uttar Pradesh districts along the terai were hit by swirling river waters by Saturday afternoon, with a cloudburst in Nepal, release of waters from its barrages, and heavy rain in the catchment area of the Himalayan rivers being the foremost ca

AFP Photo Kathmandu:  India announced a relief assistance of Rs. 48 million, on Saturday, for the victims of the recent floods and landslides that hit different parts of Nepal, claiming over 240 lives in two weeks. "The government of India will provide Rs. 30 million (NRs 48 million) assistanc

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned India’s largest indigenously built warship “INS Kolkata” into the Indian Navy, describing it as “a symbol of our self-reliance in the field of defence”. “INS Kolkata, entirely built in India, is a symbol of our self-reliance in the f

The Makkah Clock Tower, the second tallest tower in the world, is to open for tourists after Haj 2014, according to officials. Tourists will have to buy tickets to visit the tower top. The gigantic Makkah Clock project was constructed on top of Tower No. 5 of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Projec

Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah is a technocrat, leading a government of nonpartisan technocrats. He enjoys the confidence of President Mahmoud Abbas and all Palestinian factions. With Gaza in ruins following the devastating Israeli attacks, all eyes are on him for reconstruction and f

LAGOS: Nigeria has trained 800 volunteers to help fight the deadly Ebola epidemic that has already claimed four lives in Africa’s most populous country, a regional governor spokesman said Saturday. Authorities in the country’s largest city of Lagos last week appealed for volunteers to make up for

The government Saturday said marks for English language comprehension skills in the civil services preliminary examinations will not be included for the purpose of gradation. "The union government has decided that for the civil services (Preliminary) examination, 2014 to be held Aug 24, the secti

Samsung took the wraps off its latest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha. The South Korean electronics giant is calling the Galaxy Alpha"the evolution of Galaxy Design", touting its "metal frame, elegantly curved corners, and a tactile soft back cover". The South Korean manufacturer has announce

PESHAWAR – At least 16 people have been killed and more than 80 others injured in rain-related incidents and hailstorms in various parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's capital city as roofs and walls of building collapsed due to heavy rain.   Speaking to journalists at the Lady Reading Hospi

بھٹکلیس نیوز/16اگست،14 بنگلور/صارفین کو ایل پی جی سبسیڈی دینے کے بعد تیل کمپنیاں اب صارفین کو منا رہی ہے کہ وہ رضا کارانہ طور پر گھر یلو ایل پی جی سلینڈر پر دی جانے والی سبسیڈی چھوڑ کر "مبینہ ملک کی تعمیر میں حصہ لیں شہر اور ریاست کے دوسرے حصوں کے ایل پی جی صارفین کو ڈیلروں سے مسیج مل رہے ہیں" مل

15 August 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC - www.iamc.com ), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, has called on Indians across the world, to mark the occasion of India's 68th Independence D

Image Courtesy: Times of India NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a marked break from the past in his maiden Independence Day speech with many firsts — notably by scrapping the Nehruvian vestige, the Planning Commission, and by ending his 65-minute extempore speech with the sl

Four new passenger trains will join the current fleet between Riyadh and Dammam beginning November this year. Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) President Mohammed Al-Suwaiket said the Riyadh-Al-Kharj rail service would be commissioned during next year. The first of the four trains is to arrive