PUNE: The death toll in the landslide at Malin village near here rose to 23 on Thursday morning even as rescue workers resumed operations, which were hampered during the night due to rain and poor visibility. As many as 44 houses were crushed in Malin village, situated in Ambegaon taluka, some 12

A Palestinian child, wounded in an Israeli strike on a compound housing a UN school in Gaza, is being treated at Kamal Edwan hospital in Beit Lahia. (AFP) SAN JOSE: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned an Israeli strike on a Gaza school that killed 16 people as “unjustifiable” Wednesday, ca

اسرائیل، جبالیا میں قتل عام کا قصور وار ہے: اقوام متحدہ بھٹکلیس نیوز / 31 جولائ 14 بیت المقدس /(ایجنسی) اقوام متحدہ نے غزہ کے ایک اسکول پر وحشیانہ اسرائیلی بمباری میں معصوم شہریوں کی ہلاکتوں کی ذمہ داری صہیونی فوج پر عائد کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ یو این نے اسرائیل کو 17 بار یہ پیغام بھیجا گیا کہ اسکول

A conveyor belt at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) crashed under the influx of baggage on the first day of Eid, resulting in thousands of passengers having to travel without their luggage. Operations were largely back to normal by Wednesday amid a frenzy of travelers leaving th

Normal life is likely to be affected on Thursday with several organisations extending support to the Bangalore Bandh call against the sexual assaults on women and children. However, essential services like milk, vegetables and hospital services are exempt. Restaurants are likely to remain shut. W

30th July 2014 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal – Thousands of Bhatkalis and residents across the state offered morning prayers on Tuesday as India celebrated the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Earlier the Moon Sighting Committee announced Tuesday as the first day of Eid Al Fitr, as Mon

BANGALORE: The bandh called by over 50 pro-Kannada org anizations on Thursday is on. But citizens are in a state of confusion as there is no word yet on whether essential services will operate that day and government/private establishments, including schools and colleges, will remain open. The ba

Kolkata: The recent outbreaks of encephalitis, or severe inflammation of the brain, have killed around 550 people in India this year and the toll is likely to rise, officials have said. The states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Assam and West Bengal are the worst hit. “This is a seasona

GAZA CITY: Israel on Tuesday unleashed its heaviest bombardment in a 3-week-old war against Hamas, striking symbols of the group’s control in Gaza and firing tank shells that Palestinian officials said shut down the strip’s only power plant. The station’s shutdown further disrupted the supply of

Abu Dhabi: A new visa fee and fine structure will take effect from August 1, according to a Cabinet decision published in the latest edition of the official gazette. The new measures will include the issuing of a new array of entry permits and visas, such as multiple entry permits for visit or

WASHINGTON: A White House tweet wishing “Muslims in the US and around the world a blessed and joyous celebration” of Eid has sparked backlash over President Barack Obama's position on Gaza, where over 100 Palestinians, including several children, were killed in Israeli attacks in less 24 hours. E

JEDDAH: The festive fireworks that mark the beginning of Eid ended in tragedy for a Riyadh family when a 14-year-old boy died on Monday evening trying to burst a firecracker. The latest incident comes among several other firework-related casualties during the Eid holidays. Firecrackers are still

NEW DELHI: The biggest threat to this year's monsoon seems to have receded. El Nino conditions that were building up in the Pacific have eased in the past month, prompting the Australian weather bureau to withdraw its El Nino 'alert' on Tuesday. The bureau downgraded its outlook to El Nino 'watch

Samsung Electronics will delay the release of its first smartphone running the new Tizen operating system (OS), reports said. Samsung had planned to release the phone with Tizen OS named “Samsung Z” in Russia but the plan stands postponed for now. To “enhance the Tizen ecosystem, the company d

Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the culmination of the holy month of Ramadan, was Tuesday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across India. Thousands of men and children clad in new attire and wearing skull caps offered Namaz-e-Eid in Eidgahs or open grounds and hundreds of mosques. Millions o

Palestinian mourners cry at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital after an explosion killed at least seven children in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp on Monday. (AFP) GAZA CITY: Caught in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, Gaza’s civilians are increasingly struggling to get

Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Family traditions, prayer and thanksgiving permeated the country as thousands of people celebrated the first day of Eid Al Fitr, marking the completion of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal on Monday. Muslims thronged mosques and musallahs to offer Eid prayers as children wai

The Eastern Province police arrested 5,950 illegal expats in cities across the region during Ramadan. Col. Ziad Al-Ruqaiti, Eastern Province media spokesman, said policemen referred violators to deportation centers affiliated with the province’s prisons. Al-Ruqaiti said that multiple security ra