Apple filed 1,750 H-1B applications during the 10-year period 2001 to 2010, but the number increased sharply to 2,800 during 2011-13.  BANGALORE: India has become a major ingredient in Apple's secret sauce, and the scale may surprise many. It is estimated that a third of the $171-bi

English is a widely used language, especially in commerce and media. In the UAE, where more than 200 nationalities live and work, English has become the dominant lingua franca and each year, more and more companies are opting to pursue new candidates who speak the language well. But does this m

28th July 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal – Since the crescent moon of the month of Shawwaal was not witnessed on Sunday, residents of Bhatkal and nearby towns completed the 30 days of fasting on Monday and will observe first day of Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday. Due to rains, Eid pr

MUMBAI: The police action against Marathi-speaking people at Yellur in Karnataka has prompted protests by political parties in Maharashtra, with the Shiv Sena calling it as an act of "terror" and seeking Centre's intervention in the "disputed" region. "It is the reign of goondas. Even we can do t

BANGALORE: Supplying food through anganwadis, a solution thought out to tackle malnutrition in the state, might just be aggravating the problem, a recent report has revealed. As many as 34,594 children have been identified as severely malnourished in Karnataka. Food grains supplied to anganwadis

CHENNAI: Early salary payment, bonus for Eid and greater competition in the funds transfer market have all resulted in a 15% increase in remittances from the Gulf between June and July during the Ramzan month. Federal Bank has seen remittance transactions move up to 2.3 lakh in July compared to 1

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after the Hamas movement said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce and US President Barack Obama called for a cease-fire but there was no sign of any comprehensive deal to end fighting with Israel. Hamas said it had endorsed a call by the Un

New Delhi: Communal flare-up has gripped India in the last two months since the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power. Sikhs of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana are on the verge of clash over formation of a separate Gurdwara management committee, two sects of Mu

RIYADH: Several tourism and commercial firms are taking advantage of high demand by leasing hotel rooms with views overlooking the Grand Mosque for up to SR70,000 (or in some cases, SR100,000) a night, operators in the hospitality sector recently revealed. “These firms act as brokers by sub-leasi

Oplus has launched the XonPhone 5 smartphone in India at Rs. 7,999. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Snapdeal starting Thursday. Oplus India, a subsidiary of Oplus Taiwan, hadlaunched the XonPad 7 tablet in January. The Oplus XonPhone 5 runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It

Abu Dhabi/Jeddah: Monday is the first day of Eid Al Fitr, as Sunday was the last day of Ramadan, the UAE Moon Sighting Committee has announced. The committee, headed by Sultan Bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice, said that after a number of legitimate measures, as well as several contacts wi

Jerusalem:  Israel on Sunday resumed its devastating military assault on Gaza after "incessant" rocket fire from Hamas killed another soldier, ending an extended humanitarian ceasefire that was rejected by Hamas. The renewed strikes came just 10 hours after Israel said it would observe a truce fo

SAHARANPUR/NEW DELHI: BJP has accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of promoting communal tension to reap political benefits after three people were killed in clashes in Saharanpur. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the violence between two commu

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has issued a directive to donate SR100 million to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Health Minister Adel Fakeih said this directive was issued to face the shortage of medicine and medical supplies to treat the injured during the Israeli attacks on th

July 27, 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Five persons, all tourists from Bangalore, drowned in the sea at Murudeshwar Saturday evening, sources said. Fourteen people, all belonging to the same family, hired a mini-bus and left for a tour on Friday. They visited Kuloor, Sindhoor

BANGALORE: A Bangalore boy has made his mark at the US Physics Olympiad. Rahul Rai, a class 12 student of AECS Magnolia Maruti Public School on Bannerghetta Road, has won the bronze medal in the semi finals held in May - he was in the top 25% of the competition. The US Physics Olympiad is conduct

When it comes to your job search, Google Alerts can be a useful ally. What are Google Alerts? They are notifications you get from Google after you have instructed it to monitor the Internet for new information about a topic of interest. Using the watchful eye of the world’s largest search engine is

Temperatures higher than 30 degrees Celsius can be bad for your smartphone in the long run. Indeed, if left out in the sun for too long, a smartphone’s touch-screen will stop working properly, warns German telecommunications portal Teltarif.de. Batteries can also give up their charge faster in th