Many of us have a myopic view of transferring money, looking only at the currency exchange rate. We don’t bother with the bigger picture: how to make the most of the transfer to get the biggest bang for your buck. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to remember when sending remittances home.

NEW DELHI: Encouraged by the overwhelming response to the experiment of running premium trains on dynamic fare pricing, railways has decided to run such trains on 36 new routes in a bid to cater to the rush during summers and also to generate extra revenue. By running premium trains, the transpor

25 May, 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Nawayath Mehfil held its annual general body meeting on Friday at Tanzeem hall.  On this occasion, Sadique Asarmatta (General Secretary - Nawayath Mehfil) presented the annual report that highlighted the activies of the organization in the p

Yusuf Pathan rated his 22-ball 72 for the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday higher than his 37-ball hundred for the Rajasthan Royals back in 2010 because this one helped the Knight Riders defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets and finish second in the group stages. KKR's top two finish means

Diploma Courses after 10th are amongst the most pursued courses after 10th class. Courses after 10th which are most beneficial are of Diploma level rather than Certificate Courses. This is because of the high relevancy and repute of after 10th diploma courses. The importance of Diploma after 10th is

Representational Photo In an effort to weed out bogus caste and income certificates, the revenue department plans to introduce a paperless certification system in the State.  It is looking at making all the 34 certification services completely online and discourage paper transactions. It is pr

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Since the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee opted for a sleek custom-made BMW in 2003, it's been steadily downhill for the grand old lady that had once ruled Indian roads. The common man had given up much earlier, eagerly embracing the zippier Maruti 800 when it was launche

Micromax has launched an Android 4.4.2 KitKat-based smartphone called Unite 2. Priced at Rs. 6,999, the Micromax Unite 2 will be available from Thursday and is touted to feature support for 20 regional languages (as well as English) with its Reverie Multilingual Pack. The smartphone is not currently

Cairo:  An Egyptian court jailed 19 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for five years on Saturday for storming the offices of the head of the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic institution, judicial sources said. The army-installed government has rounded up thousands of Morsi's suppo

Dubai: The civic body is urging bachelors not to fall into the trap of renting bed space as it is illegal and if caught, they will be evicted. Residents have said that although they do look for apartments, the affordable ones in their budget is one where landlords rent out rooms. “I kn

Eleven years ago to the day on Tuesday, Sulaiman Bhai Ajmeri’s wife pleaded with the Gujarat Police that her husband was an innocent mechanic and not a terrorist involved in the attack on the Akshardham Temple in Gujarat. Each time during the 11 years Mr. Sulaiman remembered his wife’s desperate

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of debacle in the Lok Sabha election, voices for bringing Priyanka Gandhi to the forefront if politics grew stronger within the Congress party with at least two leaders saying on Friday she is a "big fighter" and has the "natural ability" to connect with people. Ou

بھٹکلیس نیوز/23،مئی14 انڈین پریمیئر لیگ کے ساتویں سیزن میں جمعرات کو کھیلے گئے میچیز میں کولکاتہ نائٹ رائڈرز نے رائل چيلنجرز بنگلور کر ہرایا اور سن رائزار حیدرآباد نے چینئي سپر کنگز کو شکست دی۔پہلے مقابلے میں کولکاتہ نائٹ رائڈرز نے رائل چيلینجرز بنگلور کو تیس رنز سے شکست دی اور سیمی فائنل کے لیے کو

New Delhi:  Pakistan has said it will announce today whether its Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend Narendra Modi's oath ceremony as India's next Prime Minister on Monday. "He can also nominate someone to represent him. That doesn't violate protocol," a Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Given below are the list of PU Courses that one can pursue after SSLC (Grade 10): 1. PCMB - Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology 2. PCMC - Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Comp.Sc. 3. PCME - Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Electronics 4. PCMG - Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Geology 5. PCBH - Physics, Chemist

In a bid to retain doctors and attract more specialists to government hospitals, the health department is planning a substantial hike in their salaries. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, Health Minister U T Khader said the department has proposed to increase the salaries of MBBS doctors

The BJP-led NDA prefers to have a mem­ber of the Congress as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha to avoid the Narenda Modi government getting into a direct confrontation with three regional players who may form a bloc and stake a claim for the august post. BJP leaders argue they m

In India's biggest ever e-commerce deal, the country's largest online retailer, Flipkart, has acquired the biggest fashion retailer online - Myntra - in a deal estimated at around Rs. 2,000 crore. Homegrown Flipkart is the clear leader in India, but international giant, Amazon, is snapping at its