Fearing over-exploitation of marine resources, the Department of Fisheries has put on hold more than 150 applications for new boats in the past two years in Dakshina Kannada. With a feasibility report on the state of marine life population in the region expected to come only at the end of the year,

Intex on Monday has launched the first Firefox OS smartphone in India, the Cloud FX, priced at Rs. 1,999. The company had in June announced it would launch the smartphone in August under Rs. 2,000. The smartphone is now available via exclusive retail partner Snapdeal. The cheapest Android smartph

Dubai: Dubai Police’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) seized 60,000 fake mobile phones worth Dh48 million between August 9-23. Major General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, said the CID’s Anti-Economic Crime Department

The barren border outposts on the international border with Pakistan and Bangladesh may soon turn green as BSF personnel on Tuesday set out on a record making effort to plant two lakh saplings in 30 minutes. Over a lakh saplings were planted on the border outposts with Pakistan. BSF personnel are

The Kerela govt plans to shut down all liquor bars operating in the state. (TOI photo) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The excise policy of the Congress-led United Democratic Front government, finalized in a two-hour meeting held at the chief minister's official residence here on Thursday, proposed to make K

Riyadh: Police arrested a large number of illegal expatriates in the south of the capital in an early morning raid on Thursday under the direct supervision of Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. According to one eyewitness, operations started immediately after dawn prayers. He

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

GAZA CITY: The Gaza death toll rose over 2,000 Monday as the clock ticked toward a midnight deadline and negotiators in Cairo strove to hammer out a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed. As millions in and around Gaza enjoyed an eighth day of calm brought on by two back-to-back truce agreements, te

At least 30 people, including women and children, have died and more than 24 have gone missing as the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, especially in the eastern districts, worsened following incessant rain in the neighbouring Uttarakhand and increased discharge of water from the barrages in the pas

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

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

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

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

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

MANGALORE: Konkan Railway introduced SMS service to redress the grievances of passengers related to any service on KonkanRailway route. The service was commissioned on August 15. The mobile number on which passengers can send an SMS related to any aspect of passenger service is 9004470700. The me

Interviews are never expected to be a breeze, especially if you are appearing for industry giants like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook etc. However, it is still possible to get stumped by a question like: 'How do you cut a circular cake into eight equal pieces?' This question is part of jobs and caree

Dubai: People across the world will be able to have 360-degree virtual tours of Dubai’s tourist landmarks and attractions. Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, announced the upcoming launch of Dubai 360.com via his

Sharjah: More than 300 illegal residents were arrested during June and July as part of a police campaign launched in the emirate to stem loitering in public places, Sharjah Police said. The 370 suspects were of various nationalities. The police said those caught had entered the country illegall