BEIJING: China's escalating dispute with Vietnam over contested waters in the South China Sea sent new shudders through Asia on Thursday as China demanded the withdrawal of Vietnamese ships near a giant Chinese drilling rig and for the first time acknowledged its vessels had blasted the Vietnamese f

There are a lot of things to love about WhatsApp, but it has its downsides too. Downsides like the barrage of messages from people you're never going to respond to, and the dreaded giveaway that leaves nothing secret - "Last Seen" notification, so everyone knows exactly when you were online, and whe

In a move to weed out bogus ration cards and fake beneficiaries, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has made it mandatory for all ration cards holders in the State to register their Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number and also that of the adult members of their families with the departme

When Halima Khatun jumped into the Beki river with her five-month-old child to save his life from terrorists, she never thought it was the last time she was holding her child. “Everywhere there was sound of firing. Some people who ran towards the forest guards’ post were also fired by them. I had

Sharjah: The three workers who were found dead in a car polishing shop on Tuesday had been living in the shop illegally and died during their sleep, it has been revealed. The victims — two Bangladeshis and one Egyptian — died after breathing in carbon monoxide from an idling car inside the Al A

بھٹکلیس نیوز/07مئی14 گھروں سے باہر سفر کے دوران وضو وغیرہ کے لیے بآسانی استعمال کیا جاسکے گا جاپان کی الیکٹرانک مصنوعات بنانے والی کمپنی پیناسانک نے سعودی عرب میں عازمین حج و عمرہ کے لیے ایک چلتا پھرتا دستی فوارہ شحطاف محمول متعارف کرایا ہے۔پیناسانک نے سعودی عرب کی مارکیٹ میں تحقیق کے بعد روزمرہ ا

The Union Ministry of Surface Transport has accorded in principle approval for upgrading seven different stretches of National Highways (NHs) including Bangalore-Mysore in the State, Public Works Department Minister H C Mahadevappa said. Speaking to mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said close to

HOMS, Syria: The evacuation of rebel-held parts of Homs city began Wednesday under an unprecedented deal which hands back control to the government less than a month before Syria’s presidential election. After nearly two years of government siege, civilians and rebel forces began to leave the Old

The Passport Department in Saudi Arabia is sending SMS messages to expatriate men and women urging them to give their biometrics and those working for them in order to protect their rights and receive quick services. Col. Badr Al-Malik, director of media affairs and the department’s spokesman, sa

بھٹکلیس نیوز/7مئی14 سعودی عرب کی وزارت داخلہ نے شام اور یمن کے انتہا پسند عناصر سے تعلق رکھنے والی ایک بڑی دہشت گرد تنظیم کو ختم کرنے کی اطلاع دی ہے اور بتایا ہے کہ یہ تنظیم سرکاری تنصیبات اور غیرملکی مفادات پر حملوں کی سازش کررہی تھی۔وزارت داخلہ کی جانب سے منگل کو جاری کردہ بیان کے مطابق اس گروپ ک

LUCKNOW | NEW DELHI: A statement by BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at an election rally in Faizabad promising "Ram Rajya" had the Congress up in arms even as the principal opposition conceded that the use of a portrait of Ram in the background was an "error of judgement". After d

بھٹکلیس نیوز/6مئی14 مصر میں فوج کے سابق سربراہ اور صدارتی انتخاب کے مضبوط امیدوار عبدالفتاح السیسی نے کہا ہے کہ وہ انتخاب جیت گئے تو ملک میں معزول صدر محمد مرسی کی سیاسی جماعت اخوان المسلمین کا ’وجود‘ نہیں رہے گا۔عبدالفتاح السیسی نے صدارتی انتخاب کی مہم میں مصری ٹی وی چینل کو اپنے پہلے انٹرویو میں

Bangalore : State Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said that the state was presently generating only 7,562 mw of electricity as against the targeted  8,022 mw of electricity. He has said  that one of the two units of the UPCL power plant at Padubidri in Udupi has ceased to function owing to co

(Sanjay Jha is the National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress party. He is co-author of the bestseller 'The Superstar Syndrome'. Mr Jha is a former banker, and also a leading Management Consultant in training.) In this election, the Sangh Parivar sponsored BJP has made communal polariz

Dubai: The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) saw a flurry of activity as it opened its doors on Monday at the World Trade Centre. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Dubai’s new brand, which will be used in the

بھٹکلیس نیوز/6مئی14 انڈین پریمیئر لیگ کے اس سیزن میں پیر کو کھیلےگئے دو میچوں میں راجستھان رائلز نے کولکاتہ نائٹ رائڈرز کو اور چینئی سپرکنگز نے دہلی ڈيئر ڈیولز کو شکست دی۔پہلے میچ میں راجستھان نے کولکاتہ نائٹ رائڈرز کو 10 رن سے اور دوسرے میں چينئی نے دہلی کو آٹھ وکٹوں شکست دی۔کولکتہ کو جیت کے لیے 1

Microsoft has launched Office 365 Personal, the recently announced, cheaper subscription option for Office 365, in the Indian market. Priced at Rs 330 a month or Rs 3,299 a year, the Office 365 Personal subscription service provides access to the Office applications for Windows/Mac, and the abili

Canadian visas and immigration services from Bangalore will be launched by September end. Personnel to handle these two services from the Canadian Consulate General’s office are being recruited and people familiar with the services are being relocated to the Bangalore office. "The exact date o