Occupied Jerusalem: The reprimand of an Israeli soldier - who was caught on video cursing and pointing a cocked gun toward the head of a Palestinian teen - has triggered the biggest outpouring of frustration by Israeli soldiers in years about their service in the West Bank. The army said he app

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday accused BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of allegedly using the name of Kargil martyr Captain Vikram Batra to grab the PM’s chair and termed it as an insult to the brave soldiers, besides an attack on the fundamental values of Indian democracy

BANGALORE: Continuing intensive checks on menace of ticketless travelling and unbooked luggage in trains, the railway authorities of the Bangalore division have collected Rs 2.04 crore from offenders in the first three months of 2014. In the check conducted during the last three months (from Janu

Official says there has been no change and transactions are continuing for Dh4,000 Dubai: An official at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs has denied reports the minimum salary limit for sponsoring a family has been increased to Dh10,000. “So far there is no change,

4th May is revered as the day Tipu Sultan sacrificed his life to protect his nation from foreign occupation. The British still despise him as their biggest foe in sub-continent. Tipu Sultan left us with an unforgettable legacy. Let us remember the great freedom fighter’s  famous quote: “One day

Many online home rental websites in Singapore include the words "No Indians, no People's Republic of China (PRC)", which is sometimes followed by the word "sorry", leading to increasing rental discrimination in the city. The issue appears more common with less expensive properties and on sites

The death toll in the ferry capsize in the Golachipa river in Bangladesh rose to 13 on Sunday with the recovery of five more bodies, police said. “Divers pulled out five bodies from the river in the morning,” Officer-in-charge of Golachipa police station Fakhruddin was quoted as saying by the Dai

The technology giant likes to work on things that no one else in the world is taking on. In fact, some of them are well on their way to fruition. Here are a few of their zany but revolutionary ideas: Driverless cars Thanks to Google's driverless car experiment, the world may be on the verge of

I’m going to be very honest with you: It is easier to eliminate a resume than to bring a candidate in for an interview. Related: #1 Reason You Get Interviews But Not Offers This may be shocking news to process, but it’s the cold, hard reality of today’s workplace. Most organizations receive mo

KOKRAJHAR: Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslims continued to flee their homes in western Assam on Saturday even as eight more bodies were found, taking the number of people killed by the rebels since Thursday to 32. Officials said no fresh attacks were reported in the last 24 hours. Curfew was relaxed

KABUL: Afghanistan officials gave up hope on Saturday of finding any survivors from a landslide in the remote northeast, putting the death toll at more than 2,100, as the aid effort focused on the more than 4,000 people displaced. Officials expressed concern the unstable hillside above the site o

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 102 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison on Saturday over protest violence, state television reported. The army-installed government has rounded up thousands of Morsi supporters and put them on mass trials since overthrowin

With thermal power stations in the State developing technical snags, thus pushing the power shortage to 1,000 megawatts (mw), the State Energy department has now resorted to unscheduled loadshedding to manage the grid. Interestingly, the move comes just two days after Energy Minister D K Shivakum

The voter turnout for the ongoing elections for the 16th Lok Sabha could be the best ever, if the polling trend witnessed during the seven phases of polling continues for the remaining two phases. According to data provided by the Election Commission, the aggregate voter turnout for the 438 const

Manama: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) interior ministers on Wednesday endorsed a recommendation to set up a Gulf police (GCCPOL). The ministers also agreed at their meeting in Kuwait, the chair of the current GCC session, to set up a permanent GCC bureau at the United Nations in the Austrian c

SLOVYANSK (Ukraine): Ukraine's offensive to recapture an eastern city controlled by pro-Russia forces sharply escalated the crisis in the country's east and set off a clash Friday in the southern port of Odessa that police say killed 31 people. The Kremlin said the move by Kiev's interim governme

Ranchi:  As the Indian Premier League action shifts to India after a rendezvous in the UAE, the formidable Chennai Super Kings will seek to continue their winning momentum when they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who will be hoping for a reversal in fortunes, here on Friday. Since being o

Bangalore : The Hindu Jana Jagrithi Samithi has strongly condemned the  glorification of Kabeer who was killed in the ANF shoot-out at Shringeri solely for the reason  that he belonged to a particular community. The Samithi has strongly condemned the arrest of the ANF personnel who only did his d