Aftab Husain Kola| Arab News|16 April 2014 The historic Bidar in the federal state of Karnataka in India now finds itself on the world map of heritage tourism as it figures in the 2014 World Monuments Watch list released by the World Monuments Fund (WMF), a New York-based NGO working for the protec

Rain and thundershowers in several parts of Karnataka claimed seven lives on Monday. While five died of lightning, two were electrocuted after they came in contact with a live wire in Tumkur and Davangere districts. Lightning struck Jayanna (45) of Rangapura in Sira taluk of Tumkur district while

The 80-day runway upgrade of Dubai International Airport will reduce the number of flights by 26 per cent and eight airlines will be relocated to Al Maktoum International Airport, the airport operator confirmed on Sunday. All Emirates flights will continue to operate out of Dubai International bu

Abu Dhabi: The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has made it clear that only a single family can reside within each licensed residential unit in the capital. Residents, however, said that it is getting more and more difficult to afford the steep rents in the city, and attributed this as the reason

One of the key side plots of the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka is whether the return of B S Yeddyurappa to the BJP after an year long estrangement will see the single largest community in the state, the Lingayats, return to form the bulwark of the BJP vote base in the state. However, with the BJP

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to fix the fee structure for engineering courses in private unaided colleges for the academic year 2014-15 within four weeks. Disposing of a batch of petitions by several private unaided colleges, a division bench, which includes J

NEW DELHI: At Build 2014 on Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it will bring the Start menu back to Windows. The feature was removed in Windows 8, leaving millions of computer users disappointed. The company also announced an update to Windows 8.1 that will add several features such as onscreen

United Nations:  The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency meeting at Russia's request amid growing violence in eastern Ukraine. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin says he is alarmed by Ukraine's announcement that it would deploy armed forces to quash an increasingly bold pro-Russian insur

The ''Republic of Bellary'' once again lived up to its dubious distinction as a one-time illegal mining haven, with a huge haul of cash, financial instruments and valuables worth Rs 18.80 crore in three separate raids in the last 24 hours. Also, explosives allegedly meant for booth capturing were

Suspected Maoist rebels set off two bombs in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, killing 13 people, most of them paramilitary soldiers and officials charged with holding elections in the region. The attacks, half an hour apart, were the most serious since voting to elect a new central government began last

Photo Courtesy: NDTV Bangalore: In Karnataka, opinion polls predict a neck-and-neck battle between the BJP and the Congress, with each party likely to get 13 seats. Regional strongman HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) may just get two seats. Mr Deve Gowda's son, Kumaraswamy, howeve

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will not be able to exercise their franchise in the ongoing general elections in the country from their overseas locations. A division bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan dashed the hopes of the expatriates on Friday by accepting the Electio

۔بھٹکلیس نیوز 12 اپریل 14 سافٹ ڈرنکس یا کولڈ ڈرنکس کا بہت زیادہ استعمال کرنے والے نوجوان ہوشیار ہو جائیں . حال ہی میں ہوئے ایک تحقیق کے مطابق ، تو میٹھی ڈرنکس کے زیادہ استعمال سے Adolescenceموٹاپا کا خطرہ بڑھتا ہے . یونیورسٹی آف برٹش کولمبیا کے محققین کی مانیں ، تو نوعمروں میں موٹاپا بڑھانے کے لئے

Photo for represenation Just as worshippers stepped out of the Madrasa Shah Waliullah mosque on Tannery Road after Friday prayers, a bunch of people in white skull caps swarmed around them. Two of them, smiling ever politely, forcibly tried to shake hands with the worshippers and give them han

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and he will assume his charge on April 27. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of

According to GulfTalent’s report, the UAE has further strengthened its position as the prime destination for expatriates in the GCC.  Companies across the GCC are expected to hire more staff than they did in 2013, a recent survey by online recruitment firm GulfTalent has revealed. The 2014 edi

Lava has officially launched its new budget smartphone, the Iris 406Q, in India at Rs. 7,499. Earlier the device was listed on company's website on Wednesday. Notably, The Lava Iris 406Q was also listed for pre-order on Wednesday via online retailer Flipkart at Rs. 6,999. Lava says that device pr

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday described Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a "liar” for revealing his marital status now, which "he had not disclosed while filing nominations for previous polls.” Speaking to mediapersons, the chief minister said that Modi had confirmed his marital sta