Jeddah: Yanbu has been chosen by Saudi authorities to be developed as a major point for Haj and Umrah pilgrims, along with Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah. Various infrastructure projects in Yanbu are likely to transform Yanbu into another major pilgrim hub, according to officials. In keeping with

New Delhi:  Around 50 lakh passengers use the Northern Railways and drink water from the stations. It is highly likely they putting their health at risk. NDTV has accessed an Indian Railway's internal report, which says that the water across Northern Railways, which covers 700-plus stations, is extr

NEW DELHI: Experienced Kumar Sangakkara showed the way with a breathtaking 84-ball 103 as Sri Lanka recovered from a middle-order batting collapse to pull off a thrilling two-wicket victory over India in the Asia Cup on Friday. Chasing 265 for win, the islanders rode on the 36-year-old's mastercl

A US company is planning to build an 'Outernet' — a global network of cube satellites broadcasting internet data to all the people on the planet — for free. The idea is to offer free internet access to all people, regardless of location, bypassing filtering or other means of censorship, according to

DUBAI: An Indian doctor in Bahrain has been fined 100 Dinars (nearly $265) by a court for insulting a woman colleague, according to a media report on Friday. The doctor, who was not identified, insulted the woman, also a doctor at the Salmaniya Medical Complex after she "disrespected" him on a so

BHUBANESWAR: Desperate to keep a bulk of the IPL matches in India, the BCCI on Friday decided to wait till the announcement of the dates of general election before finalizing the venues of the Twenty20 mega-event, a part of which will have to be held abroad due to security issues. The BCCI's work

NEW DELHI: Government approved on Friday the proposal to ensure Rs 1,000 minimummonthly pension under a scheme of retirement fund body EPFO that would immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners. The decision to provide the entitlement under Employees' Pension Scheme-95, run by the Employees' Providen

LONDON: An internet security firm has stumbled upon a "mind boggling" and "Godzilla-sized" cache of personal data put up for sale on the online black market by hackers. One of the hacker attacks stole over 105 million records making it the single largest data breach in cybercrime history. The

Sharjah: After tenants, it’s the turn of businessmen to bear the brunt of Sharjah’s bullish rental market. Industry insiders say the scen-ario for the emirate’s commercial properties is heating up after a lull of almost three years. At the receiving end are a host of small to medium bu

Given the condition of the economy and job market for the better part of this last decade, there are really two kinds of people in the workforce: those who are looking for a job and those who might well be looking for one very soon. There is no longer any such thing as real job security, but there a

Messaging app bought by Facebook for $19bn last week makes further advance on mobile operators' territory WhatsApp, the free texting app acquired by Facebook for $19bn last week, will open a new front in its war on the cost of mobile communications by introducing free voice calls within months.

A mobile app that enables you to control your laptop and desktop devices. A retail payment system, connected to your bank account, which uses your finger print to make payments. These were among winning projects presented by students at Unysis’ Technical Project Contest, Cloud 20/20 version 5.0, on

Retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has asked its field staff to clean up records as it plans to issue universal (permanent) account numbers soon to its over 5 crore subscribers. The account number will help those workers in organised sector workers who frequently ch

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Five years after it created an unforgettable buzz in South Africa, the money-churning Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to return to Nelson Mandela's country once again. The inability of the government to provide security for the T20 event due to general elections has force

NEW DELHI: India's huge aviation market is now officially the battleground for Gulf carriers, with Indian airlines forced to watch them walk away with a lion's share of the country's globetrotters. Bucking the code of conduct that will kick in the moment election dates are announced, the aviation mi

LONDON: A man of Indian origin has been arrested by the police in UK on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. Moazzam Begg, an ex-Guantanamo detainee who was born in Birmingham to a family of Indian descent is among four people who were arrested by the West Midlands police on Tuesday. Be

NEW DELHI: More than 450 Indian migrants working in Qatar have died in the last two years, data shows as the Gulf state is under pressure over its rights record ahead of the 2022 World Cup. In response to a Right to Information request filed by AFP, the Indian embassy in Qatar gave figures detailin

Dubai: Dubai Metro will link with Dubai Festival City through marine services from Al Jaddaf and Creek stations that will begin operations from Saturday. The two stations will be the last of 48 stations on both the Green and Red lines to open to the public. The stations will serve resi