RIYADH: The death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the Kingdom hit 60 on Sunday after a 22-year-old succumbed to the disease, health officials said. The victim's death was announced by the Ministry of Health in each website, which described him as also sufferin

NEW DELHI: An assessment of one lakh students on various skills has found that only 34% were employable and women fared better than men in the tests. The survey also found that Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and West Bengal were among the top

 17 February 2014 Under the amended Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations Indian citizens will no longer be required to fill immigration forms when they return from abroad. Passengers entering India through its international airports will have to specifically declare Indian currency at the c

MUSCAT (Bhatkallys Bureau): The following new office-bearers for BMJ Muscat have been elected for the term 2014-2016: Mohtesham Hasan Shabber (president); Pilloor Mohammed Meeran (vice-pres first); Jukaku Mohammed Farooque (vice-pres second); Ruknuddin Mohammed Bapu Murthuda (general secretary); Mu

The Executive Council of Dubai on Sunday announced its decision to cap the increase in school fees between 5-7%. The increase would depend on the performance of the schools. According to the resolution, schools that are evaluated “outstanding” can increase by 7%, and those that are “good” can

The Energy Minister may have promised normal power supply during summer, but given the ground realities the electricity supply companies may have to enforce power cuts. Sources in the Energy department said that while the government is meeting the present demand, it may be difficult to sustain th

BANGALORE: We need a smart phone type of education — open and connected,'' AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi's opening remark at an interaction with 600 students here on Saturday. Using social networking platforms such as twitter, webcasting and video-conferencing, Rahul shared his vision on educa

NEW DELHI: Microsoft is reportedly considering bringing Android apps to Windows Phone and Windows. According to a report by The Verge, the company is seriously debating if it should allow Android apps inside the Windows and Windows Phone Stores. However, some inside the company are not in favour

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is seeking admission in Class XI (Science) / Diploma Engg courses. Online Application Forms are available for class XI (Science), Diploma Engg and Class XI (Humanities/Comm.). Last date to fill the form is 10th March 2014. Test date is scheduled on 27th A

بھٹکلیس نیوز،فروری14 /15 کینیڈا(ایجنسی)امریکہ میں حالیہ طوفان ملک کی مشرقی ساحلی علاقوں میں تباہی مچانے کے بعد مشرقی کینیڈا میں داخل ہو گیا ہے جس سے ملک کے مشرقی علاقوں میں نظامِ زندگی بری طرح متاثر ہوئی ہے۔کینیڈا کے حکام نے طوفان کی وجہ سے کیوبک سے نیو فاونڈلینڈ تک کا 200 کلومیٹر کا ہائی وے بند کر

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Vijayawada: City-based Sri Bhanu Silks and Services promotes the vehicles A new avatar of auto-rickshaw has hit the city roads. People waiting for bus at a bus stand on Eluru Road on Friday saw a glimpse of the new moving machine operated on battery. Painted in blue, the four-seater passenger-fri

Indonesia: An explosive volcanic eruption on Indonesia's most populous island blasted ash and debris 18 kilometers into the air, killing three people while forcing authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 and close seven airports. The overnight eruption of Java island's Mount Kelud could be hear

WELLINGTON: Ishant Sharma exploited the seaming conditions brilliantly to return with a career-best 6/51 as India took early control of the second and final Test by skittling out New Zealand for a paltry 192 in the first innings on Friday. Sharma justified captain MS Dhoni's decision to bowl firs

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor has warned of strict action against business organizations that fail to comply with the new wage protection system, the second phase of which will be implemented next month. Munif Al-Harbi, director of Wage Protection System in the Ministry of Labor in Jeddah, said und

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will introduce as many as 545 buses for tier II cities under the extended Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM). Speaking at the first UITP India Bus Seminar here on Wednesday, R K Singh, Director, Urban Transport, Union Ministry o

New York:  A group of Indian students in New York have created a website to track the upcoming general elections, promising to provide a comprehensive and "no high-brow and jargon-led" reportage of the event. The website, thefivefortyfive.com, is the brainchild of six students from Columbia Schoo

Civil Service aspirants have reasons to celebrate. The Centre on Monday decided to let them have two additional attempts from this year. The Centre approved "two additional attempts to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Services Examination, 2014, with consequential relaxation of