Thiruvananthapuram: It was proud moment for Mangaloreans when Karnataka minister for health and family welfare U T Khadar, who is also MLA of Mangalore constituency (Ullal) shared the stage with noted social anti-corruption activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare at the Gandhi Darshan award presentation c

LONDON: Age mellows all, says the famous saying. Traditionally it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of brain function. However, a study has for the first time argued that older brains may take longer to process ever increasing amounts of knowledge, and this has often been miside

The globe is facing a "tidal wave" of cancer, and restrictions on alcohol and sugar need to be considered, say World Health Organization scientists. It predicts the number of cancer cases will reach 24 million a year by 2035, but half could be prevented. The WHO said there was now a "real need"

Mumbai:  A group of of 50 workers from political party Shiv Sena barged into a press conference being held by Pakistani band Mekaal Hasan in Mumbai, demanding that the musicians return immediately to their country. The band, which plays Sufi rock, was scheduled to announce a joint concert with In

NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The two joined the list of 41 eminent

NEW DELHI: Over five months after Steve Ballmer announced that he would step down, Microsoft named India-born Satya Nadella as its new CEO on Tuesday. In an accompanying move, the company also announced that its charismatic founder Bill Gates would step down from his ceremonial post of board chairma

Riyadh : Hundreds of people representing different religious backgrounds across Asian, European and American countries attended Zakir Naik’s talk on Qur’an and Modern Science at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Thursday. “The Qur’an was never meant to be a book of science. Instead, it’s acc

CHENNAI: The UK has launched 370 scholarships worth Rs 10 crore exclusively for Indian students. The scholarship amount is the largest ever allocated for India, and was announced on Friday as part of the ongoing GREAT Britain campaign to bolster the country's global reputation. The scholarships w

اسلام نے سب سے زیادہ تعلیم کی اہمیت پر زور دیا ہے بھٹکلیس نیوز ؍ 3 فروری،14 بنگلور ؍ (نامہ نگار) تعلیم و تعلم اسلام کا پسندیدہ مشغلہ ہے اس کی اہمیت میں اللہ تعالیٰ نے سب سے پہلی آ یت اتاری اسی کی بڑی تا کید فر ما ئی تاکہ امت مسلمہ تعلیم کے زیور سے آرا ستہ ہو لہذا شروع دن ہی سے اسلام کے ماننے والوں

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 02 فروری 14 بھٹکل / (راست )آج ہمارا معاشرہ جن مسائل سے دوچار ہے ان میں اخلاقی برائیوں کامعاملہ قابل تشویش ہے۔فحاشی و عریانیت، انٹرنیٹ کا بے لگام استعمال، بے پردگی و بے حیائی، عصمت دری کے واقعات، خواتین پر مظالم، جہیز ہراسانی، سگریٹ نوشی اورمنشیات کا استعمال، جوا، سٹہ اور بے کار وقت گ

Dubai: Completion of the GCC rail network will ease travel in the region, with proposed passport-free travel being a possibility, Gulf News has learnt. The 2,177km-long regional network is expected to be up and running by 2018, with the design of the project finalised and work beginning this ye

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Madan Lal has accused the BJP of offering him Rs. 20 crore to split his party and pull down the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi. Madan Lal today alleged that he had been approached by men close to BJP leaders Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley but gave no proo

MANGALORE: Qazi of Ullal Tajul Ulema Assayyid Abdul Rahman Al-Bukhari, 94, passed away following a prolonged illness at his hometown in Payyanur, Kerala, on Saturday. The Qazi, popularly known as 'Ullal Thangal', was born in 1920, was a learned scholar who spearheaded Sunni religious activities in c

Dubai: Air Arabia will now be flying from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in addition to its existing base in Sharjah, according to a deal the budget carrier signed on Sunday with Ras Al Khaimah’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Under the agreement, Air Arabia becomes the designated ca

Samsung's current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, and its compact version, the Galaxy S4 mini, will soon be available in a Black Edition, which also features black-coloured faux-leather back cover, as seen in Galaxy Note 3. The smartphones were previously only available in the dark-blue Black Mi