Jan 5, 2013 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: BPO division of Infosys will visit Shree Guru Sudhindra BBA College, Bhatkal on 10th January 2014 for recruiting freshers from BBA/BCA/BCom/BA/BBM/BSc divisions. The selection process will begin from 9.30 am and will include Group Discussion

Dubai: Party-goers stuck in traffic were not the only people frustrated during the New Year's Eve celebrations. Those looking forward to a quiet barbecue on the beach were also disappointed. In a drastic change from its usual practice of a verbal reprimand, Dubai Municipality has started issuin

NEW DELHI: Those who speak English fluently earn up to 34% more than those who don't speak the language, a recent report has found, confirming the link between an education in English and the scope of employment opportunities. But given the constraints of cost and access, the number of those stud

After its stunning debut in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party (AAP) is expected to chalk out its plans for the national elections today. The 23-member AAP National Executive will meet at the Constitution Club in Delhi this morning to discuss its plans and strategies for the general elections,

Muscat: An Indian national reportedly committed suicide in his home at Barka in northern Oman. Anil Kumar, 38, hailing from the south Indian state of Kerala, reportedly slit his throat with a knife at around 8.30pm on Monday, Omani media reported on Wednesday. “He was lying on the floo

NEW DELHI: State-run fuel retailers would raise petrol and diesel prices by 75 and 50 paise, respectively, a litre from Saturday to offset the impact of increase in global oil prices and fall rupee's exchange rate against the US dollar. Consumers would, however, have to pay a little more at the p

Computers have entered the age when they are able to learn from their own mistakes, a development that is about to turn the digital world on its head. The first commercial version of the new kind of computer chip is scheduled to be released in 2014. Not only can it automate tasks that now require

Despite efforts to meet falling demand, the Australian information technology sector is experiencing a costly skills crisis and needs to bridge the gap by hiring IT graduates for major projects. The IT sector which contributes about AUD 42 billion to the nation's economy every year, is expected t

Thane:  27 persons, including 13 women, were killed when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus fell into a ravine off Malshej ghat after colliding with a truck in Thane district of Maharashtra. The bus was carrying 38 passengers. Eleven passengers, who were seriously injured, were ad

How to work as a team? Managers could learn lessons from the hive These days in business, there is one thing all managers need to know: forget what you used to know about being a manager. Gone are the days when middle management was expected to lead troops into some territorial battle with riv

Sydney:  All 52 passengers who spent Christmas and New Year trapped on an icebound Russian research vessel in Antarctica were airlifted from the ice on Thursday in a dramatic rescue mission. A Chinese helicopter which landed on a makeshift landing pad next to the marooned ship ferried the scienti

Mumbai: Amid growing clamour from banks to charge customers for transactions at ATMs to make them economically viable, RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty today said the regulator will have no objections if the lenders charge "reasonable fee" for such services. "If banks charge a reasonable fee o

Riyaz was jailed after identification records were mixed up with those of a criminal Abu Dhabi: Mohammad Riyaz, the 27-year-old Indian communication engineer, arrested and jailed in a case of mistaken identity, has been declared innocent by a court in Abu Dhabi. Gulf News broke the story of

1 Jan 2014 | NDTV Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur has set a record among all IITs with more than a thousand of its students securing cushy jobs in the first phase of campus placements, officials said today. Around 1,010 students of the Kharagpur campus accepted job offers in the first round of placement

Researchers think that this thickening could also help to stave off depression London: They say religion is a matter of the heart - but it seems the shape of our brains could also have a role to play. Believers or those with a spiritual side have ‘thicker’ sections of brain tissue than other

Sudan: The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has called for an end to fighting in the country, and for peace talks to be given a chance. Hilde Johnson told the BBC the humanitarian situation was worsening. At least 1,000 people have died since fighting erupted last month between

New Delhi: The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG), which customers buy after consuming their quota of subsidised cylinders, was hiked by a steep Rs. 220 per bottle on Wednesday on firming international rates. The 14.2-kg cooking gas cylinder that consumers buy beyond their entitled nine bo