RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country, the latest move in a rolling reshuffle of senior ruling family members over the past two years. He replaces Prince Khaled al-Faisal, who has been ma

GANDHINAGAR: After their success in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is setting its eye on Narendra Modi's Gujarat among other states. The party says it plans to contest all 26 Lok Sabha seats, though a final decision has been left to the national executive in Delhi. AAP will hold a Jhadu Yatra a

NEW DELHI: Sony has launched the PlayStation 4, its new gaming console in the Indian market for Rs 39,990. The console will be available in stores starting January 6, 2014. Sony also said that the PlayStation camera will be retailed at Rs 4,990. The PS4 controller has also been priced at Rs 4

India's second largest software services firm Infosys will hire up to 16,000 engineers next year, the company's Chairman NR Naryana Murthy said on Wednesday. "We have already started the hiring process for next year. We will be hiring around 15,000-16,000 engineers for next year and are alrea

21 Dec 2013 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Best Academy (popularly known as Bhatkal Academy) revelled its freshly conceived Fest Carnival, 2013 on 20th December, 2013 at Bagh-e-Rahmat, Tengingundi, Bhatkal. It consisted both game activities and a grand quiz competition named Quizom

22 December 2013/KhaleejTimes Shaikh Mohammed issues decree on Saturday to regulate rental price increases. Rent paid on Dubai properties that falls drastically under the average market rate could go up as much as 20 per cent under strict new criteria, in a revision to the existing rental cap

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday, hoping to produce the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way and to better understand the evolution of our galaxy. The satellite was lifted into space from French Guiana at 6:12 a

Dubai: Consumers are set to see more valued-added features and services from the two telecom operators in the UAE as mobile number portability (MNP) is to be implemented on Sunday. MNP is the actual switching of a mobile operator/mobile service provider without having to change one’s mobile num

Ban on iron ore mining in Goa and Karnataka is not only hurting the economy but has rendered as many as one lakh people jobless, Vedanta Resources chief Anil Agarwal said today. "Paralysis in iron ore mining is hurting industries and people sentiments, has put Goa and Karnataka economy in shamble

SUKKUR: All sports activities in the city have been suspended for three days after a promising young cricketer, Zulfiqar Bhatti died after being hit on the chest by a rising ball that caused his death on the pitch. Bhatti, 22, was batting at his usual one down position for his local club -- Super S

Bangalore: The simultaneous Lokayukta raids at various places including Udupi, Bangalore, Mandya, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada and Koppala districts, have sent shivers down the spines of corrupt officials. So far there have been raids on the residences of ten  government officials

LONDON -- At least 76 people were injured Thursday when a "huge piece of plaster" broke off from the ceiling of London’s Apollo Theatre, crashing into the audience and bringing down sections of a balcony, officials said. Several victims were initially trapped under the debris from the theater in

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party, which has created a nationwide stir by winning 28 of the 70 seats in Delhi in a stunning debut, is likely to form the government next week. AAP, which is carrying out a referendum to get "a sense of what the people want", is expected to announce its decision on Monday.

A new GPS-enabled smart watch that allows parents to track their kids' location and send them texts has been developed in the US. The FiLIP watch, designed for children aged 4 to 11, is hooked up to an app on a parent's phone. Using the FiLIP app, parents and other pre-authorised adults can tr

NEW DELHI: After losing Shikhar Dhawan (15) early, India reached 31/1 at lunch as they extended their lead over South Africa to 67 runs on the third day of the first Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday. Murali Vijay (12*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (4*) are the two unbeaten batsmen for Ind

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Friday started deporting 52 Indian nationals for their role in the December 8 riot, the city state's worst street violence in 40 years. Sixteen of the men were interviewed by the state-appointed Committee of Enquiry (COI) into the riot in the Little India area, a report St

RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN GCC countries are planning to launch a European-style Schengen visa by mid-2014 to allow Gulf-based expats and foreign businessmen to move easily across the borders of the six-member bloc. The GCC interior ministers are working on the details of the project, which many b

NEW DELHI: Recruitment of minorities in central government services fell from 11.56% of total hires in 2010-11 to just 6.89% in 2012-13, according to data collected from nearly 70 Union ministries and departments. The government, which released the data in reply to a Parliament question on Th