Hyderabad: The government’s move to pay salaries to the Imams and Mouzens of mosques in the State has touched off a controversy. Ulemas see it as a ploy to interfere in the functioning of Masjid, the place where Muslims congregate for ‘namaz’ five times a day. The government decision follows the

New Delhi : The Allahabad High Court has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to be heard in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. Moving an application to be impleaded as a party in the bunch of appeals against the 2010 High Court verdict, the Registrar General has sought a clarificatio

BANGALORE: Troubled phone maker Nokia on Thursday announced restructuring of its IT organization, which includes transfer of 820 of its employees to India's HCL TechnologiesBSE 4.21 % and Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE 0.94 %. Nokia also plans to reduce its IT organization by up to 300 employees. The

Dammam,January 17, 2013: BMJ Eastern Province has urged Majlise Islah O Tanzeem Tanzeem to reconsider its stand on widening of NH 66. The issue was discussed during the executive meeting held on Januray 16 2013. Citing all the difficulties that the general public will encounter in the event of wi

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday raised the annual cap on supply of cheap cooking gas to nine cylinders from six and gave freedom to state- run oil companies to raise price of diesel "from time to time". The new cap on cooking gas would come into effect from April 1, oil minister M Veerappa M

Dubai: It’s show time in Islamabad with Dr Tahirul Qadri emerging as an unlikely avenger of the Pakistani people’s discontent with poverty, a crippling power crisis and a corrupt political system. The Pakistan’s Supreme Court’s ruling on the second day of his "long march" to arrest Prime Minister

Arab information ministers have endorsed a media strategy presented by the Kingdom to combat terrorism, Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja announced yesterday. He was speaking to reporters after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Salah Abdul Maqsoud in Cairo. The minister said he

NEW DELHI: When Delhi University student Nishi Sinha (name changed) got 102 marks in her second year French exam, she just couldn't trust her eyes. The reason for her disbelief was simple — the French paper carried total marks of 100! Welcome to the exam evaluation mess in Delhi University after

Massive scams, election booth rigging through muscle power, murders in broad daylight and rapes of women on streets, in complete disregard of law and almost daring it... each of these is possible continuously and blatantly only due to one reason – the paralyzed judiciary of our country. It’s not

[caption id="attachment_22172" align="alignnone" width="217"] LOC-Poonch[/caption] JAMMU/ NEW DELHI: It was all quiet at the Line of Control (LoC) after Indian and Pakistan forces agreed not to violate the ceasefire, army sources said on Thursday. There was no incident of firing reported from

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Ministry of External Affairs - INDIA [CPV Division] Haj 2013: Advisory for Passport Applicants As decided by the Haj Committee of India (constituted under Act of Parliament No.35 of 2002), only valid passport holders (with validity at least up to 31.3.2014) can apply for Haj 2013. Therefore,

CAIRO: At least 22 people were killed yesterday when a 12-story building collapsed in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, Health Ministry said. Another 11 people were injured, deputy health minister Mohammed Al-Sharkawi told AFP. More people were trapped under the rubble and were calling out

Islamabad: A populist cleric Wednesday urged Pakistani politicians to join tens of thousands taking part in the largest protest in Islamabad for years, ratcheting up the pressure on the government to step down. In a three-and-a-half hour speech delivered from behind bulletproof glass, Tahir-ul Qa

Bhatkal - The issue of widening the National Highway 66 (presently NH-17) has gained momentum since the verdict on its expansion was made public. The pulsating issue has caught on the frenzy of several debates and discussions in various associations representing the interests of the Bhatkalli co

Bhatkal – 15 Jan 2013: State Vice-President of Janata Dal Secular, Mr Tabrez Shamsi today visited Bhatkal on a personal visit. Speaking on this occasion with ‘bhatkallys.com’ representative, he assured that JDS is very much keen to field Mr Inayatullah from Bhatkal. The final decision on this wi

Kuwait – 14 Jan 2013: Bhatkal Muslim Association Kuwait organized its annual program recently at Mina Abdullah, a desert place away from Kuwait city. Association General Secretary, Mr Muiz Zafar Ali Muallim presented annual report and Mohammed Noah Shabandri presented general budget. Mr Ja

Jaipur, Jan 16 (PTI) Alleging that Muslims were being neglected in Rajasthan, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt today said the ruling Congress government would lose the minority community's support if steps were not taken soon to address their issues. "Deliver justice to Muslims of the state otherwise the C