DAMASCUS: More than 100 civilians have been killed in a new “massacre” in Syria, a watchdog said yesterday, as Russia slammed the United States for blaming deadly blasts at a university campus on the Damascus regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths came when the army on Tues

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

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

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

The title of Tallest Residential Building also exchanged hands twice in 2012, with both recipients located in the Dubai Marina Dubai: A fifth of the world’s tallest 100 towers are currently located in Dubai, according to a latest report issued by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTB

Part of the fund will be used to create 5,000 new job opportunities this year Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi government will invest Dh330 billion to help fund capital projects during the next five years and create 5,000 new job opportunities this year for Emiratis in various sectors in order to upgrade

Makkah:  Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged all parties involved in the implementation of the SR100 billion Makkah development project, including contractors, to finish the job without delay. “You have to work with the spirit of a single team while coordinating activities related to desig

  [caption id="attachment_21366" align="alignnone" width="150"] Microsoft Office 2013[/caption] The last update to MS Office happened in 2010. The next one is slated for this year. The new version, called Office 2013, is already available as a preview. Here's a look at the radical changes

The number of Syrian refugees registered in neighbouring countries and North Africa has jumped by more than 100,000 in the past month to over 600,000,the UN’s refugee body said on Friday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said that as of Thursday, 612,134 Syrians had either been registered as

The Government’s decision to hike railway fares which will help in achieving fiscal consolidation, failed to enthuse investors sentiment in today’s trade. After a positive start, the Indian market failed to keep the momentum going  and finally ended in the red. BSE Sensex closed 3.04 points down

  [caption id="attachment_20568" align="aligncenter" width="304"] سعودی عرب میں کم عمر لڑکیوں کے ساتھ عمر رسیدہ مردوں کی شادیوں کے کئی واقعات سامنے آ چکے ہیں[/caption] BBC Urdu

JEDDAH: Labor Minister Adel Fakeih has said there is no plan to withdraw the SR 2,400 levy imposed on private companies that employ foreigners in excess of Saudis. In an exclusive interview with Arab News, he said the Nitaqat program was successful in employing more than 400,000 Saudis in the priva

اکرہ جنوری،2013 تاریخے مرکزی خلیفہ جماعت المسلمین چو سالانہ اجلاس بھٹکلیس نیوز / 08 جنوری،2012 بھٹکل / (پریس ریلیز) مرکزی خلیفہ جماعت المسلمین چو سالانہ اجلاس انشاءاللہ 11/جنوری،2013 تاریخے جمعہ دیسا عشاء ناؤزے مگ خلیفہ جامع مذگتی منعقد زاتلو اشے ، ہیں اجلاس بتر جماعت چی سالانہ کارکردگی چے علاوہ آ

Bhatkal , 6th January,2013:The annual General Body Meeting of Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen, Bhatkal, was held on 6th Jan. 2013 at Usman Hassan Hall of Islamia Anglo Urdu High School, Bhatkal. The meeting started with recitation of the verses from Holy Quran and its translation and was followed by

[caption id="attachment_20408" align="alignleft" width="380"] The Council also decided to exempt students from central technical institutions like the IITs and National Institutes of Technology from appearing for the GATE Test.[/caption] New Delhi: The IITs today approved a hike in tuition fee fo