New Delhi - 08 Aug 2012:UPA candidate Hamid Ansari was on Tuesday re-elected India's Vice President, defeating NDA nominee Jaswant Singh. Lok Sabha secretary general TK Vishwanathan, the returning officer for the poll, made the announcement about Ansari's re-election minutes after the counting ended

Mangalore, August 7: Busting a prostitution racket, police have nabbed six persons allegedly engaged in flesh trading at an apartment in the city on Monday evening. Interestingly, all of the arrested including men and women are said to be local leaders and activists of Bharatiya Janata Party. Two am

New Delhi - 07 Aug 2012 (PTI): UPA nomineeHamid Ansariappears set to win a second term as voting in vice-presidential elections got underway on Tuesday.Ansari has the support of UPA's allies, the Left and also other parties supporting the govt from outside.A total of 788 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP

Bhatkal - 07 Aug 2012: Two Bhatkali youths were critically injured in a road accident that took place on NH 66 near Tarasi. The injured have been identified as Mohammed Rehab s/o Mohammed Ali Kadli (21) and Mohammed Raihan s/o Riyaz Shanu (21). According to the sources, they were heading towards Man

Guwahati - 06 Aug 2012: After 10 days of relative silence, violence has once again broken out in lower Assam, which was ravaged by ethnic clashes last month. Four more bodies have been recovered from the Kokrajhar and Chirang districts today, taking the toll to 63 in the ethnic clashes.Three people

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Riyadh - The Saudi Arabian Airlines will implement a new baggage allowance policy on international routes effective Sept. 1. The new scheme is based on the "piece concept" as opposed to the current "weight concept." The airline had informed all travel agents in the Kingdom. In a memo dated July 31,

London - 06 Aug 2012 (AFP): Jamaica'sUsain Boltsealed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time after retaining the men's Olympic 100m title with an electrifying display on Sunday.The world record holder turned on the after-burners at 60m to clock an Olympic record of 9.63sec, the second faste

Pakistan Peoples' Party-led dispensation's effort to provide immunity to senior government functionaries for their executive actions by amending the contempt law came to naught on Friday with the Supreme Court declaring the legislation "unconstitutional." A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice

Bhatkal - 03 Aug 2012: As a part of protest across the state against the attack by the members of Hindu outfit group on girls in Mangalore's home stay recently, a protest was organized here in Bhatkal by the members of Bhatkal unit of Congress and submitted a memorandum to Governor through Assistant

Bhatkal - Anjuman College of Education has achieved 100% results in Ist semester B.Ed examinations of Karnataka University which were announced recently. Out of 43 appeared for the exams, 11 passed with distinction, 23 with the first class and 9 obtained second class. It may be recalled that, last y

Bhatkal - 04 August 2012: With an aim to form Bhatkal chapter of Anjuman Alumni Association under the guidance of the UAE chapter of Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen Bhatkal Alumnini (Anjuman Alumini), which was recently launched, aget-together of all graduates of Bhatkal who have studied in any Anjuman ins

Dubai - In a proud moment for the Bhatkalli community, Mohammed Tariq Sadiq Akrami created history after becoming the first Bhatkalli to represent India at an Islamic competition of global repute. The 21year old son of Moulana Sadiq Akrami took to the stage on Thursday, amidst a large crowd at the D

Dubai - In a proud moment for the Bhatkalli community, Mohammed Tariq Sadiq Akrami created history after becoming the first Bhatkalli to represent India at an Islamic competition of global repute. The 21year old son of Moulana Sadiq Akrami took to the stage on Thursday, amidst a large crowd at the

New Delhi - 03 Aug 2012 (PTI): Indicating steps towards forming a political party, Team Anna today announced launching of a "movement" and putting up candidates in the 2014 elections. "This is not a party. It will be a movement from the street to Parliament. There will be no high command. People wil

New Delhi: For years, the AIIMS (All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi), India's top medical college,entrance examination has been the hunt for the best. But students from the Muslim-dominated northern region of Kerala have been cracking the code consistently for the last five years, i

New Delhi - Never mind the lacklustre job market in India. Don't worry about the anti-outsourcing outcry in the US. And don't let slowdown and layoffs in the West weigh you down.For the hungry, talented and skilled Indians looking for work and income, there is a new job market that has opened up, th

Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during the month of Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence. Guidance posted on numerous government websites called on Communist Party leaders to restrict Mus