The Pakistan team is delighted to be in India again after five years, albeit on a short visit to play two T20s and three one-dayers in five cities across the country from Dec 25 (Christmas night). “We are very happy to be in India again to play some good cricket after a long time, as winning or l

Facebook has announced a new app that erases pictures and messages within 10 seconds of being sent, the Daily Mail reported. It is an advanced version of one of the social networking site’s original apps, the “poke”. The equivalent of a head nod or wink, the “poke” in its old form is rarely us

New Delhi, Dec 23, 2012, (PTI):Faced with mounting deficit of over Rs 20,000 crore in the passenger segment, Railways is keen on raising passenger fares between 5-10 paise per km in the coming months to generate about Rs 4,000 crore revenue. The hike could come close on the heels of Railways fina

Dec 21: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is trying to finalise the dates for the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2013 and the test is likely to be held on May 14 and 15 or 16 and 17, 2013. Following the recent Supreme Court interim order on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the

[caption id="attachment_17968" align="alignleft" width="277"] Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud[/caption] Manama, Dec. 21 (ANI): A new survey has found Saudis dominating the ‘world’s 50 wealthiest Arabs’ list. The Arab billionaires list issued by Arabianbusiness.com on Sunday has 23 Saudi ent

Karwar: Fishermen and citizens on a morning walk on the beach were surprised to spot a huge dead green turtle on Thursday. As the news spread, people started gathering in large numbers. Old-timers too said that they had never come across such a large turtle in their lives. It was 1.2 metre lon

Colombo, Dec 20 (IANS) Twenty-three people were killed and over 68,000 families were displaced in floods in Sri Lanka, an official said Thursday. Heavy rains lashed for the fifth day Thursday in several parts of the country. Fifteen others were missing, Xinhua reported. Relief workers were str

Washington: Samsung has overtaken Nokia as the top mobile phone brand for 2012 and has opened up a decisive lead over Apple in the smartphone market, a research firm said Tuesday. This will mark the first time in 14 years that Finnish-based Nokia will not sit atop the global mobile phone business

17 December 2012 DUBAI - A massive 330 traffic accidents took place in Dubai in just seven wet hours on the roads, with the most serious accident resulting in the death of three people. Dubai Police said the huge number of accidents happened between 6am and 1pm on Monday, after people di

[caption id="attachment_17398" align="aligncenter" width="580"] The government has started examining the construction of railways within heavily populated cities to alleviate congestion.[/caption] Jeddah, 16 December, 2012 (Arab News):Rail transportation is playing an increasing role in the Saudi

AHMEDABAD: The witnesses in the Naroda Patia case of post-Godhra riots have questioned the special court's decision to acquit 20 accused persons. The witnesses claim that evidence against the 20 has been overlooked. A division bench of Justice R R Tripathi and Justice R D Kothari has set January

Dubai - The second edition of bidding for Bhatkal Premier League (BPL), a cricket tournament organised by the BPL Governing Council, has started at Dubai's Twin Tower. The tournament is built on the lines of the Indian Preimer League and features teams owned by Bhatkalli residents of Dubai. A tot

Withdrawal of support to government by an ‘obstinate coalition partner’ and flurry of reforms have improved India’s growth prospects in 2013, said global rating agency Moody’s on Tuesday. “...(growth prospects have improved) with a new finance minister, the withdrawal of an obstinate coalition pa

[caption id="attachment_16621" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the premier of Hindi film Talaash, directed by Reema Kagti in Mumbai in November.[/caption] Mumbai: He never allowed her to hold his hand in public but 46 years of marriag

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water from Cauvery River to Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Cauvery monitoring committee to meet on Thursday to decide the water requirement of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The court had earlier

Bhatkal Muslim Jamath Bangalore (BMJB) as part of EID Milan program organized Cooking competition 'AmchiChef 2012' here in Bangalore on Sunday Dec 2nd at Bota Mansion Compound. The competition was solely for Nawayath ladies to get more involved with Jamaath. Competition saw lots of variet

Mohali: It was a promise delivered floor by floor. In just 48 hours, an entrepreneur has constructed a 10-floor building in Mohali, a suburban town in Punjab. The red and grey facade building, Instacon, stood tall on an industrial plot in Mohali, 10 kilometres from Chandigarh today, two days afte

Ten centres with all necessary facilities are ready to welcome residency violators who plan to seek amnesty recently declared in the UAE. The centres set up by the Interior Ministry across various emirates aims to facilitate smooth repatriation of the residency violators to their home countries