Doha - 21 Nov 2011: BMJ-Q, an association of Bhatkalli community in Qatar have elected its new executive members and office bearers recently at a program held here in Doha, Qatar. The list is as follows, President - Mohammed Zubair Khalifa Vice President - Moulavi Mohammed Azhar Armar Gen.Secretary

Bhatkal - 20 Nov 2011: Eminent Islamic Scholar, Imam & Khateeb of City Jamia Masjid, Bangalore, Hazrath Moulana Riyazur Rahman Rashadi (60) passed away today morning in Makkah. He was survived by 3 daughters and a son. Moulana has served 34 years in City Jamia Masjid Bangalore and he was a founder o

Nusa Dua, Indonesia - 20 Nov 2011 (Reuters): TheUnited Statesand China faced off on Saturday over the thorny issue of how to resolve competing claims by Asian countries to sovereignty of the South China Sea, the latest point of friction between the two powers. PresidentBarack Obamatold Chinese Premi

Bhatkal - 19 Nov 2011: New Block of Anjuman Azad Primary School was inaugurated today here at Azad Nagar Bhatkal. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Mr Ansar Kasimji. Speaking on the occasion, he highlighted the services rendered by Anjuman to the community. He said, Anjuman's main objec

United Nations - 19 Nov 2011 (IANS): India and 39 other nations abstained from a UN resolution condemning an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to theUnited States, saying full facts were not known and the matter was sub-judice. The resolution, which was introduced bySaudi Arabia, doe

New Delhi - 19 Nov 2011: Alarm bells are ringing in aviation ministry with Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher indicating to government that it is looking at curtailing 200 flights from its daily winter schedule of 418 domestic flights. Realising that such a drastic reduction in capacity in the peak se

Bali - 19 Nov 2011: India firmly rejected China's objections to its presence in the South China Sea, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telling Chinese leaderWen Jiabaothat Indian interests were "purely commercial" and sovereignty claims must be settled according to international law.Questioned by W

New Delhi - 19 Nov 2011: The CBI on Saturday registered a fresh case regarding allocation of additional spectrum during BJP leader - the late Pramod Mahajan's tenure as telecom minister in connection with the2G scam. The CBI is carrying out searches at theVodafoneoffice in Mumbai,Airteloffice in Gur

Mumbai - 19 Nov 2011: Therupeedropped to a two-and-half year low of 51.34 against the US dollar on Friday after the Bombay Stock ExchangeSensexclosed 90 points down at 16371 after pulling back from the day's low of 16165. Both the rupee and sensex witnessed their worst weeks in this quarter. The key

Bhatkal - 19 Nov 2011: Shams School clinched the BIFA inter-school football championship by defeating Islamia Anglo High School by a solitary goal in a final match which was played here at YMSA ground, Bhatkal. Total 10 teams participated in this tournament. Both teams were awarded with cash prize a

Bhatkal - 19 Nov 2011: Two persons severely injured as a result of collision between Maruti Omni and a bike that occurred here at Murdeshwar NH-17 near Balse cross. The injured have been identified as Nahida (30) and Philips (23), both were taken to RNS hospital and later shifted to Manipal. A case

Bhatkal - 18 Nov 2011: A Mobile shop located here at Kasimji Complex on main road, Bhatkal gutted in fire that broke out today morning at around 5:30 am. According to the sources, goods worth Rs 75,000 destroyed in the fire which is believed to be caused due to short circuit. The shop was belonged t

Bhatkal - 18 Nov 2011: Bhatkal Rotary Club in association with Shams English Medium High School organized a 'Spelling Bee' competition here at Shams English Medium High School located at Jamia Abad Road. Spelling Bee, is a competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell English w

Washington - 19 Nov 2011 (PTI): In a major goof, newUS defence secretary Leon Panettaclubbed India and China, describing them as emerging "threats", but his office quickly retracted the remarks, saying Washington strongly values close ties with New Delhi. Panetta put his foot in the mouth as he depa

Dubai - Political unity among minorities and backward communities is the only solution to achieve social justice for them in the present day Indian politics. They are yet to get their due share in central and state governments in which their current representation is far lower in proportion to their

Bangalore - 11 Nov 2011 (DHNS): The timetable for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination, 2012, is out. The annual board examination will begin with first-language papers on April 2 and end on April 16. The examination for First Languages and Core Subjects will be spread over 3.

Vice President Hamid Ansari has come out in favour of a media regulation framework, agreeing with Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju that self-regulation has failed. "Collective self-regulation has yet to succeed in substantive measure because it is neither universal nor enforceable. In

Mumbai - 17 Nov 2011: Finally on Wednesday six Malegaon blast 2006 accused were released by the Arthur Road Jail authorities after completing long formalities which took nearly 11 days. A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on 5th November had granted bail to the nin