New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to cover 1.25 lakh Hajis this year under its Haj subsidy scheme. Because of the subsidy, each pilgrim going on Haj through Haj Committee of India will be charged only Rs 16,000 for fare. The rest amount of the fare will be borne by the Central gover

Mumbai: Not only citizens' groups, political parties and NGOs but common man has also come out in support of IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, a crucial witness in several cases in which Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other senior functionaries of the Gujarat government are accused of conspir

New Delhi - 08 Oct 2011 (PTI): As the Centre grapples with the Telangana crisis,Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhanon Saturday met Prime MinisterManmohan Singhand is understood to have briefed him about the situation in the agitation-hit region. Narasimhan, who arrived here on Friaday evening, me

Dubai - 08 Oct 2011: The Bhatkal Community in Dubai hosted its largest Eid Milan on Thursday evening in a show of unity, love and expressionism. Over 2200 people from all walks of life, including men, women and children came together to mark the Eid festivities at the Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in Dub

Oslo - 02 Oct 2011 (AP): The 2011Nobel Peace Prizewas awarded on Friday toLiberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee andTawakkul Karman of Yemenfor their work on women's rights. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured the three women "for their non-violent struggl

Dubai - 06 Oct 2011: Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming BMJ Dubai's Eid Milan program which is going to be held at Indian High School's Sheikh Rashid Auditorium on Friday, October 07. According to Convener Eid Milan Committee, Mr Mohammed Ashfaque Shabandri, Chief Guest of of the functi

Steve Jobs,the mastermind behindApple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said.Jobswas 56. Jobs died "peacefully" surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement. Neither Jobs' family nor Apple revealed where Jobs died or from what cause, though in recent years he had

New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011: True love may be eternal, but it seems the monument meant to symbolise this idea is not. If historians and archeologists are to be believed, Taj Mahal, the world's most beautiful monument built solely for love, is due to collapse in five years' time if not taken care of. The

New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011 (PTI): Around 4,000 Chinese including the troops of thePeople's Liberation Armyof China are inPakistan-occupied-Kashmir(PoK), Army Chief Gen. V K Singh said today amid the unease in the Indian establishment over their presence there."There are certain construction working tea

New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011: The Coalition Against Genocide, an advocacy coalition of around three dozen civil society groups in the United States, has sought intervention of President of India, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India in the case of the arrest of whistle-blower Gujarat IPS officer

Abu Dhabi - 05 Oct 2011 (IANS): Abu Dhabi will host the 4th World Economic Forum Summit Oct 10-11, it was announced Wednesday. Over 800 experts representing educational and business sectors, the civil society and the government, among others, will participate. The two-day summit will be co-chaired

Jeddah - 05 Oct 2011 (IANS): Over 23,000 Indian Haj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage. According to a release of the Consulate General of India here, a total of 23,078 pilgrims have arrived from India, of them 2,018 are in Makkah and 21,059 pilgrims are in Madina. So

New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011: The world's cheapest tablet computer was launched in India on Wednesday with 500 school students becoming the first few recipients. Telecoms and human resource development minister Kapil Sibal launched the tablet - Aakash - priced at $35 or Rs 1,750 for students pursui

Riyadh - 04 Oct 2011: Bhatkali community in Riyadh celebrated Eid-Get-together on Thursday, 29th September at 9:30 pm here at Riyadh Palace Hotel. The event was graced by several famous personalities including Mr S M Syed Khaleel - President Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, Mr Mohammed Gouse Khalifa - Secr

Ahmedabad - 04 Oct 2011 (PTI):Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhattrefused to make any compromise with the Gujarat government after a local court proposed that if he went on police remand for about three hours his bail plea could be heard today itself.The response by Bhatt, who has accused chief minist

Bhatkal - 04 Oct 2011: Hindu Jagran Vedike yesterday held a protest in-front of Assistant Commissioner's office here in Bhatkal and submitted memorandum to AC demanding immediate release of accused involved in the Sarpankatta incident within two days. Speaking on the occasion, HJV Uttara Kannada Uni

New Delhi : It was a sensational claim. Presenting 24-year-old Imran Kirmani before waiting cameras on November 21, 2006, the Delhi Police's Special Cell called him a member of "a Lashkar-e-Toiba module" that was "planning a 9/11-type strike in Delhi". Kirmani had a degree in aeronautical engineeri

Bhatkal - 03 Oct 2011: Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Bhatkal is hosting a 2-day National level Technical Fest 'NEBULUS - 2011' on 9th and 10th of October 2011 at its campus. The inaugural ceremony will be held at 9:30 am. According to the AITM press release, this event will