New Delhi - 13 June 2011: India is seeking details from its embassy in China about reports that Beijing was considering a new plan to divert the Brahmaputra river from its upper reaches, external affairs minister SM Krishna said Monday. "We are trying to get more details both from the government a

New Delhi, June 13 (PTI):External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today announced a slew ofmeasures for Haj pilgrims, including allowing a companion for thoseabove 70 years of age, easier passport clearances and automaticinclusion of those applicants in the list who have been applying forthree years.

Riyadh - 13 June 2011: Saudi Arabia has imposed new quotas on companies in the kingdom to employ local staff, with cuts in permits for foreign workers if they fail to comply, even as Kuwait plans residency caps on expatriates to bring down their number in the country to 45 per cent of the populatio

New Delhi - 13 June 2011: Activists here Monday protested against police firing in Araria district of Bihar earlier this month which left six villagers, including a pregnant woman and a six-month-old baby, dead. The police June 3 opened fire on a group of villagers who blocked a road to protest a

Istanbul - 13 June 2011: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) sailed to a clear victory with 50 per cent of the vote in elections Sunday, guaranteeing it a third consecutive term to govern. "It is Turkey that has won the June 12 election. Today, freedom, peace, justice and stability,

CHRISTCHURCH - 13 June 2011: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's quake-hit city of Christchurch on Monday, prompting the evacuation of a building holding an inquest into February's deadly tremor. The USGS measured the quake, which hit just 10 kilometres from Christchurch, at 5.2-magnitud

Bhatkal - 13 June 2011: Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen yesterday released the final list of candidates contesting for the Management body elections for the next 5 year term (2011-2015). According to the Election commissioner, Mr Abdubaker Ali Kasimji, total 32 members are in the fray for 23 seats. Total 4

Doha - 12 June 2011: Bhatkalli community residing here in Qatar on Thursday organized a Poetic-concert (Mushaira) wherein large number of people participated and enjoyed the event. The Mushaira was graced by several eminent poets including Mr Jailani Shabandri, who was especially invited for this ev

Riyadh - 12 June 2011: Bhatkalli community in Rayadh celebrated family picnic on 9th June 2011 here at Istirahatal Arjwan in Riyah. On this occasion large number of Bhatkalli people along with their family participated and enjoyed the event. On this occasion, BMJ-R's general programme also know as '

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday broke his nine-day-old fast that sparked a political slugfest heeding appeals of spiritual and religious leaders but vowed to continue his campaign against corruption. Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar, who met the 46-year-old yoga exponent for the third day at a

One more diabetes drug has now entered the realm of controversy. With France and Germany banning 'pioglitazone' (marketed under the brand name Actos) following reports that it raised the risk of bladder cancer in long-term use, debates have begun to rage in India as well. "This follows a rather re

A senior journalist with an English daily was on Saturday shot dead by four motorcycle-borne unidentified persons in suburban Powai here, police said. Jyoti Dey was heading the crime bureau at Mid-Day. Joint Police Commissioner (Law & Order) Rajnish Seth said Dey was shot dead in the Hiranandani a

Mumbai - 11 June 2011: Heavy rains continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day on Saturday, causing water logging in several parts of the metropolis. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Cell, the city area recorded 29.9 mm of rainfall while th

LONDON: Maqbool Fida Husain was laid to rest at Brookwood cemetery at Woking in Surrey, south of London on Friday afternoon. As a black Mercedes hearse pulled in with his mortal remains, the artist's family followed in a Rolls Royce. After the exiled artist's family members declined the offer of

PATNA: After his recent visit to Bhutan, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will undertake a 'goodwill' tour of China from June 12. Official sources said that during his stay in China Kumar would visit power plants, besides looking into its agriculture and irrigation systems. Kumar would also i

Committees of officials formed at village and taluk levels in Uttara Kannada to control damages caused by heavy rain and floods should work in tandem in the event of an emergency, B.N. Krishnaiah, Deputy Commissioner, has said. He was addressing a meeting of officials at Gerusoppa on Wednesday. He d

Bhatkal - 10 June 2011: The South-western Monsoon, moisture-laden winds from theIndian Ocean which brings rain in the sub-continent have fully tightened its grip on coastal belt including Bhatkal, Kundapur, Udupi, Mangalore and Karwar with incessant rain from the past one week. Reports of house coll

Six years after it was conceived, the first lot of 10,000 laptops - the HRD ministry calls it low-cost access-cum-computing device - would be delivered to IIT-Rajasthan in late June, and over the next four months 90,000 more would be made available at Rs 2,200 apiece.The announcement was made on Wed