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

Bhatkal - 03 Oct 2011: Deputy Commissioner, Mr B N Krishnaiah and Additional Superintendent of Police, Mr Subhash Godmane visited Bhatkal following Sarpankatta incident wherein miscreants attacked a mini-lorry assuming that it is transporting cattles and injured the driver. A delegation led by Tanze

Dehradun - 02 Oct 2011 (PTI): Two persons were killed and several injured in communal clashes that broke out on Sunday following an alleged act of sacrilege inRudrapur townofUdhamsinghnagar district, prompting authorities to impose an indefinite curfew. As tension flared up in the area, authorities

New Delhi - 02 Oct 2011 (ANI): The nation on Sunday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary. Vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other political leaders offered fl

New Delhi - 02 Oct 2011: The arrest of Gujarat's DIG rank police officer Sanjeev Bhatt and the prime witness in Gujarat carnage, has created uproar amongst civil society organizations, civil rights groups and activists. Activists and Civil Rights' groups have given a nationwide call of protest ag

Tripoli - 02 Oct 2011: Residents trapped in fighting for the Libyan coastal city of Sirte have run out of basic medical supplies and are resorting to drinking contaminated water to survive as conditions deteriorate, a Libyan doctor who was in the city at the weekend said. Dr Siraj Assouri, who

Ahmadabad - 02 Oct 2011: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Saiyad Imam is observing Sadbhavana fast today here at Gandhi Ashram to make people aware of Gandhi's message of communal harmony and his philosophy of non-violence. At this occasion he remembered the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots. Sai

Bhopal - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Saba, the elder daughter of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has become the first woman to head the Awqaf-e-Shahi, becoming the patron of Waqf properties in Bhopal and abroad worth over Rs.300 crore, an official said Sunday. Saba officially took charge of as Mutawal

Chandigarh - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Salman Ali from Haryana's Mewat district who emerged as a runner-up in Zee TV's singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" will be rewarded Rs.21 lakh by the state government, a spokesman said Sunday. "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announ

Bhatkal - 02 Oct 2011: A group of around 60 miscreants attacked a mini-lorry yesterday night at around 10:00 pm here at Sarpankatta NH-17 and injured one person. The injured has been identified as lorry driver, Rahmatullah Shaikh (26), a resident of Ice Factory area of Bhatkal According to the lorry