Bhatkal - 11 Feb 2011: A Naat competition was held here at Masjid-e-Umer wherein students from different Shabeena Makatib and Sports centres have been participated. On this occasion a Jalsa on Seerat-un-Nabi was also held in which several speakers shed light on the life of Hazrath Mohammed (PBUH). L

CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the vice president has named a military council to run the country's affairs, state television said on Friday after 18 days of mass protests against his rule. A ruling party official said earlier that Mubarak and his family had left Cairo

CAIRO - 10 Feb 2011: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looked likely to step down on Thursday in response to more than two weeks of nationwide protests against his 30-year rule. The news provoked loud and emotional cheers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point for pro-democracy demonstrations.

Bhatkal - 09 Feb 2011: 'Ummat-e-Muslimah is a final Ummah and it is entitled as Khair-e-Ummah, the duties of this Ummah is to invite people towards Allah and warn against evils. But today we have forgotten our duties and the result is infront of us.' said Mr Abdullah Javed, Ameer JIH Karnataka & Goa

Dubai, Feb 10, 2011 (Gulf News): Students and senior citizens who are abover sixty will get 50 per cent discount on public tansport in Dubai starting March this year, said a senior official at the RTA.Use of public transport will be free for people with special needs.

Bhatkal - 09 Feb 2011: Census 2011 kicked off today in Bhatkal from the house of Bhatkal MLA Mr J.D. Naik and TMC President Mr Inayatullah Shabandri. In this census, information about the population of the city and work on population enumeration will be carried out and it would continue till Februar

New Delhi, Feb 9,2011 (PTI):Delhi Police was left red-faced when a court in New Delhi ordered release of seven persons "branded as terrorists" and remarked that the encounter story plotted by the police in this regard was "carefully scripted in office". Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat acquit

Kozhikode, Feb 9m2011 (PTI): India's biggest mosque, capable of accommodating 25,000 people at a time, will come up on a 12-acre site at the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of an Islamic centre of learning near in Kozhikode.Estimated to cost Rs 40 crore, it will be one of India's important Islami

Bhatkal - 09 Feb, 2011: ANFA clinched 'Bhatkal Trophy' by defeating Qurban IX in the final match played here at YMSA grounds, Nawayath colony, Bhatkal. The main highlight of the ANFA inning was the brilliant century by Imran Lanka. Batting first ANFA scored mammoth 219 runs, in reply Qurban were bun

Bhatkal - In a bid to create awareness among girl students, Shams English Medium High School recently arranged a special program for 9th and 10th class students wherein they visited Police Station and interacted with the Police officers. The students also had a glimpse of day-to-day activities insid

India paceman Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the World Cup due to an elbow injury and will be replaced by Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.India had gambled on the fitness of Kumar, who had missed the recent five-match one-day series against South Africa

Private sector salaries are forecast to increase at an average rate of 6.3 per cent in the UAE compared to 6.6 per cent for the whole of GCC this year.The research, based on a survey of 32,000 professionals and 1,400 companies across the six Gulf states, was released by GulfTalent.com.According to t

New Delhi,8 February 2011,(Reuters): India is probing two new cases involving the allocation of telecoms spectrum, increasing the pressure on the government already hit by a graft scandal, media reported on Tuesday.The granting of free broadband rights by a state-run telecom firm and the allocation

Bhatkal - 08 Feb 2011: 'You will thrive in your life only when you follow Quran', these were the words of Mr Dayanand Karkekar (English teacher). He was addressing the students and staff during the farewell program hosted by 9th standard students in honor of outgoing SSLC students. The program was b

Bangalore, Feb 7, DHNS:Over 1.26 lakh enumerators will fan out across all 30 districts of the State for the second phase of census 2011 commencing on Wednesday.Personal data, including mother tongue and religion practised by each member of a household, will be among the 29 parameters for which the d

Bangalore, February 7 (Mid Day): Investigators say further questioning will be focussed on the organisation, and the remaining explosives that are yet to be tracedThe interrogation of 36-year-old Praveen Muthalik, who was arrested by the Mumbai ATS, has revealed that he is the one who planted the Im

I am Jaye Lentin, a raw food enthusiast, who has been living on fresh fruits and vegetables for over two years. Every week I'll be sharing one of my favourite fruits with you, explaining why I love it and why I feel it will help promote health and vitality. By Jaye Lentin, Video Editor Gulf News

Muscat, February 7, 2011 (Gulf News): Alarmed by the increasing fatalities on the highway linking Muscat with Dubai in the Batinah region, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Oman has planned to turn the main link road into an international-class carriageway.According to a report in the