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

MOSCOW, Feb 8, 2011 (REUTERS): A Russian man has pleaded guilty in court to stealing $10 million from former Royal Bank of Scotland division World Pay in 2008 by hacking into accounts, RIA News reported on Monday.Investigators said 27-year-old Yevgeny Anikin was a member of an international hacking

BRUSSELS, Feb 7, 2011 (AP): European Union data shows that almost one-third of Internet users in the 27-country bloc got a computer virus last year, while three percent lost money through online crime.The data released Monday shows that viruses were most prevalent in Bulgaria, where 58 percent of In

DAMMAM , Feb 7,2011 (Arba News):A member of India's ruling Congress party has called for banning a Hindu right-wing group whose members have been found guilty of carrying out a series of bomb blasts across the country in the last two years.Raashid Alvi, who represents the party in the upper house of

Bhatkal - 07 Feb, 2011: Bhatkal's first Hafiz-Quran, Janab Hafiz Mohammed Iqbal Motiya Nadvi (75) passed away today evening after prolonged illness. He breathed his last at his residence located at Madeena Colony, First Cross, Bhatkal. (Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon). His Namaz-e-Janazah was of

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Bangalore: Feb 7,2011 (Deccan Herald): When it comes to participation of Muslims in school education, Karnataka has earned a distinction in the country with the state recording a significant rise in their enrolment right from elementary to upper primary level during 2009-10.According to a government

NEW DELHI, Feb 5, 2011 (Arab News): A Saudi delegation headed by Sheikh Saleh Hassan Aalaid, general secretary of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, visited Indian Jamaat-e-Islami's headquarters here recently and commended the organization's activities to spread the message of Islam and uplift

Globally 2.5 Ghz band is used for 4G services and is worth billions of dollars NEW DELHI/BANGALORE, February 7, 2011 (The Hindu):The S-band spectrum, which is part of the Devas-ISRO deal, is extremely valuable for mobile broadband services, in terms of usage as well as money. The frequency, also kno