Bhubaneswar, December 22 (IANS): India Wednesday successfully tested its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a military base in Orissa, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missile, which has already been inducted into the Indian armed forces, was blasted

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is expected to witness the implementation of a large number of giant economic, educational and industrial projects in 2011 following the announcement of a SR580-billion budget for the year, the largest in the Kingdom's history."It's a budget of giant projects," stated Abdul Rahm

Abu Dhabi/Dubai, Dec 22,2010: Certified typing centres across the country processed 40,000 ID card pre-registration applications per day during the past week, a top official told Gulf News.EIDA transferred the pre-registration process including filling out the application forms, scanning the identif

MELBOURNE: Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef has struck a deal with the Australian government for receiving a "substantial" compensation for his wrongful detention, three years after the traumatic experience which he said had a serious impact on his life and career. Haneef, who was detained after bein

Bangalore: In a move that could radically change the system of admissions to colleges and institutions of higher learning , the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is contemplating introducing a national-level entrance test for different streams of learning.Speaking at the 17th National An

NEW DELHI, December 21, 2010 (PTI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels. In a letter to the secretaries of Departments of Consumer Affairs and Agric

MELBOURNE, December 21, 2010,(PTI):Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef has struck a deal with the Australian government for receiving a "substantial" compensation for his wrongful detention; three years after the traumatic experience which he said had a serious impact on his life and career. Dr. Haneef,

LONDON,Dec 21, 2010 (PTI): A UK university has scrapped its two-year course in Islamic Studies due to lack of students enrolling for the lectures, prompting a petition for the subject to continue. The Manchester Metropolitan University ran a two-year course on the religion and Middle-Eastern societ

London - Dec 20 (ANI): Think giving out basic personal information on Facebook is harmless? You might need to rethink, as a reformed burglar has given details on how a criminal can use your user account as a tool for committing a crime. "The information people give out on Facebook, when linked up

Bhatkal - As the last date for filing nomination papers for Taluka Panchyat and Zilla Panchayat elections in Uttara Kannada district ended today, as many as 120 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 12 Taluka Panchayat and 4 Zilla Panchayat seats. The number of candidates contesting for

Bhatkal - Bhatkal Unit of Idara Adab Islami Hind, Karnatak & Goa, is organizing a Grand Mushaira on 23rd December 2010 at 9:00 pm here at Shams English Medium School ground located off Jamia Abad Road Bhatkal. This is announced by Assistant Secretary, Bhatkal Unit in its press release. According to

New Delhi - Strongly endorsing the secular and nationalistic nature of Muslims in India, the United States has acknowledged that India's over 150 million Muslim population is largely unattracted to extremism. Separatism and religious extremism have little appeal to Indian Muslims, and the overwh

Bhopal - Preparations are underway on a war-footing for the three-day 63rd "Aalami Tableeghi Ijtima" (World Preachers Congregation) to be held here from December 25 to 27 on the outskirts of Bhopal at Ghasipura in Eintkhedi village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Ijtima will c

New Delhi - President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP boss Nitin Gadkari and melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday hailed Sachin Tendulkar for being the first man to notch 50 Test tons, calling his feat "amazing, remarkable and historic." President Pa

Bhatkal - Two Lorries coming from opposite direction collided head-on near Venkatapur Bridge at NH 17 yesterday night leaving both drivers injured. As a result of this accident, normal flow of traffic on the highway was affected for some time. According to the sources, a loaded Lorry bearing a regis

Bhatkal - As a part of state wide campaign to bring awareness among people against criminals and to celebrate 'Crime Prevention Month', police department has arranged many events throughout Karnataka. As a part of this, Bhatkal police organized an exhibition here at IB to demonstrate various securit

Bhatkal - A dead body of a fisherman identified as Sanjeeva Narayan Moger (23) was recovered yesterday from a sea at Bhatkal bunder. According to the sources, Sanjeeva was hailing from Uppunda and was working on Sagar fishing boat. He was reportedly missing from few days and didn't turned up for wor

Mumbai - Anjuman -i- IslamandAssociation of Muslim Professionals(AMP)are organizing a two-dayCareer Fair - 'Career Fest 2011 - The next step' in collaboration with Urdu Markaz, Leap India Foundation, Urdu Head Masters Association and All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA). The media partners f