Karachi, December 20, 2010 (PTI): Pakistan's former Test players showered lot of praise on Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first man to score 50 Test hundreds."Tendulkar can now rightly lay claim to the title of being the greatest batsman in cricket history," said former captai

Tendulkar, 37, reached the landmark 56 minutes after tea when he drove fast bowler Dale Steyn through the covers after batting for 258 minutes and facing 197 balls.Centurion, South Africa: Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first player to hit 50 centuries in Test matches when

Workers who complete at least two years of contract period will not need former employer's consent to switch jobs.Abu Dhabi: Beginning January 1, 2011, foreign workers switching jobs will not need a no-objection certificate from former employers as the Ministry of Labour will make the decision, a se

Bhatkal - Former KPCC President Mr RV Deshpande yesterday visited Bhatkal and conducted a meeting of Congress workers here at Rabita Society's Kazia Hassan Hall. Addressing the party worker he attacked the ruling BJP government and said 'Despite serious corruption charges, no BJP ministers are ready

NEW DELHI: Indian batting maestro Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar on Sunday became the first batsman to score a monumental 50 centuries in the 133-year history of Test cricket. No other batsman has scored more than 39 Test centuries. Scorecard | Pics: Sachin's 50th Test ton The little master reached the

A group of six telecommunications companies from across the region has agreed to invest US$500 million (Dh1.83 billion) in a vast fibre-optic network.The move is designed to put an end to internet outages and to make the region's digital network more reliable.The network, which the companies intend

Etisalat is to cut at least 300 jobs in the UAE as it looks to reduce its Dh4 billion (US$1.08bn) staff bill amid greater competition in the domestic market.The telecommunications operator says about 3 per cent of its 10,460 UAE employees will lose their jobs, in what will be Etisalat's first major

Bhatkal - Islamia Anglo Urdu High School which is run and managed by Anjuman Hami-e- Muslimeen Bhatkal is gearing up for its Annual Gathering which is scheduled to be held on 21st December 2010 at 9:00 am at Anjuman High School Grounds. According to press release, Bhatkal DySP Mr M Narayan will be t

Bhatkal - Bhatkal's renowned social worker and municipal councilor, Mr Fayyaz Ahmed Mulla on the eve of Muharram (Yaum-e-Aashura) paid visit to Govt Hospital and distributed food stuffs (fruits, bread, glucose etc) to poor patients. On this occasion, President Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal, Mr Abdul Rah

Mangalore, December 18 (TNN): The syllabus for BCom and MBA courses of Mangalore University will undergo an overhaul, keeping in mind the present day needs and to match contemporary trends in these subjects. A decision to this effect was taken at the academic council of the university here on Wednes

New Delhi/London, December 18 (IANS): Congress president Sonia Gandhi candidly admitted to the California governor's wife that her parents were against her marriage with Rajiv Gandhi, US embassy cables provided by WikiLeaks reveal.Gandhi also told Maria Shriver, wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Aug

Madinah, December 18 (Arab News): Police dispersed rioting mobs in the Osbah district close to Quba Mosque in Madinah on Thursday. A few people were lightly injured while many cars and house windows were vandalized."Groups of youths started rioting and throwing stones. Some people were injured and m

LONDON: Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides.Airports in Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancellations or delays to flig

JEDDAH, Dec 19,2010 (Arab News): Studies have been conducted on prospects of establishing an inner-city monorail system for the holy city of Makkah to facilitate transportation of pilgrims and worshippers to the Grand Mosque and reduce traffic congestion in the city."We have proposed this project as

Avoid 3D TV as it can disorient the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness, scientists warn.And the closer one is to the screen, the worse one feels, making 3D TVs more problematic than cinema screens.Studies show that in up to 20 percent of the viewers it could even induce physic

SAN FRANCISCO, 18 December 2010 (AFP) - Google on Friday announced search engine upgrades that included alerting people to hacked websites that make it into query results."We've added new notifications to the results page to warn you when sites may have been compromised, spammed or defaced," Google

Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) received 80,000 erroneous applications through the certified typing centres during the past three months, a senior official told Gulf NewsAbu Dhabi, Dec 19,2010 (Gulf News): If you did not receive your national ID card a long time after you completed the registrati

The jewels on the said tree, which is part of an annual tradition followed by most hotels in the UAE and the rest of the world, are the sole ownership of Style Gallery.Abu Dhabi, Dec 18,2010 (WAM): Emirates Palace Hotel has denied press reports claiming its ownership of the jewels decorating the Chr