New Delhi - It promises to be a diplomatic marathon for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna as he gears up to meet foreign minsters of the US, France and Russia this week to firm up the agenda for the visits by their leaders to India this year.Besides participating in the 65th session of the UN G

Lucknow - As the nation braced itself for upcoming judicial verdict on contentious Ayodhya title suits, Muslim clerics today appealed to all communities to exercise restraint irrespective of which way the judgement goes.Every religion preaches peace and harmony and these should be maintained at all

Mobile telecom services providers asked to ban all bulk SMS and MMS service till SaturdayThe Centre on Wednesday banned all bulk SMS and MMS across India for next 72 hours with immediate effect in view of the impending verdict on Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits by the Special Lucknow Bench o

Ahead of the judgment of the Allahabad High Court in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits on Friday, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday appealed for maintaining peace, order and harmony. It would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has "won" or that the

Ashok replaces Acharya in Home, Shobha Karandlaje gets PowerBANGALORE - After successfully conducting the first ever major surgery of his 28-month-old Cabinet, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday confidently shuffled portfolios of ministers, sending a strong signal to his detractors that he

JEDDAH: Foreigners coming to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage this year are expected to spend more than SR25 billion, 25 percent more than last year, experts said Thursday."This is mainly due to expected increase in the number of pilgrims, the rising costs of accommodation, the soaring prices of food

JEDDAH: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced Monday its plans to establish two new airports in Jazan and Taif with advanced facilities in addition to its efforts to expand some of the existing domestic and international airports.Abdullah Rehaimi, president of GACA, said studies a

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a six-month amnesty for the hundreds of illegal foreigners overstaying their visas, saying they would be allowed to leave the Kingdom without punishment.The Interior Ministry said the amnesty would cover those who arrived in the Kingdom on Haj, Umrah, visit or

NEW DELHI: India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday after a ceiling collapsed in the weightlifting arena and the chairman of England's athletics team said the entire squad's participation was "on a knife-edge."Sir Andrew Foster, the chairman of Commonwealth Games

Abu Dhabi - Fees for transfer of sponsorship should be met by the new sponsor, not the worker, as per provisions of the labour law, the Ministry of Labour (MoL) has affirmed.Jasim Mohammed Jamil, acting Director of Work Relations at the ministry, said on Tuesday: "Many workers fall victim to their i

Saudi Arabia's long-awaited Haramain Railway looks set to open by early 2013, according to the terms of the network's power contract, which has just been awarded.Arab News reported that the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) had won the $488m deal to supply the electricity required by the rail link, an

Bhatkal, Sept- 22, 2010 - District Sessions and 2nd Fast Track Court Karwar has aquitted all the seven accused who have been arrested by the Bhatkal Police in 2006 murder case. It may be recalled that, in the year 2006, Jatka idols disappeared from disputed site located near Bunder road, Magdoom col

Bhatkal - Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem hosted an Eid Milan Party on 19 September here at Tanzeem Hall in which religious leaders from all communities and police officers including District SP and Bhatkal AC were specially invited. The program was presided over by Tanzeem President Badrul Hassan Muallim

Bhatkal - To maintain law and order in the town in the view of Ayodhya verdict, Bhatkal Police department yesterday held a peace meet here at circuit house. The meet was attended by representatives of all organizations. Speaking on the occasion Bhatkal MLA Mr. JD Naik said, whatever judgment is comi

DUBAI: Uniforge Bhatkal CC stunned Yogi Group by four wickets to move into the semi-finals of the 9thDulsco Ramadan Cricket tournament being played at Zabeel Park, Dubai. Two half-centuries by Mukhtar and Krishna Kumar who also claimed two wickets, saw Bhatkal surprise in-form Yogi Group in the firs

BHATKAL - The Dua ceremony for laying the foundation stone of Anjuman Engineering college building took place on 21st September at 11 AM. D H Shabbar, Vice-President-I presided over the function. Abdul Rahim Jukaku, General Secretary, Khashimji Ansar, Secretary Professional Colleges, Principal, staf

Read more: Twitter hit by mouseover bug - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Twitter-hit-by-mouseover-bug/articleshow/6601312.cms#ixzz10B2v7IJ8WASHINGTON: Computer security firm Sophos warned that a security flaw was causing havoc on Twitter .Graham Cluley of Sop

WASHINGTON: India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, China and the European Union in a new official US report.The new global power line-up for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi's clout in the world will fu