JEDDAH: A record number of Indian pilgrims, over 170,000, will perform this year's Haj, Indian Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad told a press conference at the Consulate General of India on Thursday.The Indian diplomatic mission is coordinating arrangements for 125,000 pilgrims who will come through the Haj C

Bangalore - (PTI)Amid scenes of pandemonium, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today "won" a vote of confidence in the Assembly under a cloud after the Speaker disqualified 16 MLAs, including 11 of BJP, hours before the trial of strength. High drama marked the proceedings when Speaker K G Bop

Bhatkal - The dismal condition of NH 17 at Bhatkal has become a nightmare for vehicles. Despite the allocation of funds from the Natonal Highway Authority for its repair, the repair work is yet to begin. Today morning at around 8:00 am, a Govt Volvo bus got stucked in the middle of the road at Mudb

Bangalore - (PTI)In a setback to ruling BJP on the eve of the floor test, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today directed Speaker K G Bopaiah to maintain status quo on the House strength as on October 6. In a letter to the Speaker, the Governor said the strength of the 224-member assembly which stoo

Bhatkal - Anjuman College for Women has bagged 2 University ranks in the recently concluded (May/June 2010) BA final year examinations of Karnataka State Womens University, Bijapur. Ms Fathima Samrah with 86.74% marks achieved third rank while Ms Umme Ruman secured 6th rank with 85.86% marks. This w

Bangalore - Having been the first one to reach quite a few landmarks, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first person in the history of Test cricket to complete 14,000 runs. Tendulkar cut off-spinner Nathan Hauritz's delivery through coverpoint to hit a boundary and accomplished the

Extension of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro by at least 20 kilometers is one of the major transport projects to be carried out in the near future Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has not abandoned any of its public transport expansion projects, said as senior official."Construction

MUSCAT - An Indian woman died after losing her passport and becoming stranded for about four days at Muscat airport, an Indian embassy official in the Omani capital said on Sunday.The woman, a housemaid identified as Beebi Lumada, "died of some illness" when she was being taken to hospital, the offi

UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi has been named the most powerful Arab woman and the 70th most powerful woman in the world by US-based Forbes magazine.According to Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Shaikha Lubna is "a regional power in her own right" and const

It is more than a week that the Babri Masjid verdict has been announced. Zillions of words written and another zillion spoken lamenting injustice Lucknow High Court inflicted on Muslims by a verdict that splits the land and mosque between, Hindus, Muslims and Sadhus. Justice they say is blind and in

New Delhi - The legal cell of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is thinking of becoming an intervener in the appeal the Sunni wakf board plans to file in the Supreme Court against last week's Ayodhya verdict.Several law board members said the Allahabad High Court judgment had legal "loopholes"

The notice issued by the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to 11 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators, who had joined the revolt against Chief Minister Yeddyurappa and given letters to the Governor withdrawing their support to the government, raises interesting constitutional issues regard

The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system, aimed at lessening the burden of school students, has reportedly increased the stress factor among them as they now feel they are being observed and evaluated 24x7.The CCE was introduced in all CBSE-affiliated schools along with the transitio

Bangalore/Panaji - The Yeddyurappa government landed in a deeper crisis on Saturday ahead of Monday's trust vote with rebels turning down repeated pleas for return and the Janata Dal (Secular) poaching two more legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party.The ruling party is also planning a deft use

Mumbai - Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC), Mumbai received the sad news of demise of Maulana Ghulam Rasool Khamush with utter shock and grief. Around 71 years old Maulana Khamush has been the Karguzar Muhtamim (working rector/VC) of Darul Uloom Deoband since 2003. He breathed h

SIRTE: The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks. The message, issued at an Arab League meeting in Libya, represented a reprieve

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PANAJI - The solution to the political crisis in Karnataka seemed to be in sight on Friday with the Bharatiya Janata Party agreeing to restore the ministerships along with their portfolios to the rebels.If senior BJP Goa leaders are to be believed, the party high command is understood to have also a