Mangalore, Sep 17 (DHNS): State Minister for Haj, Wakf and Minority Development Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan said that a direct Haj flight will be introduced from Mangalore for the convenience of pilgrims, who start their journey from Mangalore Haj Centre, this year.Addressing a press conference here on Thurs

DUBAI: Abdul Jaleel's half-century steered Uniforge Bhatkal past Carfare XI Dubai by five wickets in the 9th Dulsco Ramadan Cricket Tournament played at Zabeel Park cricket Grounds Dubai.Bhatkal will take on Winners of Jashanmahal/Yogi in the quarterfinals on Sunday, September 20.The 20-over tournam

Bangalore - The two-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministry in Karnataka will soon see a major overhaul to improve its image and functioning. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and senior party leaders begin discussions on Saturday to decide who to include and who to drop.''A meeting of party lea

NEW DELHI - The all-party delegation, visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to assess the ground situation in the State which has been in the grip of violence since June, will be led by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.Almost all parties have nominated their parliamentary party leaders or senior le

Islamabad - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on Richter scale rocked many parts of Pakistan early on Friday, meteorological officials said.The tremor jolted Islamabad, central Punjab province, north-western Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan-occupied Kash

Lucknow - The Special Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected a plea for deferment of the verdict in the Babri Masjid title suit and imposed a heavy fine on applicant Ramesh Chandra Tripathi. The judgment on the 60-year-old title suit will be pronounced at 3.30 p.m. on September 24. The

New York: On Wednesday, Microsoft officially released a beta version of Internet Explorer 9, the latest remake of the company's nearly-ubiquitous Web browser. A few months from now, it will become the built-in browser on all new PCs. Most techies think of Internet Explorer as the first piece of soft

GENEVA - The protective ozone layer in the earth's upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid century thanks to a ban on harmful chemicals, UN scientists said on Thursday.The "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 2010" report said a 1987 treaty that phased out ch

LOS ANGELES - Samsung Electronics has struck deals with four US carriers to begin selling a Google Android-powered tablet computer during the coming holiday season, taking on Apple Inc's iPad on its home turf.Samsung on Thursday announced details of its new 7-inch touchscreen Galaxy, to be sold thro

The UAE has become the preferred employment destination after Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according to a survey.The Bayt Middle East Job Index states that of the 2,763 respondents across the region, 46 per cent voted for Saudi Arabia, while the UAE was a close second with 44 per cent. The preferred stat

WASHINGTON - Four US students who launched a new social networking site called "Diaspora" are stressing its ease of use and stricter privacy policy, in a bid to make waves in a field dominated by Facebook.The version available to software developer since Wednesday is giving outsiders an opportunity

Yanbu - Bazm-e-Bhatkal organized a grand Eid Milan on Tuesday 4th September at 11:00 pm here at Istiraha. The function was started with the recitation of verses from holy Quran. Mr Abdul Rawoof Armar introduced the chief guests Mr. Yunus Kazia, Mr. Iqbal Ikkery, Mr. Nayeem Ikkery and Mr. Qamar Sada

Jeddah - Like every year, this year also Manki Muslim Jamat, Jeddah hosted a spectacular Eid Get-together on 11 September at Hotel Lathani. The program was presided over by Association President Mr. Ali Bapu Abdu Sattar. The program was started with the Qirat of Hafiz Mohammed Mubeen Abu Hussaina f

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After UAQ, visa medical test to link with ID in Abu Dhabi and three northern emirates in three years Abu Dhabi: Expatriates in Abu Dhabi and three northern emirates will soon be able to register for National Identity (ID) cards when they undergo the required medical tests for their residence visas,

The high-speed rail link is part of ambitious railway project to be launched by QatarManama: A high-speed rail link is being planned between Qatar's Education City and Bahrain that would make a one-way journey possible in just 51 minutes.The idea is to woo Bahraini students to enrol at the various p

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff made his decision to quit the cricket after speaking to medical advisersDubai: Andrew Flintoff calls it a day and England has lost one of their finest allrounders. It was Flintoff's performance in the 2005 Ashes series that gave England the much needed confiden

New Delhi - The Muslim MPs in the Lok Sabha seem to be first rate laggards. Not only that they shirk their duty of raising questions in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, they even lag behind when it comes to spending the money available to them under Member of Parliament Local Are