MELBOURNE, December 23, 2010 : Admitting their mistake, Australian government on Thursday formally apologised to Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef and said sorry for wrongly detaining him on terror charges.The formal apology, issued by Australian government, came after Dr. Haneef reportedly received a s

WASHINGTON, December 23, 2010 : The release of secret State Department cables by WikiLeaks will not affect the growing relationship between India and the United States, the two countries have agreed.Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, called Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna over telephone

ISLAMABAD (AFP)- Photo editing software developed by a Pakistan technology firm Five Rivers became the best selling paid-for application for the Blackberry, the firm said on Wednesday.Lahore-based Five Rivers said its Photo Editor Suite had hit the top spot across all sectors on Blackberry's AppWorl

Bhatkal - As the last date for filing nomination papers for upcoming Zilla Panchayat and Taluka Panchyath Elections in Uttara Kannada district expired yesterday, total of 515 candidates have filed their nomination papers for ZP while 913 have filed their nominations for TP elections. Out of which 9

Bangalore - The State Food and Civil Supplies department is working on introducing an online system of issuing ration cards across the State. Under the system, people need not run from pillar to post to locate the local department office to submit an application seeking the card. Applicants need to

RIYADH, Dec 22,2010 (Arab News): Prince Muqrin, director of intelligence, on Tuesday launched a special security unit named The Falcons under his department and said the new force would carry out its duties in a professional manner.Speaking to reporters after the launching ceremony at the department

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