Paris - 13 August 2011 (AFP): A planet orbiting a distant star is darker than coal, reflecting less than 1% of the sunlight falling on it, according to a paper published on Thursday. The strange world, TrES-2b, is a gas giant the size of Jupiter, rather than a solid, rocky body like Earth or Mar

Damascus - 13 August 2011 (AFP): Armoured vehicles entered the port city of Latakia and a village near Lebanon Saturday, activists said, causing residents to flee as the West seeks ways to pressure Damascus to end the violence. "Military vehicles including tanks and armoured personnel carriers co

Ahmedabad - 13 August 2011: The Narendra Modi government on Saturday chargesheeted senior police officer Rahul Sharma for "indiscipline" and for failing to submit mobile call records CDs of that time as case property. "He has been given the chargesheet today morning because he failed to explain

Mangalore - 13 August 2011: A 17-year old Muslim girl, who was literally threatened by her College management and principal against entering in to the class with Hijab, even after receiving a hefty fees from her, has decided to struggle for her constitutional rights. Hadia, who had managed to comple

White House - 12 August 2011: Continuing a tradition at the White House, last night President Obama hostedhis thirdIftar dinner to celebrate Ramadan. The Iftar is the meal that breaks the day of fasting, when Muslim families and communities eat together after sunset. The President was joined in t

New Delhi - 12 Aug 2011 (PTI): Asserting that Iran never threatened to stop crude oil supply to India, the Government today said the problem of settling the import bill with the Persian Gulf nation has been sorted out. "We had some problem with regard to making payment for the oil bill to Iran, b

Bangalore - 12 August 2011: Bhatkal student, Shridhar Shyamu Baidamane won Gold medal in 400 meter hurdles at 27th Karnataka State Athletics Event held in Bangalore. Shyamu, a BA student from SDM College, Ujire clocked 56.6 sec to emerge winner in 400 meter hurdles race. It may be interesting to not

Bhatkal - 12 August 2011: Anjuman Institute of Management and Computer Applications (AIMCA) registered 100% results in BBA final examinations which was held in the month of June this year. According to the press release issued by Anjuman General Secretary, Mr Jukaku Abdul Raheem, all 42 students who

Dubai - 12 August 2011: Uniforge Bhatkal CC defeated Brookfield Multiplex by 56 runs in the 10th Dulsco Ramadan Twenty20 tournament being played at Zabeel Park Cricket Grounds Dubai.Electing to bat first on winning the toss, Bhatkal CC scored 149 for the loss of seven wickets and later bowled out th

Mangalore - 11 August 2011: Close on the heels of taking up national highway widening work between Kundapur and Suratkal, the highways department has proposed a widening project of the national highway between Majali village on Karnataka's border with Goa, and Kundapur. The project is estimated

Bhatkal - 11 August 2011: Students' organization, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) recently held a demonstration against corruption in UPA Govt here at Bhatkal. The protestors shouted slogans, displayed placards and temporarily blocked NH-17 near Shamsuddin Circle. Speaking on the occasion,

Ahmedabad - 11 August 2011: The Gujarat government has hauled up another senior police officer of the state cadre for indiscipline in connection with the investigations of the 2002 Godhra riots. According to reports, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Rahul Sharma has been served with a c

Kaup - 11 August 2011: In a tragic incident, two students of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), who went for swimming on Wednesday here in Arabian Sea at Kaup beach in Udupi district drowned. The victims have been identified as Abhijit Singh (18), from Chandigarh, and Janakish (21), a citizen of

Mangalore - 11 August 2011: Studies on the feasibility of the Hubli-Ankola railway link had been on for more than a decade. Many politicians of the region have even made a career promising this important line to voters. It now appears that the line could become a reality. Hopes of seeing this railwa

Bangalore - 11 August 2011: The D V Sadananda Gowda ministry in Karnataka will be expanded today with the induction of five more ministers, keeping out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate B Sreeramulu. According to sources in the Chief Minister's Secretariat, Raju Gowda, C P

London - 11 August 2011: Theriots in Englandclaimed South Asian victims on Wednesday when three young men of Pakistani origin were killed in a "deliberate" hit-and-run incident in the country's second biggest city of Birmingham. While retailers of Indian origin were attacked in Birmingham, in the we

New Delhi - 11 August 2011: Beware of what you put in yourFacebookmessages or your tweets. Your friends and followers may not be the only ones reading them. Chances are government sleuths would be vetting these private messages.This follows a home ministry directive to the department of telecom, ask

Paris - 10 August 2011 (AFP): President Nicolas Sarkozy cut short his holiday on Wednesday to announce new moves to slash France's massive debt amid fears it might be next after theUnited Statesto suffer a credit-rating downgrade.The right-wing leader returned from the Riviera holiday home of his pr