Bangalore - 27 June 2011: Fifteen people were killed on Monday when their tempo collided with a passenger bus on the Bangalore-Pune highway near Karnataka'sTumkur town."The tragic mishap occurred when the overcrowded tempo collided head-on with a state-run passenger bus while attempting to overtake

JERUSALEM, June 27 (Xinhua) - Israel and Egyptian authorities have reached an understanding that ships participating in a flotilla to the Gaza Strip this week will be allowed to unload their presumed cargo of humanitarian relief at the Egyptian port of el-Arish. The goods will undergo inspectio

Bangalore - 27 June 2011: Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa offered prayers at the temple of Lord Manjunatha here but did not undergo a "truth testification" before the deity, a challenge he had thrown to JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy but later retracted. Yeddyurappa had said that he dropped

Bhatkal - 26 June 2011: Mr Parvez Kasimji was today unanimously elected as the new President of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem Bhatkal. The position was vacant following the death of Dr Badrul Hassan Muallim in a road accident recently. Earlier, Tanzeem executive body forwarded three names including Mr M

New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev arrived in New Delhi on Sunday, three weeks after being evicted from the capital for his protest fast against black money. Ramdev returned to meet one of his followers, Rajbala, who was injured in the police crackdown at Ramlila Maidan on June 5. He thanked his s

Mangalore - 26 June 2011: Heavy security arrangements have been made at Dharmasthala ahead of the much talked about visit of two prominent political figures of Karnataka- Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Three DySPs, 11 police inspectors, 21 SIs, 15 ASIs, and

NEW DELHI: After a not so pleasant experience of engaging with Anna Hazare's team in drafting of theLokpal Bill, the government says that there will be no such experiment in the future.HRD ministerKapil Sibal, one of the key members of the joint committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill, also maintains

LONDON: It takes lot to bowl over Sachin Tendulkar as bowlers around the world would confess but tennis ace Roger Federer managed to do it just by his knowledge of cricket when the two legends caught up during the Wimbledon.In Pics:Tendulkar at Wimbledon|Babes on courtTendulkar, a self-confessed Fed

Jeddah - 26 June 2011: Bhatkalli community in Jeddah felicitated Mr S M Syed Khaleelur Rahman in recognition of his selfless services rendered for the upliftment of Ummate-e-Muslimah in general and the Bhatkalli community in particular at a felicitation program held here in Jeddah's Red Sea Palace H

SURAT/MUMBAI: ASuratbuilder now owns theFerraripresented toSachin TendulkarbyMichael Schumacheron behalf ofFiatin 2002 when he equalled Sir Don Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries."It was my dream to own a Ferrari. I approached Sachin through a common friend and asked him if he wanted to sell the

Chennai - 25 June 2011: Anjuman Executive members from Chennai have been elected here in Chennai. The election for the 3 Executive seats was unanimous as only 3 candidates participated in the election process. Following is the list of candidates, Shabandri Patel Abdul Rahim S/o. Shamsuddin Saheb Mo

CHANDIGARH: Following hike in diesel rates, transporters on Saturday said they will raise freight rates by 8-9 per cent with immediate effect on all routes across India."Freight rates will be raised by 8-9 per cent for all the routes from today onwards because of increase in diesel rates," North Ind

JAKARTA: Defending championSaina Nehwal inched closer to a third successiveIndonesian Open Super Seriestitle after advancing to the finals with a hard-fought victory over Chinese Taipei'sShao Chieh Chengon Saturday.The fourth-seeded Indian won 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 in a 45-minute battle against giant-

Dammam - 25 June 2011: Anjuman Executive members from Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia have been successfully elected through elections held here in Dammam. Following is the list of candidates, Janab Kazia Yunus Saheb. Dr. Ekkeri Zarrar Saheb. Janab Shahbandri Farooq Saheb. Janab Ekkeri Iqbal Sah

NEW DELHI: When you work out your household budget for July, in addition to existing woes, factor in higher prices of dal-chawal, fruits and vegetables, bus and taxi fares.That's because the government on Friday decided to raise the price ofdieselby Rs 3 a litre, kerosene by Rs 2 a litre while cooki

Mangalore - 25 June 2011: Yeshwantpur-Mangalore night train, which chugs to Kannur at present from Mangalore Central railway station, will be extended to Karwar from July 2 onwards. The train, according to the proposal, will now go to Karwar from Mangalore Junction (Kankanady) station, said Souther

MUMBAI: A suburban developer has paid a record price of Rs 350 crore for aNepean Sea bungalow property. Runwal Group, which has projects largely in the eastern suburbs, bought Nepean Grange , the two-storey bungalow constructed in 1918, from the Kapadia family. The transaction was finally concluded

When US soldier Terry Brooks was sent to join military guards at the infamous Guantanamo prison that houses Moslem militants from Taliban and Al-Qaeda, he had not thought he would embrace the religion of those prisoners. After a few chats with a Moroccan inmate, he converted to Islam in 2003. Brook