MAKKAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said billions of riyals needed for conducting Haj pilgrimage annually is solely met by the Saudi government. He also warned illegal pilgrim and fake Haj service providing companies would be dealt with sternly."The amount of money the Kingdom's government s

NEW DELHI: Top BJP sources have told Times Now that the party might ask Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to step down after his role in the alleged land grab scam in the state was exposed. Sources have said that BJP sees Yeddyurappa as weak spot in fight against corruption against Congress

Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh will rename Medak district, some 50 km from here, after former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said on Thursday. The new name of the district will be Indiramma district."The government has already started the exercise to rename the district," Rosaia

Dubai/New Delhi: A Court of Inquiry appointed by the Indian government to probe the plane crash that took place on May 22 has concluded that flight commander Zlatko Glusica was disoriented and his reactions were slow while bringing the aircraft in for a landing at Mangalore airport, Hindustan Times

Bangalore - Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was on Thursday was unanimously re-elected the state unit JD-S president.Mr Kumaraswamy's was the lone nomination received for the post of the President, Returning Officer for organisational polls and JD-S MLC, H C Neeravari told reporters

New Delhi/Bangalore - The Bharatiya Janata Party will hear land scam hit Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and decide within two days next steps, a senior leader said late Thursday.This decision was taken at BJP's core committee meeting, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley

Udupi, November 18: A mother and her son died on the spot in a head-on collision between the KSRTC Volvo and an Innova, on the NH-17, near Kaup here on Thursday evening.The deceased have been identified as Jaibunnisa (45), wife of Anwar, a resident of Ucchila near Kaup and her son Suhail (22), a BCo

MINA: An operation to separate a pair of Cameroonian conjoined twins, conducted by Health Minister Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, has eventually led to the conversion of an entire Cameroonian village to Islam.This was revealed by a dignitary from the African state, Sultan Omar, during a visi

MINA - An operation to separate a pair of Cameroonian conjoined twins, conducted by Health Minister Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, has eventually led to the conversion of an entire Cameroonian village to Islam. This was revealed by a dignitary from the African state, Sultan Omar, during a v

Bhatkal - Eid-ul-Adha, a festival of sacrifice was celebrated in Bhatkal and almost all parts of India with traditional fervour and enthusiasm. Moulana Abdul Bari Nadvi, Imam and Khateeb Jama Masjid led the Eid prayers at Bhatkal Eidgah Grounds and delivered the sermon in-front of very huge gatherin

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Islamabad -Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by Taliban, a chargesheet filed by Pakistani investigators to an anti-terrorism court has said, while giving clean chit to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf of any involvement in the case.The chargesheet filed by a joint investiga

Dubai: Festive atmosphere enveloped the country on Tuesday, as Eid Al Adha was marked. Morning prayers were held in each of the seven emirates, with young and old alike greeting each other with best wishes for the festive season. Bhatkallys.com wishes all its readers Eid Mubarak.

NEW DELHI: Rescuers hammered slabs of concrete and dug with their hands Tuesday to pull survivors and bodies from a four-story apartment building that collapsed into a mountain of rubble in a poor New Delhi neighborhood. At least 64 people were killed and scores injured.The 15-year-old building hous

Bhatkal - On the eve of Eid-ul-Adha, Bhatkal Police has conducted peace meet here at Circuit House in which leaders from all community and organizations were invited. Speaking on the occasion Mr Naveen Kumar, In-charge AC extended Eid Greetings to Muslims and said, 'Our Muslim brothers are going to

Bhatkal - Top Emergency Helping Association formed by Bhatkal's famous social worker, Mr Mohammed Nisar Ruknuddin (Top Nisar) has donated medical equipments including Ice Box for preserving dead bodies, Post-Morten kit and Public Call Office (PCO) to Bhatkal, Shirali and Murdeshwar Govt Hospitals. S

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - An estimated two million Muslims descended from Mount Arafat on Monday, concluding the highlight of the Haj and beginning their trip back to Mecca to finish the annual pilgrimage. White-robed pilgrims struggled after sunset to track back from Arafat, site of the Prophet Moham

DEHRADUN: Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata on Monday said he did not enter the airline business as he was not comfortable with the idea of bribing Rs 15 crore to a minister, as had been suggested by an industrialist. Answering a question on rampant corruption in different Government departments, dur