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Sheikh Khalifa, President of India hold talks

Abu Dhabi : President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of the Republic of India Pratibha Patil held talks today afternoon here at Mushrif Palace.Sheikh Khalifa welcomed the Indian President and her entourage in her first state visit to the UAE, adding that the visit reflects the

Shams High School Takes Away Inter-School Footbal Trophy

BHATKAL,22nd Nov (Bhatkallys News): Shams English Medium High School beat The New English High School (NES) yesterday at the BIFA organised two days Inter-School Football Tournament at the YMSA. Shams beat the NES at the penalty shoot-out with 3-1, after the game was equal with 1-1. The Trophy was

Told to go, BSY says only on his terms

NEW DELHI: After Ashok Chavan in Maharashtra, allegations of corruption have scalped another chief minister. The BJP top brass on Sunday asked B S Yeddyurappa to quit as Karnataka chief minister, and is determined to enforce the leadership change despite resistance from him. The chief minister dodg

President of India arrives in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: - India's President Pratibha Patil arrived this evening here in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her maiden visit to the Gulf that will also take her to Syria with an aim to boost India's ties with the oil-producing region.Upon arrival, she was welcomed by UAE Minister of Foreig

Bhatkalis in Oman relish eid moments

Muscat, Nov 21,2010 (Bhatkallys News): Eid holidays for Bhatkalis based in Oman were spent in a jovial atmosphere. A section of Bhatkal community thoroughly savoured the eid holidays by taking a four-hour dhow cruise along the picturesque shores of Oman. The dhow started from Marina Bander Al Rowda

Queen Elizabeth to arrive in Muscat on Thursday

Queen Elizabeth II will pay a four-day visit to Oman, starting November 25, according to a statement issued by Oman's Diwan of the Royal Court here on Saturday. Muscat: Queen Elizabeth II will pay a four-day visit to Oman, starting November 25, according to a statement issued by Oman's Diwan of the

Indian President Pratibha Patil arrives today on five-day visit to UAE

Senior UAE officials along with the Indian ambassador, will welcome the president at the airportAbu Dhabi: In a major boost to the centuries-old India-UAE relations, Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil is scheduled to arrive in Abu Dhabi today at 8pm on a five-day official visit, the Indian Am

2G scam guilty won't be spared: Prime Minister

New Delhi - Breaking his silence on the 2G spectrum allocation scandal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised action against anyone found guilty. But he also appealed to opposition political parties to allow Parliament - paralysed by them now for two weeks demanding a joint parliamentary committee

Leadership issue not discussed: Yeddyurappa

HUBLI - Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday said he had apprised the BJP core committee meeting in Delhi of the developments in Karnataka and, "during the discussion, there was no mention of a change in leadership."Mr. Yeddyurappa, who flew down to Hubli from New Delhi en route to Bijapur di

KBC first 'crorepati' woman

Mumbai : After 10 years and four seasons, Kaun Banega Crorepati finally got its first woman crorepati as Rahat Tasneem won the prize money of Rs1,00,00,000 in the fourth season (KBC4)of popular game show. She is confidence personified, a trait which was even lauded by the show's host megastar . Co

Eid milan in Qatar

Qatar, Nov 20 (Bhatkallys News): The Bhatkalli community in Qatar hosted its second Eid Milan of the year to provide an interaction for members living in far-flung areas. Qatar Jamat holds the unique distinction of hosting bi-monthly religious lecture meetings with an aim to get connected with all b

No problems caused by showers: Makkah mayor

MAKKAH: Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Barr said on Friday that the heavy showers on Thursday did not cause any accidents or significant flooding."All rainwater collected at various places in the holy sites has been pumped out and currently no stagnant water is found anywhere," Al-Barr said.The municipality

Hajis start leaving Kingdom

JEDDAH: Domestic and Gulf pilgrims started taking flights back to their homes by regional carriers on Friday while most foreign pilgrims will start their return journeys on Saturday, spokesman of General Authority of Civil Aviation Khaled Khaibari told Arab News.Pilgrims will start leaving in six f

BJP defers decision on Yeddyurappa's future

New Delhi, November 20: The Bhartiya Janata Party early Saturday deferred its decision on whether to make the land scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa quit or stay on his post.It was decided after an over three-hour-long discussion between Yeddyurappa, other BJP leaders from Karnataka a

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Downpour disrupts retreat of pilgrims from Mina

MINA: A downpour that swept Mina disrupted the retreat of pilgrims as Haj 2010 drew to a close on Thursday.Rains started belting down across the arid valley around 3 p.m. as many of the Hajis began streaming out of the tent city after performing the stoning ritual for the third consecutive day.Righ

Illegal pilgrims to be dealt with sternly

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

Yeddyurappa to be shown the door?

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