Bangalore -An opposition Congress MLA in Karnataka today resigned from the House, after which the party's top leaders staged a sit-in protest in front of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's house here accusing the ruling BJP of engineering poaching. The police broke up the sit-in by taking into custod

London : Nearly half a million public sector workers in Britain are to lose their jobs as the government plans to reduce more than 80 billion pounds in public spending in the next four years, the biggest cut since the Second World War. Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, unwittingly d

Naheed Nenshi, a Harvard-educated Ismaili Muslim, defeated two white candidates to become the mayor of Calgary Monday night. A Conservative (right-wing) stronghold in Canada, Calgary is also the hometown of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Interestingly, the 38-year-old Nenshi defeated one of the can

New Delhi : The government Wednesday approved amendments to an over 40-year-old legislation to ensure the protection of interests of those Indian Muslims who have inherited the properties of relatives who migrated to Pakistan in 1947. The amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968, which got the no

Mumbai : Stung by the proceedings initiated for violating decibel limits during the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally here Sunday, the party Wednesday hit back asking why action was not being taken against noise pollution created daily by loudspeakers in mosques. The party mouthpiece Saamna editorially said

The mission of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a symbol of Muslim renaissance in India was not only to establish an educational institution at Aligarh but his vision was that this institution gains the central position among Muslims by providing them leadership in educational matters and all Muslim institutio

Indian rupee's spectacular rise has profound effect on exports, IT and NRIs BANGALORE: The Indian rupee which soared to 43.09 against the dollar on Oct. 15, notching its highest level since August 2008, has become a cause for worry for exporters, the country's much-talked about IT industry in parti

Abu Dhabi: Over 7000 poets from 30 countries including India took part in a competition for classical Arabic poetry organised by Abu Dhabi authorities. Sultan Al Amimi, director of the Poetry Academy and member of the organising committee for the "Prince of Poets", announced that all works entered

Mumbai : The Shiv Sena Tuesday demanded a ban on burqa, calling the Muslim veil a threat to security interests. In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the party said Turkey had once banned the burqa and now France had followed suit. It said criminals were using the burqa to commit crimes. It ci

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Bangalore, October 18: The Congress in Karnataka today charged the ruling BJP with offering money to the tune of Rs 50 crore to its MLAs to engineer defection and threatened to launch a state-wide stir to expose the horse trading. Opposition Congress leader in the state Assembly Siddaramaiah allege

Obama to address joint sitting of Parliament on November 8 NEW DELHI - The winter session of Parliament will begin on November 9 and conclude on December 13. A day before the start of the session, United States President Barack Obama will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Abu Dhabi: Police have advised drivers to take the necessary precautions when faced with glare from the sun while driving. Motorists in turn urged traffic authorities to consider the effect of the sun's glare when analysing accidents that occur on east-bound roads in the morning. Data compiled by t

Dubai: Residents and visitors to the country are having their photos taken at ports of entry in a measure aimed at boosting security, said a senior Ministry of Interior official. Brigadier Obaid Muhair Bin Surour said the photographs are being taken "in a non-intrusive manner" as part of security a

Abu Dhabi - An employee who forged his salary certificate and has been handed a one-year work ban by the Labour Court will not be allowed to work for another company during the said period. This was stated on Monday, during the weekly open day held on the premises of the Ministry of Labour in Abu D

Bangalore - Technical Department of Indian Air Force is conducting a recruitment drive to recruit fresh candidates. The positions are open for SSLC, PUC and Diploma holders who had secured 50% marks in their qualifying examinations and born between 1st April 1990 and 31st May 1994. Interested candid