Saudi men can’t marry women from Pakistan, Bangladesh...
Saudi men have been banned from marrying women from three Asian and one African country as the Gulf state toughens the rules restricting marriage with foreigners, a local daily said. Marrying women...
View ArticleBollywood film review: Look anywhere but this Akshay Kumar-starrer for...
An open letter to Akshay Kumar... Dear Mr Kumar, I have spent the last 140 minutes reflecting on the words that would summarise the pain inflicted on an unsuspecting audience under the guise of...
View ArticleIndia planning to charge for WhatsApp, Viber, Skype: Reports
Indian expats travelling home beware. You may not be able to use WhatsApp, Viber, Line or Skype for free anymore. According to reports, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is studying an...
View ArticleSearch for missing MH370 latest: Sonars, multibeam sounders to scour ocean floor
Latest update: Australia on Wednesday awarded a contract to Dutch engineering firm Fugro to search the sea floor where missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is believed to have crashed, hoping to...
View ArticleFilipina raped inside lift
An Egyptian fast food restaurant worker raped a Filipina inside a lift at her residence in Kuwait and fled but was arrested later, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The unnamed man was delivering a...
View ArticleSon run-over in front of dad near Khorfakkan
A five-year-old Arab boy died after he was run over by a car in front his father near the eastern town of Khorfakkan. The boy was with this father when he tried to cross the Khorfakkan-Dibba road in...
View ArticlePakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Day 4: Pak lose Manzoor, trail by 78
Kumar Sangakkara struck a sparkling 221 to move to the second spot in the all-time list of Test double centurions as Sri Lanka grabbed lead before declaring their first innings on day four of the first...
View ArticleLast orders for several shisha cafes in Dubai residential areas
On July 21, 2013 the Ministry of Health announced executive regulations of the Anti-Tobacco Federal Law, which came into effect on January 21, 2014. At the beginning of this year the law was re-stated,...
View ArticlePakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 3: Lanka 252-2 at close, trail by 199
Kumar Sangakkara struck his 37th Test hundred as he and his retiring team mate Mahela Jayawardene powered Sri Lanka to 252 for two wickets before rain washed out the final session on day three of the...
View ArticleIndian wears 4kg gold shirt for birthday
An Indian politician, who made his fortune through a garment business, after quitting school in Grade 8 is celebrating his 45th birthday today in a custom-made shirt. The shirt weighs 4 kilos and costs...
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Freak accident kills 3 friends returning from Sharjah Airport
Three young Indians died on the spot in a road accident on Thursday, when their vehicle hit a parked truck on the Sharjah-Al Ain Road. The three friends were travelling from Sharjah International...
View ArticleWho does 'Calicut' belong to? UAE restaurant chain in Dh10m 'claim'
A South Indian restaurant chain in the UAE has issued legal notice to 15 restaurants for alleged infringement of its trade names ‘Paragon’ and ‘Calicut’, resulting in alleged unfair competition by...
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Revealed: Top 5 most-popular Android smartphones of 2014
Have you been on a lookout for the best Android phone in the market? This year alone has seen more than a dozen new Android phones being released, so far, with Samsung, HTC and LG vying for dominance,...
View ArticleRanbir asks media to forgive Katrina's mail on leaked bikini pictures
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has been extremely guarded about his personal life with the media. Not that he is not entitled to after the intense scrutiny his love-life goes through by the scribes. But...
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Bollywood beat: Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan
Indian Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan talks during a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film 'Singham Returns' directed by Rohit Shetty in Mumbai on August 9, 2014. (AFP) Indian...
View ArticleWho does 'Calicut' belong to? UAE chain in Dh10m 'claim'
A South Indian restaurant chain in the UAE has issued legal notice to 15 restaurants for alleged infringement of its trade names ‘Paragon’ and ‘Calicut’, resulting in alleged unfair competition by...
View ArticleMaid raped by 'trusted' cab driver
A Sri Lankan housemaid was abducted and raped by a taxi driver who was described by her friend as a “trusted” man, a newspaper said on Sunday. The maid had phoned her friend and asked her if she knows...
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Iran plane crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport; 38 die, 10 injured
Iranian Revolutionary Guards and security forces stand next to the remains of a plane as they secure the scene of a crash near Tehran's Mehrabad airport on August 10, 2014. A civilian airliner crashed...
View ArticlePakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 5: Lanka win thriller by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the first Test in Galle on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The hosts, set a target of 99 runs in a minimum of 21 overs after Pakistan...
View ArticleSupermoon with '100 shooting stars per hour' to light UAE sky tonight
It’s being billed as a celestial spectacle that nothing else will compare to... for some time. An extra-special moon and a meteor shower will compete for your attention in the skies over the next few...
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