Minor Girl Murdered And Mutilated In India Over Financial Dispute
Tweeps in India were furious after a two-and-a half-year-old girl named Twinkle Sharma was reportedly brutally murdered in the Tappal town of Uttar Pradesh over a financial dispute.
District Senior...
June 09, 20190781Category: UAE Local News
1,400 Migrant Workers Died In Qatar Building World Cup Football Stadiums
At least 1,400 migrant workers from Nepal have died while helping to build football stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a shock TV documentary has revealed.
Construction site accidents a...
June 09, 201901126Category: World News
Role Of Individuals In Combating Air Pollution Stressed
As the UAE marked the World Environment Day on June 5, top officials of the United Nations called for greater efficiencies in cooling and food and fuel consumption to help fight air pollution.
Spea...
June 08, 20190843Category: UAE Local News
Employees Also Have The Right To Choose Contract They Sign
Question
My labour contract expires next month but my visa is valid until next May. If I want to renew my labour contract, can I switch from limited to unlimited duration? My plan is to only work one...
June 08, 20190781Category: UAE Local News
Keralites Protest Air India Halting Dubai-Kochi Service
Keralites in Dubai are protesting against Air India halting its Dreamliner service to Kochi, alleging the move caused shortage of seats during peak travel time, thereby aiding hike in airfare.
Repr...
June 08, 20190747Category: Travel
Free Prostate Cancer Screening For Emiratis This June
A urology centre in Dubai has launched a free prostate cancer screening programme for Emiratis for the month of June.
The British Urology Day Surgical Centre will be opening its doors this month to...
June 08, 20190792Category: Health
UAE-based Currency Collector Amasses Over 2,000 Coins
An 85-year-old Indian expatriate in Dubai has amassed over 2,000 foreign coins and banknotes since he fell in love with collecting money as a child growing up in Karachi.
Parshotam Mukhi started th...
June 08, 20190918Category: UAE Local News
Members Left Hanging After Dubai Gym Shuts Abruptly
Members of a Dubai gym fear they have lost their membership payment after the facility closed without notice around two weeks ago.
Gym24 members said the 24-hour gym in Ras Al Khor has shut down an...
June 08, 20190780Category: UAE Local News
Twin Boys Drown In Neighbour’s Pool In Ras Al Khaimah
Two Emirati twin boys aged two and a half drowned in a neighbour’s swimming pool in the Khazam area of Ras Al Khaimah on Thursday night, police have said.
Police received a call at 10.1...
June 08, 20190835Category: UAE Local News
Officials Swing Into Action After Dubai Bus Crash
Officials swung into action to help grieving families after 17 people died in one of the UAE’s worst road accidents on Thursday.
Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, commander-in-chief of...
June 08, 201901311Category: UAE Local News
Girl,13, Killed After Rocks From Truck Fell On Car In Sharjah
A 13-year-old Asian girl died, while seven other people were injured, in a horrific road accident caused by an overloaded lorry in Sharjah.
The Sharjah police operation room received a call on Wedn...
June 07, 20190844Category: Transport
UAE Expresses Great Concern Over Developments In Sudan
The UAE is following with great concern and deep interest the developments in the brotherly Republic of Sudan.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said: &l...
June 07, 20190744Category: UAE Local News
Scholarships For Indian Expat Students In UAE
Indian expatriate students can now apply for an Indian government scholarship for pursuing higher studies back home.
The Ministry of External Affairs’ scheme called ‘Scholarship Program...
June 07, 20190859Category: Education
Two New Indigo Flights From Abu Dhabi To Mumbai, New Delhi
Indian airline IndiGo has commenced two new daily direct flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Abu Dhabi. The inaugural flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in Delhi to Abu Dhabi flew on J...
June 07, 20190715Category: UAE Local News
Medwakh Smoking More Harmful Than Cigarettes
Medwakh smokers are at greater risk of suffering from the risk factors of cardiovascular disease compared to those who smoke only cigarettes, a new study has revealed.
The study, conducted by New Y...
June 07, 20190851Category: Health
8 Indians Die In Bus Accident - Dubai
Seventeen people died and nine others were severely hurt when a bus crashed into a road sign, which the driver had not seen due to makeshift sun shield, in Dubai on Thursday.
The Oman-registered bu...
June 07, 201913116Category: UAE Local News
Emirati Ramadan Project Benefits 200,000 Refugees
The Emirati Ramadan iftar project in Lebanon has benefited over 200,000 Lebanese, as well as Syrian and Palestinian refugees.
Coinciding with the Year of Tolerance, the project was supported by sev...
June 07, 20190718Category: UAE Local News
Grand Mosque Attracts 1.4m Worshippers During Ramadan
The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi attracted more than 1.4 million worshippers and visitors during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The iconic mosque welcomed a total of 369,040 worshippers and 1...
June 07, 20190724Category: Cultural
UAE-based Indian Brings Smiles To Drought-hit Pakistan Villagers
When he first came to Dubai in 1993, Indian expat Joginder Singh Salaria lifted construction materials as a crane operator who earned Dh1,000 a month.
Today, Salaria is lifting up lives in various ...
June 07, 20190748Category: Government
