Dubai: A major US delegation is leading the opposition to possible new UN regulations on Internet commerce and controls that are part of wide-ranging talks that open Monday in Dubai. The UN conference is seeking to update telecommunications codes last reviewed when the Web was virtually unknown. Officials from the UN International Telecommunications Union have tried to counter concerns that the 11-day meeting could impose measures that will restrict the...
03:29 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Dubai: World number one Rory McIlroy picked up USD 2.33 million worth of desert treasure after repelling a record-breaking charge from Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose to win the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday. Rose almost spiked the guns of the Northern Irishman, who shared the overnight lead with Luke Donald, when he carved two shots off the previous Earth course record with a breathtaking 10-under final round...
06:42 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Dubai: Dubai says it's getting back in the business of biggest. After years of downsized ambitions because of a debt crisis, Dubai has unveiled plans for a new tourism-retail hub that will include a shopping complex that would outclass the Dubai Mall, billed as the world's biggest. State news agency WAM says the planned development on the city's desert outskirts will include luxury hotels and a major theme park, a...
03:18 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Dubai: World number one Rory McIlroy and second-ranked Luke Donald gave the organisers and fans what they wanted when the pair set up a classic duel in the desert after the DP World Tour Championship third round on Saturday. The two Britons shot matching six-under-par 66s to sprint three strokes clear of their nearest rivals on 17-under 199 and will engage in a head-to-head showdown for the $1.33-million first prize...
08:47 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Dubai: Neither the injured index finger on his right hand nor the news of his injured mother needing a surgery back home, could stop Jeev Milkha Singh from equalling the course record of eight-under 64 on the third day of the DP World Tour Championships, here on Saturday. The 40-year-old Jeev, seemingly out of the tournament at one-over for 36 holes, exploded into action with nine birdies against one bogey...
07:42 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Dubai: Marc Warren shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke clubhouse lead in the opening round of the season-ending Dubai World Championship. Warren, looking for his first European Tour win since 2007, had three birdies over his first five holes and made seven total at the USD 8 million tournament. Fredrik Andersson Hed and Padraig Harrington each shot a 67, while Henrik Stenson was in a group...
06:31 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Dubai: Rory McIlroy is now so good he should be aiming to win at least one major championship every year, according to Europe's Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter. The Northern Irishman, 23, already has two majors to his name and cemented his status as world number one this season by becoming the second player to win the money-lists on both sides of the Atlantic, after Luke Donald achieved the feat...
07:17 PM, Nov 21, 2012
Dubai: Even after wrapping up the European Tour money title, top-ranked Rory McIlroy still has plenty to play for when he tees off on Thursday at the season-ending Dubai World Championship. A victory at the $8 million tournament will allow McIlroy to overtake Tiger Woods as the all-time leading money earner in a single season. Woods amassed a combined PGA and European Tour earning of $11,557,729 in 2007. A victory...
10:58 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Dubai: After missing out on the Race to Dubai for the last two years, a slightly injured but hungry Jeev Milkha Singh now returns to the season-ending finale DP World Tour Championship on the European Tour at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates here. One of the truly global golfers, Jeev has straddled between Asian, European and Japanese Tours over the years, with a few appearances in the US...
06:31 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: After spending 27 years in a Dubai prison, Paul George, a native of Nagercoil in neighbouring Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, has returned home. George, now 64, could be released with the intervention of Dileep, who was his co-prisoner at the jail in connection with another case, family sources said. George was received at the airport here on Friday by wife Mary and daughter Sumitra and son Saya. Sumitra,...
01:20 PM, Nov 17, 2012
Chennai: A 34-year-old man has been taken into custody for questioning after he was seen taking pictures of Finance Minister P Chidambaram at the airport in Chennai, airport sources said on Wednesday. They said Amir was seen taking pictures of the Minister, who left for New Delhi on Tuesday, using his camera. Amir had confirmed first-class tickets to Delhi and from there to Dubai. Initial probe revealed that Amir was...
01:59 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Karimnagar: Six poor women from the district have approached the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission seeking its permission to sell their kidneys to raise "blood money" for the release of their husbands lodged in a Dubai jail. The women said in the petition that they be allowed to sell their kidneys as they lack the resources to fund release of their husbands. Syed Kareem, S Ravi, S Mallesham, S...
10:46 PM, Nov 13, 2012
Dubai: The Indian doctor, fatally stabbed in an Abu Dhabi hospital last week, by his Pakistani patient was attacked as the assailant was upset over the treatment of his ailment, the police said. Urologist Rajan Daniel was attacked with a kitchen knife by a Pakistani national Mohamed Abdul Jamil at the Al Ahlia Hospital on Saturday, as the 58-year-old doctor could not bring immediate relief to the attacker's painful disease....
04:39 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Dubai: The $1 billion replica of the Taj Mahal that the developers are planning to build in Dubai will be four times bigger than the original monument. The replica - Taj Arabia - will include one million sq ft of retail space besides a 300-room hotel. According to Link Global, the company behind the project, there are plans to build a replica of the Taj Mahal in Dubai's $36.5 billion...
11:39 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Moscow: A man has been arrested for visiting a Dubai mall, wearing just an underwear. The man, 20, who works for a government department, was arrested along with four of his friends, Gulf News reported. The men were detained on an escalator in the early hours of Saturday, the third day of the Eid al-Adha holiday period. The five are facing charges of indecent behaviour in public. "The mall is...
08:40 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Islamabad: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is a "proclaimed offender" in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, on Wednesday announced that he will contest the upcoming general elections from Chitral, a constituency in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Musharraf, 69, made the announcement while addressing the elders of Chitral via a video-link from Dubai, the Express Tribune reported. The former president who ruled Pakistan between 1999 and 2008, had formed a...
10:55 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Dubai: A replica of Taj Mahal, Taj Arabia, several times bigger than India's architectural marvel, will be a part the Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) - a multi-purpose project being developed here. Taj Arabia will be surrounded by lush green innovated landscaping including the famous Mughal Gardens and architecturally themed landmark buildings, the company said during Cityscape Global 2012 event here. The project comprises various residential and commercial buildings including a...
04:23 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Whether you are a Ravi Teja enthusiast or not, it is obvious that his films are paisa-vasool entertainers albeit mindless. Popularly known as Mass Maharaja, Ravi Teja films are always blessed with wholesome entertainment and lot of humour. Ravi, who has grown from a character artiste to the status of a hero, is one of the best actors in the industry with the perfect timing for comedy. In 'Don Seenu',...
03:24 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Allrounder Glenn Maxwell is pressing for a return to the side for the match on Monday night. ...
08:31 AM, Sep 10, 2012
