Washington: The United States has said there are no reasons to believe a "silent military coup" in Pakistan as sparked by some media reports, after President Asif Ali Zardari suddenly left for Dubai to undergo medical treatment. "No concerns, and no reason to believe (of a silent military coup)," the State Department spokesman, Mark Toner, said on Wednesday at his daily news conference when asked about reports in the Pakistani...
09:56 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Manama: A package that came from Britain and contained explosives has been detected at the Bahrain International Airport, Xinhua reported. Bahraini security authorities announced on Wednesday evening that they found the package at the airport in Muharraq, an island on the northern tip of Bahrain, about seven km northeast of the capital Manama. The interior ministry said the explosives were reportedly sent from Britain through Dubai. It, however, did not...
04:16 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is in a "stable" condition after undergoing tests for a heart condition in Dubai and he is expected to return to Pakistan once the results of his check-up are available in two to three days, a close aide to the Pakistani leader said on Wednesday. "His condition is stable. He has been kept in the ICU because a lot of visitors were coming to...
03:55 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Islamabad/Dubai: Beleaguered Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been admitted to a Dubai hospital following heart complications, triggering intense speculation that he may step down in the face of army pressure over the 'memogate' scandal. 56-year-old Zardari was flown to the Emirates for "an emergency medical check up in a Pakistan Air Force plane equipped with medical devices", Gulf News reported quoting diplomatic sources. Quoting his personal physician Col Salman,...
06:53 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Dubai: Dubai's ruler said he does not believe Iran will get nuclear weapons, despite Western suspicions that it is trying to develop them, saying the Islamic republic would face devastation if it ever used an atomic bomb against its arch-enemy Israel. Iran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful but a United Nations watchdog issued a report last month which suggested that it had worked on designing an atomic bomb. Dubai's...
04:02 AM, Dec 07, 2011
Dubai: Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, actor-director Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani will participate in a public interactive session as part of the eighth Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). The interaction on Thursday is part of DIFF's celebration of Indian cinema. The 'Don 2' team will also present a special preview of the upcoming film. With a wide fan-following across the Arab world, Shahrukh's appearance is his...
07:49 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Dubai: Indian composer A R Rahman will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival. Winner of two Academy Awards and two Grammy Awards, the 45-year-old Rahman is first musician to be feted with a Lifetime Achievement award at DIFF and also the youngest recipient of the award. Rahman will receive the award during DIFF to be held from December 7 to 14. "AR...
05:50 PM, Nov 17, 2011
Hyderabad: The arrest of industrialist Koneru Rajendra Prasad in the Emaar-APIIC township scam has put his relationship with the who's who in Andhra Pradesh, including former chief ministers N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner. The CBI on Thursday arrested the founder chairman and chief mentor of Trimex Group and promoter of Stylish Homes Real Estate Limited on charges of cheating, criminal...
12:38 PM, Nov 04, 2011
Dubai: A woman dubbed 'Lady al Qaeda' for being the first female in Saudi Arabia who underwent trial for involvement in terrorist activists has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in the kingdom. A special criminal court in Riyadh on Saturday sentenced 37-year-old Haila Al-Qaseer after she was convicted of taking part in various terrorist activities, Arab news reported. The court also banned her from travelling...
10:44 AM, Oct 30, 2011
Dubai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan alongwith Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, walked the red carpet at the world premiere of his magnum opus 'Ra.One' here. Greeted by hundreds of delirious fans, the cast and crew of the film - including actress Shahana Goswami, child actor Armaan Verma, director Anubhav Sinha and designer Manish Malhotra - walked the red carpet at Dubai Grand Hyatt's cinema on Monday. As Dubaiites prepared...
02:41 PM, Oct 25, 2011
Mumbai: After being detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport for carrying jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh earlier this year, Minissha Lamba could be forgiven for thinking that her worst experience at an airport was behind her, but last Wednesday, all of it came back to haunt her. When Lamba arrived at the Dubai International Airport last week, her passport was confiscated, an official rudely asked her to "shut up...
01:52 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Dubai: Entries from India dominate the list of films to be screened at the eighth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, scheduled for December 7-14). The list includes as many as 160 films from India followed by France (109), Iran (106), Egypt (91), the United States (87), the UAE (71) and Lebanon (58). Germany, Palestine, South Korea and Palestine are also well represented, with more than 45 submissions...
05:15 PM, Oct 05, 2011
Dubai: Ahead of the proposed August 16 fast against corruption by social activist Anna Hazare, a group of Indians based in Dubai has decided to join it. The 25-member group, led by Advocate KK Sharachandra Bose, a leading social worker, will be joining the protest fast on Tuesday. "We Indians abroad fully back Anna and his team in introducing a stronger Lokpal bill. Everybody cannot join the fast, so a...
09:41 AM, Aug 15, 2011
I have always had a soft corner for women in literature. Be it Madame Bovary or Anna Karenina or Carrie Bradshaw. They have always managed to bring out the relevant and exact emotion at that time, while I am immersed in the text, unravelling their lives, page after page, trying to keep in sync with the authors thoughts and the context of the plot. Women in literature have changed a...
08:38 PM, Aug 12, 2011
Saudi Arabia: The newest tower to come up in Saudi Arabia will rise over the Burj Khalifa to become the tallest in the world. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing at 828 meters has been the tallest standing tower in the world till date. It has been dethroned by the Kingdom Tower that is to come up in Saudi Arabia and will be towering over all at a 1000 meters....
12:55 PM, Aug 03, 2011
Dubai: The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani man were officially pardoned on Wednesday by the family members of the deceased after an Indian businessman deposited a sum of Rs 40.47 million in a blood money deal. The development brings the possibility of their being released and returned home nearer, with the judge setting a September 12 date for giving a verdict in the case....
08:31 AM, Jul 28, 2011
Mumbai: A Dubai-bound Emirates flight, with 202 people on board, landed under emergency conditions on Wednesday at the airport in Mumnai soon after take-off due to engine failure. "Following a crisis call from the Mumbai-Dubai Emirates flight (EK507), the air traffic control declared a full landing emergency at the airport at 1558 hours," a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said. He said the aircraft with 202 passengers and crew...
05:09 PM, Jul 27, 2011
Dubai: The controversial killing of a top Hamas leader in a five-star hotel here in January 2010 is set to become a Hollywood movie soon, news reports said. Sony Pictures has picked the pitch for the upcoming movie titled 'Shadow Runner,' which is loosely based on the events leading to the murder of Hamas military commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh by a 17-member gang, the Gulf News daily reported. However, no...
02:37 PM, Jul 16, 2011
Lahore: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who has been living in self-exile since 2008, has said he would return home on March 23 next year to lead his party in the 2013 general elections. Addressing a convention of workers of his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) in Lahore via video-conferencing, Musharraf said on Saturday night that his party will emerge as a third force in the country's politics. He...
04:09 PM, Jun 19, 2011
Dubai: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting an official business delegation from the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) in Dubai, it has been announced. The delegation, which was headed by SGCCI President Ajoy Bhattacharya, is on a visit to Dubai on a special invitation extended by the Dubai Chamber to explore new areas of economic cooperation between the two chambers, a statement released on...
10:20 AM, May 27, 2011
