Dubai: Global air traffic showed a general downward trend in May in tow with the deteriorating global economic condition, with Indian domestic traffic recording a meagre year-on-year rise of 0.1 per cent, indicating a slowing demand. According to May results of the International Air Transport Association(IATA), Indian domestic traffic rose just 0.1 per cent year-over-year, but fell 2.7 per cent compared to April. Besides, the average passenger load factor for...
02:57 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said the matches will be played at Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. ...
02:00 PM, Jun 30, 2012
S Hussain Zaidi, better known as Mumbai's leading crime reporter, has authored yet another book titled 'Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades Of The Mumbai Mafia'. The cinematic adaptation of which is reportedly 'Shootout At Wadala' by Sanjay Gupta. His earlier books too have found their way to the screens- one being Anurag Kashyap's 'Black Friday', and other one being Vishal Bharadwaj's Kaminey. Following is an extract from his latest book:...
04:12 PM, Jun 25, 2012
Mumbai: Missing Bollywod starlet Laila Khan is alive and has fled to Dubai using a fake passport, revealed the arrested friend of hers. Police said that a Dawood Ibrahim link has also emerged. Laila and her family went missing an year ago. Parvez Ahmed Tak, arrested on Thursday, and a suspect in the case has reportedly told the police that Laila and five members of her family fled the country...
09:49 AM, Jun 24, 2012
Dubai: Several Indian schools in Qatar have been accused of charging fees much above the rates permitted by CBSE, causing resentment among parents. While the CBSE has fixed Rs 3,000 (195-197 Qatari riyals at current exchange rates) as the examination fee to be collected from overseas Indian students appearing for the Class 12 board examinations to be held in March next year, MES (Middle-East Education Society) Indian School is levying...
10:51 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Mumbai: The Kalanithi Maran-led no-frills carrier, Spicejet, on Friday announced expansion of its international services to the Gulf market by connecting Delhi and Mumbai with Dubai daily from June 25. Spicejet said Dubai will be the airline's third international destination after Delhi-Kathmandu and Chennai-Colombo. In domestic market, SpiceJet connects 34 destinations. The Chennai-based carrier is offering an introductory price of Rs 4,477 (plus government taxes) one-way from both the domestic...
10:06 AM, Jun 09, 2012
Dubai: The growing number of suicides on metro tracks in India could be avoided if a new advanced technology and communications system, which provides for driverless trains and quick response to prevent such accidents, is put in place. Thales Group, which has an impeccable track record in Dubai and other cities - where it provides supervision, communications, and security and fare collection facilities, has offered India its advanced Communications-based train...
01:19 PM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, an Indian student from outside the country topped the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination. Dubai Model High School's Rohan Sampat with 99.50 per cent marks in his Class XII exams emerged as the overall topper in the ISC exam 2012. The second position was grabbed by Kalyani Vishnu from Thiruvananthapuram who scored 99.25 percentage marks. "I owe this to my wonderful teachers at the...
03:39 PM, May 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to set up its Kerala consulate here in the state capital, India's Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said on Thursday. "The decision to set up the consulate in Thiruvananthapuram is because of the rule that consulates can be set up only in state capitals. There are certain rules and guidelines and they have to be adhered too," Ahamed told...
05:17 PM, May 17, 2012
Patna: Hafeez Contractor, one of India's best known architects, plans to develop a world city alongside the river Ganges in Patna - on the lines of Dubai - that will boast of eco-friendly buildings and water sports facilities, officials say. "Contractor submitted his proposed plans to the state government during his visit on Tuesday," an official said referring to the proposed New Patna World City. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is...
03:47 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Dubai: The 1,000-meter world's tallest tower costing about Rs 6,330 crore will be constructed in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, it was announced on Monday. Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, said the tower is expected to be completed in 63 months at a cost of 4.6 billion riyals. The Saudi Arabia-based KHC is one of the world's largest and most diversified...
02:48 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Dubai: An Indian tourist in Dubai had to endure imprisonment after an impostor allegedly ran up unpaid credit card bills in his name. Mathew Joseph, a fisherman from Trivandrum who says he is visiting the UAE for the first time, was arrested over unpaid credit card dues of another man from Kerala whose name and other details resemble Joseph's, local media reports said. Joseph was held on January 12 and...
02:52 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Mumbai: Two 26-year-old men, who were promised jobs in Dubai by a priest and later sexually abused by him, have conducted a sting operation to bare the man of God in rather unbecoming circumstances. MiD DAY has a copy of the CD in which the priest -- identified as Kanak Kubdiya, resident of Dadar -- is allegedly seen sodomising one of the victims at the quarters of a temple in...
01:13 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Having clinched his 50th career title and his first with Rohan Bopanna at the Dubai Championships, Mahesh Bhupathi is eyeing further success ahead of the London Olympics. ...
09:28 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Dubai: Roger Federer swatted aside Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss maestro's 72nd tour title, as he abandoned the baseline to dominate from the net. The 16-time Grand Slam winner may no longer be favourite for the top prizes but few can match his longevity or dedication on the gruelling men's tour, and the 30-year-old claimed his fifth Dubai title without dropping a...
10:54 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Mahesh Bhuapthi and Rohan Bopanna won their first title together after pipping the Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the summit clash if the ATP Dubai Open, here on Saturday. Bhupathi and Bopanna, seeded fourth, secured a 6-4 3-6 10-5 win after facing stiff resistance from their rivals in the final of the $1,700,475 hard court event. The two Indians, planning to play in Olympics together,...
08:20 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic lost for the first time this season, falling to Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5 in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday. The surprisingly one-sided victory ended Djokovic's 10-match winning streak that included the Australian Open title and his bid for a fourth successive Dubai title. In the final, Murray will meet Roger Federer, who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). Del Potro...
08:41 AM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who need to improve their rankings to earn a direct entry into the London Olympics, stormed into the summit clash of the ATP Dubai Open with a straight sets win on Friday. The fourth-seeded Indian pair of Bhupathi and Bopanna edged past the giant-killing Austrian pair of Julian Knowle and Alexanderin Peya 7-6 (2) 7-6 (7) in the semi-finals of the USD 1,700,475 hard...
06:44 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Dubai: Novak Djokovic defeated fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) Thursday to set up a Dubai Championships semifinal against Andy Murray, a rematch of a marathon five-setter at the Australian Open. Murray, who lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open each of the last two years, defeated fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. Roger Federer will face Juan Martin del Potro in the other semifinal. Del Potro beat...
08:54 AM, Mar 02, 2012
