Dubai: Arif Naqvi, the founder of defunct Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Group, was sentenced in absentia to three years in prison by a court in the United Arab Emirates for a case involving low-cost carrier Air Arabia PJSC, people familiar with the matter said. ### It’s unclear whether Naqvi will serve the sentence, given…
The World Breastfeeding Week 2019 may be ending on August 7, but Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, who just launched her Instagram campaign #FreedomToFeed, is encouraging new parents to share their stories and keep this pertinent dialogue going even after the symbolic week concludes. ### “What worries me is that a lot of people come forward…
Derby: Wayne Rooney will join Derby County in January from MLS side DC United, with the former England captain set to continue his playing career while working towards his goal of becoming a manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday. ### In a major coup for the second-tier club, Derby said the 33-year-old Rooney had…
A Georgia woman who went on a viral Facebook Live rant claiming she was HIV-positive and intentionally infecting others is now being investigated by police. ### Americus Police Major Herman Lamar told news outlets they received several tips Friday on the video. The woman is identified as Brandi Yakeima Lasiter. ### The roughly one minute…
Dubai: Drivers who commit minor violations while trying to avail of fine discounts for good conduct on Dubai’s roads will be let off, according to Dubai Police Commander in Chief, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri. ### “We cannot waste the effort of a person who has been committed to six months since the initiative…
Port Charlotte, Florida: A Florida woman says lightning destroyed her septic tank and caused a toilet in her house to explode. ### Marylou Ward tells television station WINK News that the sole toilet in her Port Charlotte home was shattered into hundreds of pieces on Sunday. ###### Ward says the explosion was the loudest sound…
Dubai: Former finance minister of Pakistan Miftah Ismail was arrested on wednesday by the country’s anti-graft body National Accountability Bureau after his pre-arrest bail was rejected by the Islamabad High Court. ### Ismail who served as federal finance minister during former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s tenure is wanted by NAB in connection with an inquiry…
Georgetown (Guyana): Deepak Chahar’s new ball skills are comparable to that of an experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India captain Virat Kohli said after the rookie seamer’s match-winning opening spell against West Indies on Tuesday. ### Playing only his second Twenty20 international, Chahar posted figures of 3-1-4-3 to leave West Indies reeling in the third and final…
Manila: The Philippines has sent scores of former communist rebels on an all-expenses paid foreign shopping trip, in an attempt to end one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, the military said Monday. ### President Rodrigo Duterte flew 88 mostly female ex-rebels from the New People’s Army (NPA) on a four-day visit to Hong Kong last week,…
Dubai: They say fortune favours the brave. In the case of Indian expat Shekhar Patni, the adage may well be true. ### How else would you explain a 19-year-old struggling to make ends meet back in India ending up a billionaire jewellery baron in the UAE? ### Naturally, it is not everyone’s cup of tea to…