October 6, 2019

Dubai: The UAE has two of the smartest cities in the region, according to a recent international study that examined 102 cities across the world. ### The IMD World Competitiveness Centre’s Smart City Observatory, in partnership with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), has released the first edition of the IMD Smart City Index…

Justin Bieber has dropped a new music video featuring none other than his wife and model Hailey Bieber. ### A duet with country music duo Dan + Shay, the video for ‘10,000 Hours’ shows the loved up couple with a rose-petal-littered backdrop as Bieber sings “If it’s 10,000 hours or the rest of my life…

New Delhi: Before you fume once again over the mishandling of consumers data at the hands of big social media platforms and Search giants, you need to understand that wars in the future will not occur over physical assets but billions of digital footprint to gain maximum control over personal data. ### By 2025, it’s…

Dubai: Commuters in Dubai will not have to carry their NOl cards as they will soon be able to use their mobile phones to pay for metro and other means of public transport. ### Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Sunday has annunced launching of ‘virtual Nol card’ which they can download on their…

The NRC is yet another device to put an already beleaguered community — the Muslims in their place.  Amit Shah has repeatedly said no migrant who is “Hindu, Christian or Buddhist will be expelled from India.” ### If the terror and disruption caused by the original National Register of Citizens (NRC) was already not bad…

Lahore: An inexperienced Sri Lanka upset top-ranked Pakistan with a 64-run victory in their first Twenty20 cricket match on Saturday. ### Eighth-ranked Sri Lanka scored 165-5 before dismissing hosts Pakistan for 101. ### Sri Lanka was pulled back by 19-year-old Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain (3-37), who grabbed a hat trick over separate overs in…

Bengaluru: PUBG Mobile in its ongoing efforts to curb cheating within the game, on Saturday announced a 10-year ban on players who are found in violation of the developer’s gaming standards. ### The use of unauthorised third-party apps or hacks that provide an unfair advantage to a player will be condemned with the ban, the…

Joaquin Phoenix has been widely praised for his transformative portrayal of the man who becomes the Joker in the new film. Although he doesn’t like to talk about awards, many believe this could be the year that the three-time nominee finally wins an Oscar. ### The 44-year-old ‘Joker’ star spoke about his process, why he…

Visakhapatnam: Indian captain Virat Kohli hailed Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal and the bowlers for their performances after their win in the first Test against South Africa on Sunday. ### Mohammed Shami took five wickets on Day 5 and Ravindra Jadeja took four as India dismissed South Africa for 191 to complete a 203-run victory. ###…

(With reports from Anwar Ahmad, Aghaddir Ali, Faisal Masudi, Samihah Zaman, Ahmed Ramzan, Virendra Sakhlani, Clint Egbert) ### Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman [UAE]: Dubai: The Federal National Council (FNC) elections have been successfully conducted across the country and concluded late evening on Saturday with the declaration of preliminary results of winning candidates. ### The National Election Committee (NEC)…