When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged members of Parliament to back his Brexit deal, he framed the looming vote as a chance to “heal the rift in British politics” and “bring the country together.” But in the end, Saturday mainly proved how difficult overcoming the deep Brexit divides will be: Parliament postponed Johnson’s moment…
Twenty-four-year-old Sharjah-based Pakistani Khizer Khan is six-foot-one and fond of exercising. Before university, he says, he was skinny. But once he did, all those assignments and erratic work timings got to him. ### “Because of my university time and projects, I never used to have any time to focus on my diet, so I [put…
Mumbai: A fake wedding card of B-Town lovebirds Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor has started circulating on social media, unleashing fan frenzy over a power possible wedding in Bollywood. Look closely at the card, however, and you realise it was probably created by a fan. It is full of typos and incorrect information. ### This…
New Delhi: One of India’s most wanted tiger poachers, who also had a fetish for eating the penis of sloth bears, has been arrested after being on the run for six years, officials said. ### Wildlife officials in the central state of Madhya Pradesh formed a special task force in 2013 after several sloth carcasses…
Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways and Saudia have announced 12 new code-share routes in Asia and Europe. ### Under the deal announced today, and subject to regulatory approvals, Saudia will progressively add its code to Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and 11 more destinations in nine countries Amsterdam, Baku, Brussels, Dublin, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Phuket,…
Dubai: India’s ailing banking and real estate sectors together are expected to hurt non-resident Indians (NRIs), particularly those working in the GCC countries as they tend to invest a significant portion of their savings in term deposits and real estate. ### The banking sector laden with an unprecedented spike in non-performing loans (NPLs) have raised…
Dubai: At least 85 per cent of UAE schoolchildren have been bullied, mostly online, a new survey suggested on Tuesday in Dubai. ### The ‘Cartoon Network MENA Survey 2019’ also showed that only half of UAE parents are aware that their child has been bullied previously. ### Cartoon Network Middle East conducted the survey through ‘Opinion…
The midfielder outpaced his career output with the Blues in just 53 minutes on the field in Belarus It took Ruben Loftus-Cheek eight minutes to equal his goal output for his Chelsea career. It took him 53 minutes to surpass it. The England international stepped up to deliver a hat-trick in the Blues’ 3-1 Europa League…
The Belgian striker is struggling for form, with a former Red Devils star among those to have been left questioning what he is offering at present Romelu Lukaku is incapable of offering what Manchester United need, says Paul Ince, with the Red Devils being warned they are now stuck with a striker they cannot mould….
A man who spent three years with Blancos rivals Barcelona feels the Bernabeu side’s struggles could have been avoided with a Galactico-style signing Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from Real Madrid has left a void yet to be filled and Ludovic Giuly feels Eden Hazard or Kylian Mbappe might fit the bill. Madrid ended a slump of…