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NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on November 15, 2017, Sulabh International Museum of Toilets employee Nigar Imam (R) explains a toilet compost system to nursing students. —AFP photos

Museum seeks to convince rural Indians that toilets are not dirty

Trying to break taboos surrounding toilets NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on November 15, 2017, Sulabh International Museum of Toilets employee Nigar Imam (R) explains a toilet compost system to nursing students. —AFP photosNEW DELHI: A throne with a built-in commode for a French monarch takes pride of place at a New Delhi museum trying to break taboos surrounding toilets in a country where such convenience remains a sensitive issue. The...

This file photo taken on March 22, 2000 shows Australian guitarist Malcolm Young of the hard rock group AC/DC inaugurating the first street in the world bearing their group’s name in Leg

AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

This file photo taken on March 22, 2000 shows Australian guitarist Malcolm Young of the hard rock group AC/DC inaugurating the first street in the world bearing their group’s name in LegMalcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as "Highway to Hell," ''Hells Bells" and "Back in Black," has died. He was 64. AC/DC announced the death Saturday on their...

Models of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show pose for a group photo on stage at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. — AP

Victoria's Secret to charm China with fashion gala

Models of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show pose for a group photo on stage at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. — APThe star-studded, super-hyped Victoria's Secret lingerie show hits the catwalk in Shanghai on Monday, the first time the US brand is holding its self-described "sexiest show on earth" outside the United States or Europe. Coming to China is all about business: the company's bottom line is sagging and it is staking its...

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Release of Indian film 'Padmavati' delayed after protests

The producers of "Padmavati" - a Bollywood movie based on an epic poem about a Rajput queen, said yesterday they had indefinitely delayed the release of the film, which has been accused of distorting history and has sparked protests. The movie, which was due to go on release in India on Dec. 1, has led to protests in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and other states. It has also faced a delays in approval from the Indian censor board.The studio behind the...

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Cambodian democracy in the killing fields

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Fahad Al-Shuwaie during a press conference.- KUNA

Impounding vehicles decision to stand - Interior Ministry

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Fahad Al-Shuwaie during a press conference. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Interior Ministry will continue to impound vehicles for no more than two months and implement a fine on drivers and passengers in front seats found not wearing seat belts, or those using cellphones while driving, it said yesterday. The ministry will “firmly” carry on with the decision that also covers motorcyclists...

nVATICAN CITY: A general view shows the Paul VI audience hall where Pope Francis welcomes 500 people in need and those who assist them to have lunch yesterday in Vatican. Pope Francis celebrated a mass today to mark the first World Day of the Poor. - AFP n

Helping the poor is a 'Passport to Paradise,' Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY: A general view shows the Paul VI audience hall where Pope Francis welcomes 500 people in need and those who assist them to have lunch yesterday in Vatican. - AFPVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis welcomed the poor, homeless and unemployed as guests of honor for a Mass and gourmet meal in the Vatican yesterday, saying that helping the needy was one way of obtaining a "passport to paradise". Francis celebrated a Mass marking the Roman...

BELLEVUE: Air Force Gen John Hyten, the incoming commander of the United States Strategic Command, speaks to reporters following a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb. - AP

Trump era triggers new debate about nuclear war authority

BELLEVUE: Air Force Gen John Hyten, the incoming commander of the United States Strategic Command, speaks to reporters following a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb. - APWASHINGTON: It's hard to overstate how thoroughly the US military has prepared for doomsday - the day America gets into a nuclear shooting war. No detail seems to have been overlooked. There's even a designated "safe escape" door at the...

NAIROBI: People run away from tear gas before the arrival of Kenya's opposition party National Super Alliance (NASA) leader at Riverside slum in Nairobi yesterday. - AFP

Clashes erupt in a Nairobi slum; 4 bodies found

NAIROBI: People run away from tear gas before the arrival of Kenya's opposition party National Super Alliance (NASA) leader at Riverside slum in Nairobi yesterday. - AFPNAIROBI: Clashes erupted in a Nairobi slum yesterday after four bodies were found in the streets, hiking tensions on the eve of a Supreme Court ruling on the validity of last month’s divisive election re-run. The bodies of three men and a woman were found in the city’s...

RAWAH, Iraq: A boy walks past Iraqi forces vehicles in Rawa, after troops retook the Euphrates valley town from Islamic State group jihadists. - AFP

After the fall of last town, Islamic State loses its grip

RAWAH, Iraq: A boy walks past Iraqi forces vehicles in Rawa, after troops retook the Euphrates valley town from Islamic State group jihadists. - AFPRAWA: “Islamic State - Euphrates Province” reads an abandoned sign covered by dust and sand in the Iraqi town of Rawa. A day after government forces ousted the Islamic State group from the last town it held in the country, the banner is now just a reminder of the vast “caliphate” the...

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No halt to plans to reduce expats' in Kuwait: Minister

Fees on expats helps improve business environment - Increasing work permit fees to curb expat numbers Hind Al-SabeehKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs And Labor and Minister of State for Economic Development Hind Al-Sabeeh stressed that she had not been subjected to any pressure from VIPs or visa traffickers to halt plans to reduce the number of expats in the country and pointed out that 337 related violations had been referred to investigation...

German ministry urges ban on Kuwait Airways over Israel issue

BERLIN: The German government should revoke landing rights for Kuwait Airways given its ban on Israeli passengers, a senior Justice Department official said on Friday, saying such discrimination was intolerable. Christian Lange, parliamentary state secretary in the ministry, appealed to Chancellor Angela Merkel to personally advocate a ban on Kuwait Airways’ operations in Germany. A German court ruled on Thursday that the airline had the right...

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait