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RANCHI: This file photograph taken on March 20, 2017, shows Indian captain Virat Kohli (R) as he adjusts the field during the fifth day of the third cricket Test match between India and Australia. — AFP

Call for calm as India tour 'toxicity' grows

RANCHI: This file photograph taken on March 20, 2017, shows Indian captain Virat Kohli (R) as he adjusts the field during the fifth day of the third cricket Test match between India and Australia. — AFPNEW DELHI: A leading Indian commentator has hit out at the "toxicity" blighting the series against Australia, and called for both sides to show restraint before the winner-takes-all final Test begins Saturday. Harsha Bhogle fears that the...

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Women-only pink taxis to hit Pakistani streets

LAHORE: W omen in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi are set to ride taxis driven by women in an initiative to protect female customers from the sexual harassment they commonly face when travelling around the teeming city. From today, women will be able to call the cab service- called Pink Taxi-by phone, a mobile app, SMS or simply by hailing one on the street, said Ambreen Sheikh, who is launching the service with her husband Zahid Sheikh."Our...

LONDON: Chef Mohammed Faizul Haque uses lemon juice to make flames as he demonstrates how to give a smokey flavour to dishes such as Kuchi Chilli Chicken at the Taste of India curry restaurant. — AP photos

Naan starter: Restaurants feel betrayed by Brexit

Indian eateries in UK rapidly losing staff, closing down LONDON: Chef Mohammed Faizul Haque uses lemon juice to make flames as he demonstrates how to give a smokey flavour to dishes such as Kuchi Chilli Chicken at the Taste of India curry restaurant. — AP photosLONDON: Mohammed-Faizul Haque makes it all look so easy. To a pan full of sizzling chicken he adds a ladle of orangey base sauce and then lemon, sending flames shooting up. He reaches to...

ABK wins ‘best retail bank’ award in Kuwait from the Asian banker

.KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently won the prestigious Best Retail Bank in Kuwait award from The Asian Banker for the second year in a row. The award, which is sought after in the banking industry, is given each year by one of Asia's most highly regarded financial research organizations and follows a stringent evaluation, benchmarking process and assessment by an independent international expert panel. The award was received by Mr...

SINGAPORE: This photograph shows workers under the care of the Transient Workers Count Too welfare group show off their new 3G phones and the 2G phones they swapped them for, at a restaurant in Singapore. — AFP

Needy expat workers get phones as Singapore moves to scrap 2G

New phones help expats reach their families SINGAPORE: This photograph shows workers under the care of the Transient Workers Count Too welfare group show off their new 3G phones and the 2G phones they swapped them for, at a restaurant in Singapore. — AFPSINGAPORE: A Singapore migrant welfare group has started distributing 3G-enabled mobile phones to cash-strapped foreign workers days before the city-state shuts down its 2G network. Telecom...

LIMA: This file photo shows a medical doctor checking an X-ray film at a public clinic of a poor district in Lima. — AFP

Migrants at risk of drug-resistant TB in Europe

LIMA: This file photo shows a medical doctor checking an X-ray film at a public clinic of a poor district in Lima. — AFPPARIS: In the late 19th century, an estimated one in seven Europeans was dying of tuberculosis, then known as "consumption" for its slow, remorseless wasting of the human body. Now, after decades of low TB rates thanks to antibiotics and strong public health systems, the continent is threatened by a new and different form of...

These handout photos released by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres - MSF) shows a TV grab of the production of a virtual reality film on the attacks of a hospital, created by MSF in a bid to counter surging numbers of attacks on medical facilities and medical workers in conflict zones in places like Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan. — AFP photos

Virtual reality brings home horror of hospital attacks

These handout photos released by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres - MSF) shows a TV grab of the production of a virtual reality film on the attacks of a hospital, created by MSF in a bid to counter surging numbers of attacks on medical facilities and medical workers in conflict zones in places like Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan. — AFP photosDoctors and nurses bustle round a patient with a broken leg, when suddenly there is an...

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Wyclef Jean handcuffed by LA police in 'mistaken identity'

Wyclef JeanWyclef Jean, the Grammy-winning ex-member of the Fugees, said he was "appalled" after being handcuffed and questioned by police in Los Angeles. Haitian-born Jean, 47, came to the United States as a child with his family and grew up largely in New Jersey.That is where the rapper-singer played with a group that evolved into the Fugees-a pun on the word "refugees." In the 1990s, the Fugees took home three Grammys, and are known for hits...

Christian clergymen and other guests attend a ceremony next to the Edicule surrounding the Tomb of Jesus (where his body is believed to have been laid) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, yesterday. — AFP photos

Newly restored shrine at Jesus's tomb unveiled

Christian clergymen and other guests attend a ceremony next to the Edicule surrounding the Tomb of Jesus (where his body is believed to have been laid) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, yesterday. — AFP photosThe newly restored shrine surrounding what is believed to be Jesus's tomb was unveiled at a ceremony in Jerusalem yesterday following months of delicate work. Religious leaders opened the ceremony at the...

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Electronic Devices Ban

ANKARA: Kuwait's Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah (right) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for photos after they decorated each other with their countries' highest state medals in recognition of the close ties between the two countries, during a ceremony in Ankara yesterday. The Amir is in Turkey for a three-day official visit. - AP

Turkish president adorns Amir with honorary order

Kuwait and Turkey seal deals to strengthen ties ANKARA: Kuwait's Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah (right) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for photos after they decorated each other with their countries' highest state medals in recognition of the close ties between the two countries, during a ceremony in Ankara yesterday. The Amir is in Turkey for a three-day official visit. - APANKARA: In presence of His Highness...

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Kuwait bans 'Beauty and the Beast'

This image released by Disney shows Dan Stevens as The Beast (left) and Emma Watson as Belle in a live-action adaptation of the animated classic "Beauty and the Beast." — APKUWAIT: The Kuwait National Cinema Company said yesterday it has decided to ban Disney's hit movie "Beauty and the Beast", citing its "responsibilities" despite it already having been screened. The film was released in the conservative Muslim Gulf state on Thursday, but the...

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