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AHMEDNAGAR: Indian activists including Trupti Desai (C) gather as they attempt to enter The Shani Shingnapur Temple yesterday. — AFP
Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple
AHMEDNAGAR: Indian activists including Trupti Desai (C) gather as they attempt to enter The Shani Shingnapur Temple yesterday. — AFPMUMBAI: Angry villagers blocked a group of women activists from entering the inner sanctum of a temple in western India yesterday, despite a court order mandating Hindu women's right to worship.The high court in Mumbai said Friday women had a fundamental right to enter temples and directed authorities not to bar...
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India furious as China blocks UN blacklisting of militant chief - Claiming the chief does not meet ‘requirements’
UNITED NATIONS: China has put a hold on India’s request to add the head of the Pakistani militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad to the United Nations’ al Qaeda-Islamic State blacklist, UN diplomats said on Friday, eliciting an angry reaction from the Indian government.India accused Jaish-e-Mohammad of masterminding a fatal attack on the Pathankot air base in India in January. India had requested that its leader be added to a UN Security Council...
BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero makes a save during their English Premier League match against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, yesterday. - AP
De Bruyne puts Man City in gear for PSG trip
BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero makes a save during their English Premier League match against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, yesterday. - APBOURNEMOUTH: Kevin De Bruyne scored on his injury comeback as Manchester City warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain by crushing Bournemouth 4-0 yesterday.Short of form and goals before this match, City roared...
Eman Al-Shamma, Afrah Adel and Bahrain’s Fatima Nasrallah
Kuwait shooters excel at Arab championship
Eman Al-Shamma, Afrah Adel and Bahrain’s Fatima NasrallahKUWAIT: Kuwait shooting continued its winning ways in the Arab championship being held in Cairo, when shooter Afrah Adel won the women skeet’s gold medal scoring 71 hits out of 75, while her teammate Eman Al-Shamma, took second place and the silver medal.Meanwhile, the gold medal of the team skeet competition was claimed by Kuwait’s Abdallah Al-Rashidi, Saud Habib and Zaid...
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the third free practice at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday. The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will be held today. —AP
Ferrari break Mercedes’ domination in Bahrain
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the third free practice at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday. The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will be held today. —APMANAMA: Sebastian Vettel topped the times ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen in yesterday’s third and final free practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. On a hot day in the desert, the four-time champion...
Jassar Dakheel Al-Jassar seen during the General Assembly meeting
Warba Bank Assembly approves financial statements - Operating income rises to KD 26.3 million
Jassar Dakheel Al-Jassar seen during the General Assembly meetingKUWAIT: Warba Bank is the fastest growing bank in Kuwait. It offers a variety of integrated Sharia-compliant investment banking services on both the local and international levels. Its General Assembly meeting was held in Hall No 4, Courtyard, Marriott at 11:30 am on Wednesday 30 March 2016.On the conclusion of that meeting the General Assembly agenda, the reports of the Board of...
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Massimo Dutti presents trendy Spring Summer 2016 Collection
KUWAIT: The 2016 Spring Summer collection showcased the unique craft of the legendary Spanish brand, Massimo Dutti to its VIP customers on Thursday, March 30th at the Massimo Dutti store. This event also brought together an audience of long awaited fans and media partners at its store in the popular hot-spot, The Avenues Shopping mall.The event kicked off with an introduction to the new seasonal collection and its inspired looks that cater to...
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KIPCO on track to double its profits
KUWAIT: At its annual Investors’ Forum, KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company - said that while 2016’s difficult trading conditions are expected to result in revenue growth in the high single digits for KIPCO, the company remains on track to double its 2014 profits by 2018. This is driven by the continued growth of the company’s core businesses, which are forecast to generally deliver revenue growth in the two digits in 2016. At the...
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Privatization and food security
Muna Al Fuzai Over the past few weeks, the government has shown a determination to privatize more than 20 state-owned companies. At the forefront of these companies are the Kuwait Flour Mills & Bakeries Co and poultry companies. These key companies are categorized as food security sources, providing daily sustenance to the population of Kuwait. The government has prepared a list of some very successful and failed companies to be privatized....
CONAKRY: File photo shows a man suspected of being infected with ebola lying dead in the street in Conakry. — AFP
As Ebola flares up, Guinea plans to vaccinate contacts of survivors
CONAKRY: File photo shows a man suspected of being infected with ebola lying dead in the street in Conakry. — AFPCONAKRY: Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola, a senior health official said, the first time it has vaccinated the contacts of survivors. The decision reflects research that indicates Ebola can remain in the bodily fluids of survivors for months. The...
Rihanna and Lauryn Hill seen at 2016 Black Girls Rock!
Rihanna, Shonda Rhimes, Clinton appear at Black Girls Rock!
Pop star Rihanna and TV mogul Shonda Rhimes were among the honorees at this year’s Black Girls Rock! event, where Hillary Clinton Rihanna and Lauryn Hill seen at 2016 Black Girls Rock!made an appearance and told the audience “my life has been changed by strong black women leaders.” The Friday night event was taped at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The special will air on BET on Tuesday. The Democratic presidential...
Minister Ahmad Al-Jas
Time has come to increase energy fees: Minister
Minister Ahmad Al-JasKUWAIT: Energy fees should be increased in accordance with the government’s study to maintain Kuwait’s credit ranking in the global market, Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar said. Calling the current 2 fills per kilowatt tariff as ‘outdated,’ Jassar told Al-Anbaa daily that now is the time to ‘restructure’ electricity and water increases to become on par with local and international markets’...
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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
Mideast seethes amid carnage
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid