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Cows gather at a cow shelter owned by Babulal Jangir, a rustic self-styled leader of cow raiders, and Gau Raksha Dal (Cow Protection Squad) in Taranagar in the desert state of Rajasthan. Cow slaughter and consumption of beef are banned in Rajasthan and many other states of officially secular India which has substantial Muslim and Christian populations, and almost every night a vigilante squad lie in wait for suspected cattle smugglers, in a bid to enforce the ban. — AFP
5 held after 2 Muslim cowherds hanged to death in India
NEW DELHI: Police have arrested five suspects in the hanging to death of two Muslims herding cattle in India, in an incident that led to violent protests sparked an outbreak of violence in the eastern state of Jharkhand amid reports the attackers were Hindu vigilantes.India is the world's largest exporter of beef and its fifth biggest consumer, but the killing of cows is forbidden in some regions, including in the state of Jharkhand, as many...
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US Student 15 years hard labor
KUWAIT: Nasser Al-Sayer, NBK’s Chairman, Isam Al-Sager, NBK’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Shaikha Al-Bahar, NBK Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Salah Al-Fulaij, NBK-Kuwait Chief Executive Officer during the General Assembly Meeting.
NBK holds general assembly meeting - Al-Sayer: 2015 saw remarkable growth for NBK
KUWAIT: Nasser Al-Sayer, NBK’s Chairman, Isam Al-Sager, NBK’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Shaikha Al-Bahar, NBK Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Salah Al-Fulaij, NBK-Kuwait Chief Executive Officer during the General Assembly Meeting.KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held its annual General Assembly meeting today (Saturday 19th March 2016) at the bank's headquarters.NBK reported net profits of KD 282.2 million ($ 929.7 million)...
Majed Essa Al Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank Group.
Burgan Bank Group earnings up 23% in 2015
Majed Essa Al Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank Group.KUWAIT: Burgan Bank Group announced yesterday its financial year 2015 results. A solid operating & financial performance continues reflecting a faster than market growth almost in all indicators and mirroring the soundness of Burgan Bank's resilient business model.Compared to the same period last year, Operating income grew by 12 percent from KD222 million to KD 248 million while Operating...
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Kuwait equities come under selling pressure - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 5,262.07 points, down by 0.43 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 1.13 percent after closing at 363.39 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 857.74 points down by 1.60 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover decreased by 5.83 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 12.86 million,...
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Markets fall as oil rises - KFH Capital Remark
KUWAIT: The KSE indices all witnessed losses, however oil has seen a mixed week with oil producers announcing to meet in order to discuss oil freezing proposal. Moreover, the market closed at 5,262.07 down by 0.43 percent. The MUDX Islamic Index was also down by 0.85 percent to close at 512.31 points. While the KSX15 which comprises of the market blue chips closed at 857.74 down 13.96 points.Equities across the Middle East witnessed mixed trends...
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Al-Dawli wins Commerzbank’s Award for 2015
KUWAIT: Once again, Kuwait International Bank affirms its leading position in the Islamic banking industry by winning the Commerzbank’s Quality Award for the year 2015 in recognition of its outstanding performance in Straight Through Processing (STP) payments and efficiency in processing international transfers in Euro.Mohamed Said El Saka, Acting CEO & GM - Financial Control & Planning Department at KIB, commented: “We are very proud to...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, listens as Jack Ma, executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, speaks during a panel discussion held as part of the China Development Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, yesterday. —AP
Zuckerberg meets propaganda czar in China charm drive
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, listens as Jack Ma, executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, speaks during a panel discussion held as part of the China Development Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, yesterday. —AP BEIJING:  Facebook's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met China's propaganda tsar Liu Yunshan in Beijing yesterday as part of a charm offensive in one of the few markets where the social network cannot be...
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'Daredevil' goes global in Netflix milestone
A cheer exploded as comic action hero Daredevil burst from a "war room" on the Netflix campus and dashed to nearly every country in the world the instant Friday arrived. Elated engineers turned their attention back to computers on long tables to make sure the just-released second season of the blockbuster Netflix original show was streaming to smartphones, tablets, consoles, televisions or any other kind of device used to connect with the...
Actress Gal Gadot from “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Batman v Superman’ yields unlikely female hero
Actress Gal Gadot from “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" sees two iconic superheroes do battle on the big screen but a female character-Wonder Woman-is the real role model for youngsters, star Gal Gadot said Friday. The 30-year-old former Miss Israel said ahead of the March 25 US release of the hotly anticipated blockbuster that she had never planned to be an actress and felt grateful to be telling her...
India's Virat Kohli celebrates his team victory during the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Pakistan at Eden Gardensnin Kolkata, India, Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Kohli anchors India to six-wicket cruise past Pakistan
India's Virat Kohli celebrates his team victory during the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Pakistan at Eden Gardensin Kolkata, India, Saturday, March 19, 2016.KOLKATA: Cool-headed Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten half century as India cruised to a comfortable six-wicket victory over arch rivals Pakistan at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens in the World Twenty20 yesterday. Pre-tournament favourites India put their campaign back on track after...
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Brazil’s Hugo Calderano wins Kuwait Table Tennis Championship
KUWAIT: Competition at Kuwait International Table Tennis Championship (Salwa Cup) came to its peak as the final matches for the youth U21 category for both men and women took place yesterday in a fierce exchange that ended with Brazil’s Hugo Calderano winning first place and the $5,000 prize, while second place went to Hong Kong’s Ho Kwan Kit who was awarded $2500 for his efforts. Kuwait’s player Salem Al-Hassan lost to the Brazilian...
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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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
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries
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Hand of female holding sunscreen. Very sun light Sky background.Health concepts and skin care
‘Protect yourself against skin cancer,’ CAN warns