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India rate cut tempts shoppers to buy cars, major appliances

Shoppers at a mall in New Delhi MUMBAI: The way car salesman Ashish Bhavsar tells it, in India, men come first on their own to eye up a potential purchase. Then they bring their wives. Then - if it's serious - the whole family. On this weekday, almost two weeks after the central bank cut interest rates, a young boy and his elderly grandmother inspect a sports utility vehicle at a busy Hyundai Motor dealership in downtown Mumbai, while his...

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Gitex Week to spur growth of region's digital ecosystem - Over 3,600 companies from 62 countries to take part

DUBAI: More than 3,600 companies from over 62 countries are taking part in the 35th edition of the Gitex Technology Week, which is taking place from October 18-22 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year's theme is "The Internet Future of Everything", revolves around the pillars of innovation, connected cloud, big data, mobility and security. Out of the 3,600 companies, 30 per cent are from the UAE and around eight per cent from Gulf...

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Tai chi can help build strength, relieve pain

LONDON: For people with chronic illnesses ranging from cancer to arthritis, Tai chi exercises may improve walking, build strength and reduce pain, according to a new analysis of past research. The slow and gentle movements of Tai chi, a modified form of an ancient Chinese martial art, may be especially suitable for middle aged and older people with multiple health conditions, the authors write in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "Given...

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Street artists give Kiev colorful makeover

In a mural splashed across a four-story building in central Kiev, a small boy nonchalantly throws paper planes. The peaceful image is just one example of the colorful street art springing up across the Ukrainian capital, reflecting a new mood of optimism in a city once criss-crossed by barricades. The artist, 28-year-old Oleksandr Korban, is a former miner who fled the armed conflict in the separatist Donbass region of eastern Ukraine. His mural...

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Hollywood women say 'no more' to pay disparity, harassment

Jennifer Lawrence Hollywood actresses bemoan pay disparity with their male counterparts, as well as the despised "casting couch"-where film executives sometimes make sexual advances before deciding who gets a coveted movie role. But some of Hollywood's top female stars are saying "no more," and are hailing this as a banner year for women in film. Ashley Judd was the latest to join the chorus, telling Variety magazine "one of the industry's most...

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‘He named me Malala’: Portrait of girls’ education icon

Malala was the name on everyone's lips this week at the London Film Festival where a documentary about the youngest-ever Nobel Peace laureate had its European premiere. "He named me Malala" is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the passionate Pakistani advocate of girls' education who survived a brutal Taliban gun attack in 2012. Even the festival's biggest stars seemed humbled by the teenager and her aspirations. American actress Meryl...

Albania’s Armando Sadiku (left) vies for the ball with Armenia’s Karlen Mkrtchyan (right) during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying football match. — AFP

Albania, Romania clinch Euro berths

Albania’s Armando Sadiku (left) vies for the ball with Armenia’s Karlen Mkrtchyan (right) during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying football match. — AFP PARIS: Albania qualified for their first major international tournament yesterday as they beat Armenia 3-0 to book their place at Euro 2016 alongside Romania, who won 3-0 in the Faroe Islands. Defeat at home to Serbia on Thursday had left Albania needing three points in Yerevan to edge...

Belgium’s Radja Nainggolan (second left) kicks the ball to score against Andorra during the Euro 2016 Group B qualifying match. —AP

Belgium thrash Andorra 4-1

Belgium’s Radja Nainggolan (second left) kicks the ball to score against Andorra during the Euro 2016 Group B qualifying match. —AP BELGIUM: Belgium secured a ticket to Euro 2016 by thrashing Andorra 4-1 with two goals in each half, including one from Laurent Depoitre on his debut, to move top of qualifying Group B on Saturday. The Belgians can guarantee finishing first with a home win over Israel on Tuesday, with previous leaders Wales...

Bulgaria’s Ivelin Popov (left) fights for the ball with Croatia’s Luka Modric during the Group H Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match. —AP

Croatia outclass Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Ivelin Popov (left) fights for the ball with Croatia’s Luka Modric during the Group H Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match. —AP ZAGREB: Croatia thrashed hapless Bulgaria 3-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier played behind closed doors at the Maksimir stadium on Saturday to remain in the hunt for an automatic Group H qualifying spot. Fans were not allowed into the ground in Zagreb to witness Ante Cacic’s debut as coach following a racist...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (right) and Rafael Nadal of Spain hold with their trophies after their men’s singles final match in the China Open tennis tournament. —AP

Djokovic crushes Nadal - Wins China Open for sixth time

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (right) and Rafael Nadal of Spain hold with their trophies after their men’s singles final match in the China Open tennis tournament. —AP BEIJING: World number one Novak Djokovic continued his recent dominance over Rafa Nadal when he beat the Spaniard in the final of the China Open to win the tournament for the sixth time yesterday. The Serbian showed no mercy against the Spaniard, who was hampered by a foot problem...

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Catch me if you can

SOCHI: Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Russian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday to take a huge step towards his third world championship after Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg retired early on with throttle failure. The win was Hamilton’s ninth of the season, and the 42nd of his career, and the Briton’s untroubled afternoon was a stark contrast to his German team mate’s woes. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished runner-up at the Olympic Park...

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De Villiers sparkles as South Africa edge India

A B de Villiers KANPUR: AB de Villiers and Rohit Sharma enhanced personal reputations with scintillating centuries but it was the timely interventions of South African bowlers that secured the visitors’ five-run win over India in the first one-dayer yesterday. De Villiers’ unbeaten 73-ball century provided the late impetus as South Africa posted 303 for five, the highest team total at the Green Park Stadium, after deciding to bat first....

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DUBAI: The signing of the MoU in the presence of the Chairman of Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Hamoud Mubarak Hamoud Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum on Monday. --KUNA

Kuwait Airways, Emirates sign MoU

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KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.

Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements

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Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel

Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait

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NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri award to Kuwait’s Sheikha Shaikha Ali Jaber Al-Sabah on April 28, 2025.

India honors Kuwaiti yoga practitioner

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KUWAIT: The Cabinet holds its weekly meeting at Bayan Palace on April 29, 2025. - KUNA

Kuwait repeals law absolving abductor if he marries victim