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Two Indian youth drown off Jumeirah Open Beach in Dubai

One person’s body found and one person still missing
Dubai car rentals to be linked to RTA systems

Complete details of a rental car will be accessed by simply keying in the registration number
More Emirates ID cardholders swiping through e-gates at Dubai Airport

UAE citizens and residents must activate Emirates ID cards to benefit from this facility
Two grilled after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane

Quarrelling family of eight to ten people told plane's staff they would blow up the plane
Prince Al Waleed says he started from zero

Billionaire Prince reveals his office was first a tiny wooden chalet
Bollywood pads up to bat out IPL 6 spot-fixing links

Vindu’s arrest drags Bollywood into the limelight
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Superstar's outfits polarise fashion opinions

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Dubai Metro peak-hour frequency increased

Frequency during peak hours has been increased from 3.5 to 3 minutes
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16 kids die in Pakistan school bus fire

Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police
Two arrested for porn on phones

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UK zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked on Friday in the big cats enclosure
Shilpa Shetty gifts Lamborghini to her son

She bought the toy version of the luxury sports car on his first birthday
Mom falls over infant killing her

Husband allegedly pushes wife during a quarrel
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Canada immigration alert: Applications of parents and grandparents to be accepted soon

Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to apply for permanent residency again.
Car crash and shooting ends in death for three brothers

Brothers convicted for killing two Omani nationals
Chopper rescues tourists from desert in Dubai

Dubai Police Air Wing's helicopter spotted a tour operator's car in the desert
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Bollywood's most eligible bachelor Salman Khan's marriage news...

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Salman Khan’s Being Human caters to Dubai women

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Two Indian youth drown off Jumeirah Open Beach in Dubai

One person’s body found and one person still missing
IPL 6 Playoffs: Mumbai in final

Edge past Rajasthan Royals in a thriller in Kolkata
Bollywood's most eligible bachelor Salman Khan's marriage news...

...is just rumours. Khan's father denies reports
Shilpa Shetty gifts Lamborghini to her son

She bought the toy version of the luxury sports car on his first birthday
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Estimates suggest that video gaming is a $70bn-a-year industry

Dubai Metro peak-hour frequency increased

Frequency during peak hours has been increased from 3.5 to 3 minutes
Canada immigration alert: Applications of parents and grandparents to be accepted soon

Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to apply for permanent residency again.
Salman Khan's offer to Dubai women

Salman Khan's offer to Dubai women
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If you thought it's only Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor who represented India at the red carpet
Pictures from Pakistani singer Atif Aslam's wedding and reception

Singer Atif got hitched to long time girlfriend Sarah Bharwana

Canada immigration alert: Applications of parents and grandparents to be accepted soon

Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to apply for permanent residency again.
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No service charges, utility bills in Dubai's 'Sustainable City'

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More Emirates ID cardholders swiping through e-gates at Dubai Airport

UAE citizens and residents must activate Emirates ID cards to benefit from this facility
Dubai car rentals to be linked to RTA systems

Complete details of a rental car will be accessed by simply keying in the registration number

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Dubai Metro peak-hour frequency increased

Frequency during peak hours has been increased from 3.5 to 3 minutes
Lubna on World's 100 Powerful Women list

Ranked 67the according to Forbes report
16 kids die in Pakistan school bus fire

Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police
Two arrested for porn on phones

Colombo Two youths with pornographic pictures saved in their mobile phones, were arrested by the Kurunegala Police on
UK zoo worker mauled to death by tiger

Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked on Friday in the big cats enclosure

More Emirates ID cardholders swiping through e-gates at Dubai Airport

UAE citizens and residents must activate Emirates ID cards to benefit from this facility
Prince Al Waleed says he started from zero

Billionaire Prince reveals his office was first a tiny wooden chalet
Bollywood pads up to bat out IPL 6 spot-fixing links

Vindu’s arrest drags Bollywood into the limelight

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