Holiday declared in Oman on Prophet’s (PBUH) birthday
Muscat: A public holiday has been declared on the occasion of the Prophet’s (PBUH) birthday on December 12, 2016. Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, the Minister of Manpower yesterday issued a […]
The significance of Gen. Kelly as Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON: It is no secret by now that US President-elect Donald Trump has a special fondness for the military, tapping a third retired general, John Kelly, to his cabinet to run the Department of Homeland Security, the third-largest department in the US government (250,000 employees). Kelly, 66, a four-star Marine general, has more than 40 […]
MCC not in favour of Sachin Tendulkar’s suggestion of two pitches
MUMBAI: The radical suggestion of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to use two pitches in Ranji Trophy matches to enable Indian players get used to differing playing surfaces has not found favour with the MCC’s World Cricket Committee which felt it devalued the game. “First class cricket is about playing competitive (cricket), challenging yourself. It (playing […]
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao expresses shock and sorrow at Jayalalitha’s death
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has expressed shock and sorrow at the passing away of Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalitha. Describing her as a revolutionary who people revered, he said Puratchi Thalavai’s death was a great loss to the people of Tamil Nadu. KCR said when at a time […]
India unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged even as cash crunch roils economy
India’s central bank unexpectedly kept its key policy rate unchanged at 6.25 percent on Wednesday, despite calls for action in the face of an intense cash shortage that threatens to slam the brakes on the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee voted 6-0 to leave the repo rate […]
Britain will help GCC states ‘push back’ against Iran aggression: PM May
DUBAI: Britain will help Gulf states “push back” against aggressive regional actions by Iran, Prime Minister Theresa May told the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Bahrain on Wednesday in a televised address. “We must… continue to confront state actors whose influence fuels instability in the region,” May told Gulf leaders at their annual summit. “So […]
Daimler May Make Mercedes-Benz Electric Cars in China
As part of a drive to manufacture more products locally. Daimler may make batteries and Mercedes-Benz electric cars in China as part of a drive to manufacture more products locally and to try to boost sales, according to board member Hubertus Troska. Sales of the German company’s luxury cars in China have grown 28% so […]
2016 DC Design Avanti
Known for building the Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage concept and various custom vehicles, including a coupe version of the Porsche Cayenne, Indian design firm DC Design set out to develop its first production vehicle in the early 2010s. The result was christened Avanti, in a nod to Studebaker’s 1960s luxury coupe, and arrived in 2012 as a concept with supercar intentions. It took DC another […]
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