Student, 10, suffers burns after hot water poured on his head in Ajman
AJMAN: Call it school negligence or a child's prank, a 10-year-old boy has been left with second degree burns, an expanded cartilage of the ear and fear of going to…
Online bank fraud in Dubai: How an Indian expat lost Dh6,511 to hackers
Dubai: After a series of reported victims of online fraud in the country, UAE-based Emirates NBD warned customers to stay vigilant and double-check the source before clicking on any links and/or attachments. The…
Gulf News readers rally to pay Pakistani boy’s Dh190k medical debt in Dubai
Dubai: Until last week, Pakistani expatriate Mohammad Siddiq dreaded the date July 31, which was when his Dh189,000 cheque issued for his son’s hospital bill would bounce. Then total strangers…
Meet the newly crowned Miss India Suman Rao
Newly crowned Femina Miss India 2019 Suman Rao rubbished the popular perception that Indian beauty contests are reductive, lack diversity and are partial to fair-skinned women.###In an exclusive interview with…
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advises his cricket team to ‘banish fear of losing’ in today’s game with India
Dubai: Hours ahead of the high octane India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup game, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised the Pakistan cricket captain to bat first - unless the pitch is…
Sharapova inspired by Nadal’s fighting qualities
Santa Ponsa, Mallorca: Maria Sharapova says she will draw inspiration from Rafael Nadal’s incredible powers of recovery as she resumes her injury-hit career on the Spanish great’s island next week.###The…
Filipino teachers owe lenders $6.38 billion
Manila: Filipino public school teachers, considered second-class citizens among Philippine government workers, are weighed down by huge debts, a fact acknowledged by the education department.###Data from the Philippines’ Department of…
Copa America: Messi regrets Argentina’s shock loss to Colombia
Salvador: Lionel Messi has regretted Argentina’s loss in their Copa America opener against Colombia and said that the team must take in the positive aspects of the match and guaranteed…
UAE, India to renegotiate bilateral air service agreement
###New Delhi: The UAE Ambassador to India, Dr. Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Banna, has met with India’s new Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, and discussed pressing issues relating to…
Sonia Gandhi must find a successor to save the Congress from extinction
Sonia Gandhi was the longest serving president of the Congress party, and a rare politician who seemed to actually want to retire. She handed over the baton to son Rahul…
Tropical storm Vayu has no effect on UAE, drop in temperature expected
Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) is monitoring tropical storm Vayu off the Arabian Sea that is predicted to weaken by Tuesday and is not expected to have “direct…
Father dies trying to rescue his toddler from Minnesota lake
Authorities say a father died while trying to save his 3-year-old child who fell from a bridge into a northwestern Minnesota lake.###The Becker County sheriff's office says Christopher Franklin Nicholas…