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Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar met with Bollywood star Tiger Shroff, days after miscreants fired at him in Mumbai. Shelar shared a few pictures on his X handle from his meeting with the actor, who was seen sporting a black vest as he interacted with the minister’s entourage.”Visited Tiger Shroff and enquired about his well-being following the unfortunate firing incident in Juhu. Such acts of violence have no place in our society. Wishing him strength and a speedy recovery,” Shelar captioned the photographs. It wasn’t immediately clear when the minister called on the actor.Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police has taken custody of three suspects…
For someone who first arrived on these shores to play an exhibition cricket match on a nondescript ground in 1981, when a narrow road with nothing but sand on both sides connected Sharjah with Dubai, Ravi Shastri can’t stop admiring the UAE’s glorious transformation.For Shastri, the UAE’s resilience amid the raging war in the Middle East is just as inspiring as its gleaming skyscrapers.No wonder the former India cricket coach flew to Dubai recently to be part of a new real estate project.The 64-year-old is the brand ambassador for the partnership between TheBlock. and CENTURY 21 UAE & India, which…
Jamel Chandoul, Regional Senior Vice President, EMEA Travel Sellers, Amadeus. Jamel Chandoul explores how AI assistants, integrated mobility platforms and personalised loyalty rewards can shape seamless travel across the Gulf. Connected mobility is becoming central to the Gulf’s travel ambitions, bringing AI-powered assistants, autonomous transport and integrated booking platforms into sharper focus. Delivering a seamless journey will depend on collaboration across airlines, airports, transport authorities and technology providers, alongside traveller trust, affordability and convenience. Jamel Chandoul, Regional Senior Vice President, EMEA Travel Sellers, Amadeus, discusses how digital platforms can connect different modes of transport, support more sustainable choices and make loyalty…
DUBAI, 20th October, 2026 (WAM) — Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Chairman of DEWA International, witnessed the signing of four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between DEWA International and leading global entities during the 28th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2026). The agreements support the expansion of DEWA International’s global project portfolio and growth opportunities. “At DEWA International, we are committed to building strategic partnerships with leading international institutions that possess extensive expertise in developing and implementing energy, water and infrastructure projects, while exploring future collaboration opportunities across key…
Dubai: Dubai Police have added two new services to their ‘On the Go’ initiative, enabling customers to report lost belongings and obtain permits to change their vehicle’s colour at participating petrol stations across the emirate. The expansion brings the initiative’s total offering to 10 services available at 167 petrol stations, reducing the need for customers to visit police stations for routine transactions. The new services, Lost Item Report and Vehicle Colour Change Permit, are being offered in partnership with the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat). Two new services…
Board reviews strategic priorities as Dubai Humanitarian expands its role as the world’s largest humanitarian hub The Board of Directors of Dubai Humanitarian Authority convened under the chairmanship of His Excellency Eng. Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, Chairman of Dubai Humanitarian, to review the Authority’s latest developments, projects and strategic priorities, as well as its growing role in strengthening global humanitarian preparedness and enhancing the efficiency of emergency response. Source: Emirates 24|7
Dubai: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has urged caution due to the expected weather conditions in the country, which may include rain and winds of varying intensity, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and occasional hail, as well as reduced horizontal visibility in some areas. The Ministry emphasised, via its social media account on the X platform, the necessity of reducing speeds on roads, avoiding areas prone to flash flooding and water accumulation, and refraining from going to the sea and beaches. Source: Emirates 24|7
Abu Dhabi: The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast clear to partly cloudy weather tomorrow (Monday, 21/10/2026), with a chance of cumulus clouds developing over eastern regions and extending to some inland and western areas during the afternoon, accompanied by rainfall. Conditions are expected to become humid overnight and into Thursday morning in some coastal and inland areas, with a possibility of light fog formation. Winds will be light to moderate, becoming active to strong at times in cloud-covered areas, raising dust. They will be southeasterly to northeasterly at speeds of 10 to 25 km/h, reaching up to 50…
ABU DHABI, 20th October, 2026 (WAM) — In a significant step toward the 2030 launch of 6G, etisalat UAE, Khalifa University of Science and Technology and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have announced a major milestone in global 6G development with a first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed operator-grade framework for designing and dimensioning future 6G networks using centimetre-wave (cmWave) spectrum. This work solidifies the UAE’s position not just as an adopter of future technology, but as a key architect of its global development. Dr. Bayan Sharif, Provost, Khalifa University, said: “This research demonstrates how collaboration between academia and industry can accelerate the…
A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London caused serious failures to services on Tuesday, leading to widespread disruptions for several UK banks.Google said in a service health update that most services had returned to normal by 1210 GMT, six hours after the incident began.”We are seeing the recovery of services for most workloads in europe-west,” the US tech giant said, referring to its London data centre.Google said its cloud services suffered an outage “due to a power event”, in an incident that began at 0608 GMT.Services for the digital bank Revolut, including withdrawals from ATMs, bank…