Tag: Sharjah

Sharjah: India lost 0-1 to Bahrain in their last Group A match to crash out of the Asian Cup football tournament here on Monday. Jamal Rashed (90+1) converted a penalty in second-half added time as Bahrain managed to break India’s dogged defence after 90 minutes of grim battle. India finished at the bottom of the […]

Abu Dhabi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid a wreath at Wahat Al Karama, a war memorial of the UAE’s brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation. “Inspiring way to begin another hectic day! PM @narendramodi paid tributes to brave soldiers of UAE who made ultimate sacrifice in the service of […]

Dubai: Come December 21, the iconic Sharjah stadium in the United Arab Emirates will reverberate to the thwack of leather on willow. But with a difference. Thanks to the initiative from the UAE-based business tycoon and sports lover Shaji Ul Mulk, the venue will host the first ever 10 overs cricket league. The ten-over per […]

Sharjah: Sharjah’s Ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi inaugurated a mobile clinic for the elderly at the University of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Sultan was briefed during the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday by Qutaiba Hamid Al Khaili, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, about the mechanism of the clinic and its services […]

Bhubaneswar: After the launch of flight services to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, air travelers will soon be able to enjoy flight connectivity to Dubai and Sharjah from the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, Indigo has already finalised its route plan for direct air connectivity to Dubai from November 1. However, the […]

Abu Dhabi: An Indian expat from Sharjah became the latest multi-millionaire of the Big Ticket raffle after winning 15 million dirhams ($4 million) in a big money draw here. Shojith KS, an Indian national from Sharjah, on Friday night won with the number 030510. The draw was live streamed on Youtube. But the expat is […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday sought the intervention of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the release of 10 Odia workers stranded in Dubai. The victims had released a video on social media seeking help from the Centre. “I came across an OTV news report dated 30.05.2019 regarding some Odia people who […]

Sharjah: Mohammad Aftab Alam, the father of a 15-year-old missing Indian boy in Sharjah, on Thursday offered a reward of 5,000 dirhams to anyone who finds his son. Mohammed Pervez has been missing from his home in Sharjah’s Muweilah area since July 4. It is believed that the boy got upset with his mother who […]

Sharjah: A massive fire broke out through the 47-storey Abbco Tower in Al Nahda in Sharjah on Tuesday night. The fire ripped through the 190-metre residential tower at 9:04 pm, according to Sharjah Civil Defence teams. As many as 250 families have been evacuated from the tower. Fire Fighters were engaged to douse the fire […]