Author: News Desk

Dubai: What do Mother Teresa’s hair, the staff of Moses and the sandals of Sai Baba have in common? Apparently, they are all sitting in a museum of antiques in Kerala, waiting to be bought by gullible art collectors. And the man who owns the museum and claims to have several other artefacts dating back many millennia is Monson Mavunkal, a 52-year-old antique dealer and social media influencer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who has hit the headlines for allegedly swindling people of Rs100 million. Monson, who is allegedly close to several politicians, actors and police officials, is now…

Bollywood A-lister Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Egyptian powerhouse Mona Zaki, Hollywood talent Aja Naomi King and Saudi Arabian singer-actress Aseel Omran united forces to speak up for women empowerment at the Expo 2020 Dubai grounds on October 5. The powerful quartet, who have done remarkably well in their own entertainment industry, urged men, women, and children to stand tall in the face of sexual harassment in public spaces. Rai Bachchan, who was welcomed with thunderous applause, spoke about bystanders mutely watching as a woman is harassed as ‘unacceptable’. Their lack of reaction to a crime was disturbing. “We simply cannot accept raising…

France has intensified pressure on the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, warning bilateral co-operation could be at risk. The government in Paris is angry that the UK granted 12 licences out of 47 bids for smaller vessels to fish in its territorial waters. French Prime Minister Jean Castex has accused the UK of not respecting its Brexit deal commitments on fishing. “Britain does not respect its own signature,” he told French MPs. “Month after month, the UK presents new conditions and delays giving definitive licences… this cannot be tolerated.” The prime minister warned that all bilateral agreements with the UK…

Abu Dhabi: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the brotherly United Arab Emirates, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, attended the opening ceremony of the Dubai Expo 2020, hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Ambassador commended the high-level distinction that the ceremony offered, highlighting that the UAE’s hosting of this exceptional event reflects the sincere efforts and constant endeavours undertaken by the UAE, its leadership and people, to organise this global event, which also encompassed its innovation and creativity that embodies development and openness to the world. The Ambassador also visited the Kingdom of Bahrain’s…

Washington: The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a much larger increase in imports, said AP. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the monthly trade deficit increased 4.2% in August, rising to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of $73.2 billion set in June. The trade deficit represents the gap between what the country exports to the rest of the world and the imports it purchases from other countries. In August, exports rose 0.5% to $$213.7 billion, reflecting revived overseas demand. But imports, even with…

Bahrain: Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, Head of the General Sports Authority (GSA) and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa praised Bahrain Club’s role and contributions to sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad made the statement as he visited Bahrain Club, where he met chairman Dr. Abdulrahman Rashid Al-Khashroom and other board members. HH Shaikh Khalid also paid a similar visit to Al Shabab Club and met Chairman Mirza Ahmed Ali and other board members. He praised the club’s efforts and dedicated contributions over…

Bahrain : Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Chechen President, Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov, and his best wishes of further growth and prosperity to the Chechen Republic. This came during the attendance of the inauguration ceremony of Ramzan Akhmad Kadyrov on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Chechen Republic. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa affirmed HM the King’s keenness to build strong relations with the Chechen Republic based on…

Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe, the latest project in the country’s ambitious space program. A successful landing would see the UAE join an elite club of the European Union, Japan and the United States, which have completed the feat on either an asteroid or a comet, said AP. The probe would remain behind on the asteroid, transmitting back to Earth information on the composition of the asteroid as long as its batteries…

Washington: Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions in the next 30 days with law enforcement to address the increasing threats targeting school board members, teachers, and other employees in the nation’s public schools. In a memorandum, Garland said there has been “a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff who participate in the vital work of running our nation’s public schools.” To address the rising problem, Garland said the FBI would work with U.S. attorneys and federal, state, local, territorial and tribal authorities in each…

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus Hasselmann, 89, were cited for their work in “the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”. The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi, 73, for “the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.” The panel said Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it, according to The Associated Press (AP). Starting…