Dubai

From Brooklyn to Pakistan, a family feud turns deadly

Mosi Secret, The New York Times | Thursday May 23, 2013

She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States.

Spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh admits helping two bookies escape to Dubai, say sources

NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday May 22, 2013

The two bookies had checked into a hotel arranged by the 49-year-old actor and went to the airport in his car, sources said. The two bookies, reportedly, are his favourite.

Spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh admits helping two bookies escape to Dubai, say sources

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday May 22, 2013

Actor Vindoo Dara Singh today admitted that he helped two bookies, Pawan Jaipur and Sanjay Jaipur, escape to Dubai, sources have told NDTV.

Delhi airport developer asked to pay Rs 70,000 to flier who tripped on pipe

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

A 67-year-old flier, who was injured after tripping over some construction material lying around at the IGI airport terminal, has been granted compensation of Rs 70,050 by a district consumer forum.

Indian mission in Jeddah working to fix passport problem

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013

The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change.

Saudi Arabia authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions.

IPL spot-fixing: Delhi cops search hotels where players stayed

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

A team of Delhi police Special Cell on Sunday conducted searches at various hotels in Mumbai in which the arrested IPL players stayed to collect evidence and to find out if there was a link between the spot-fixing case and the bookies who were arrest...

Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay

Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013

Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said.

Sreesanth's laptop, iPad seized by Mumbai Police from hotel where he checked into with bookie

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Tanima Biswas; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 18, 2013

Cricketer S Sreesanth had independently checked into a five-star hotel in suburban Mumbai on May 13, alongwith friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhan, just two days before they were arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the ongoing edition of...

Sreesanth, bookie Jiju Janardhan checked into 5-star hotel in Mumbai; cash worth Rs 72,000 recovered

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Tanima Biswas; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 18, 2013

Cricketer S Sreesanth had independently checked into a five-star hotel in suburban Mumbai on May 13, alongwith friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhan, just two days before they were arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the ongoing edition of...

India's consulate in Saudi Arabia seeks volunteers

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

The Indian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has appealed to members of the Indian community to volunteer for its campaign to help those Indian expatriate workers who have been affected by the new labour policy in that country.

IPL spot-fixing: investigators intercepted calls from Dubai number

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

Investigators got tip off in the middle of March about bookies' plan to indulge in spot-fixing in this IPL season and kept them under surveillance during which they intercepted calls from a Dubai number.

IPL Spot-fixing: Investigators intercepted calls from Dubai number

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

Interestingly, two bookies Amit Kumar and Manan were arrested from Room 336 of the Intercontinental Hotel. It means that the bookies were staying in the same hotel where the players were staying.

Exit process of expats from Saudi Arabia to start May 18

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2013

Passport authorities in Saudi Arabia will start stamping the exit papers of stranded expatriate workers from May 18 to help them leave that country.

After Lamborghini, Ferrari, Dubai cops to have Bentley, Mercedes

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Cash-rich Dubai police has added Aston Martin, Bentley and Mercedes to its existing fleet of luxurious supercars which includes Ferrari and Lamborghini, making it the most stylish security force in the world.