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Dubai, Feb 21: VPS Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare providers in the UAE, has been recognized for its exceptional patient care and commitment to the highest standards of excellence in healthcare, taking home two awards at the Dubai International Health Tourism Forum (DIHTF). The World Health Tourism Congress adjudged VPS Healthcare as the ‘Healthcare Group of the Year’ and presented Dr

Abu Dhabi, Feb 21: UAE-based diversified global conglomerate Thumbay Group has become the first business group in the history of the prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Awards (SKEA) to win four awards in a single assessment cycle. At the 16th Sheikh Khalifah Excellence Awards (SKEA) ceremony held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy

Bengaluru, Feb 21: A local court in Bengaluru on Wednesday sent Congress MLA NA Haris's son, Mohammad Nalapad to judicial custody till March 7, in connection with the assault on a man at a pub. Nalapad, who confessed to thrashing and threatening a man at a pub in UB City on February 19, was arrested along with six others the next day. After the incident came to light, Nalapad, who is the General

Mangaluru, Feb 21: The decomposed carcass of a whale has washed ashore at Dodda Kopla beach in Suratkal on the outskirts of the city. This is the first such case in Mangaluru region this year. The 25-foot-long dead fish was first spotted by a local fisherman on Wednesday morning. It is assumed that the whale might have washed ashore last night. Hundreds of people visited the beach to see the dead

New Delhi, Feb 21: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will resume his campaign in Karnataka on February 24 for the Assembly elections there. During his three-day second leg of canvassing there, Gandhi will cover Belgaum, Vijayapura (Bijapur), Bagalkot and Dharwad districts from the Mumbai-Karnataka region of the state. Gandhi will be visiting these parts of the state for three days straight as part

Roshan Abdul Rahoof, a 19-year-old upcoming Malayalam actor, who became ‘talk of the town’ after a song clip from the movie ‘Oru Adaar Love’ thanks to winking star Priya Prakash Varrier, now can't even step out without being mobbed by crazy fans. In the clip, the actress, Priya Prakash Varrier can be seen winking at Roshan where he blushes pink in his cheek. The world loved their chemistry and

Feb 21: Days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi by saying that his becoming opposition party chief would bring good luck to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a similar comment has been made by former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. Targeting the Gandhi scion over his recent visit to poll-bound Karnataka, for BJP strongman

Mangaluru: Bearys Welfare Forum, Abu Dhabi, accorded a warm felicitation to Karambar Mohammed, President of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, recently in the city in the presence of academy members. Acknowledging the felicitation, he laid emphasis on the problems faced by the community and society in Gulf countries. He exhorted the community members to strive for the betterment of society and work

Mangaluru, Feb 21: A mild tension prevailed in Bengre peninsula in Mangaluru as a group of BJP workers, who were returning after attending a fishermen’s convention organized by BJP in Udupi’s Malpe, clashed with local Muslim residents and allegedly pelted stones at some houses last night. BJP national president Amit Shah who was chief guest at the fishermen’s convention. According to a report by

Akhila alias Hadiya, a Kerala girl whose marriage to a Muslim man was annulled by Kerala High Court in a controversial judgment last year, has told the Supreme Court she wanted to exercise her freedom of religion and choice of marriage. In an affidavit, Akhila, who was renamed Hadiya after conversion, contended that she was a Muslim and wanted to live like a Muslim. She also sought permission to