Dubai sets world record by making largest doner kebab
A restaurant in Dubai has set a new Guinness record by preparing the world's largest doner kebab at 468 kg.
Doner kebab (which means ‘rotating roast’) is a Turkish dish made mainly of lamb meat, cook
ICC Test team: Sachin lone Indian in playing eleven
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian cricketer to make the cut in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Team of 2011 announced on Friday while the presence of five English players reaffirms th
India can be No 2 in ODIs by beating England 4-1 or better
Going by the present form, it looks highly unlikely but if India can manage to beat England by a 4-1 margin or better in the upcoming One-day series, they can climb to second spot from third in the IC
Indian held in Dubai for taking out march in Anna's support
An Indian expatriate in the UAE has been arrested here for organising a march in support of the anti-corruption movement launched by social activist Anna Hazare, who is on an indefinite fast in New De
Dhoni lone Indian to improve ranking after Edgbaston Test loss
The humiliating defeat at the Edgbaston Test has taken a toll on the rankings of most of the Indian batsmen as except skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni all others have slipped in the latest ICC ranking tab
Gulf NRIs to build India's biggest mosque in Kozhikode
India's biggest mosque, surpassing the capital's Jama Masjid is to come up in Kerala with expatriates in the UAE and Middle Eastern countries contributing generously for the project.
Estimated to cos
Shastri's two caps with ICC and BCCI - conflict of interests?
Former India captain Ravi Shastri's contract with the Indian cricket board has raised questions over a potential conflict of interest as he is a member of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cri
Ramadan begins in the Gulf on Monday
The holy month of Ramadan will begin on Monday across the Gulf region, religious authorities in UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have declared.
The beginning of the month was announced by the UAE's moon
Indians pardoned after paying Rs40.47mn blood money for killing Pakistani
The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani man were officially pardoned on Wednesday by the family members of the deceased after an Indian businessman deposited a sum of Rs40.47 millio
Murdoch's proposed Persian channel on track
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's plan to launch a second Persian satellite channel is on track despite the phone-hacking controversy surrounding its UK unit.
Murdoch-backed broadcaster Broadc