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Karzai's brother made $1m from Dubai deal

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures while giving his opening address to dignitaries attending the peace jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

The Siasat Daily: Dubai, September 09: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother Mahmoud made a half-million pound profit in eight months on a high-end villa in Dubai bought with a loan from...

Salman to visit Bihar, Priyanka back from Brazil!

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra looks on during a promotional event for Pepsi, in Bombay, India, in this Jan. 19, 2006 file photo. Chopra would rather use the downtime between films to brush up on her dance steps than act in mediocre movies, a newspaper reported Monday, Dec. 4, 2006.

The Times of India: Your regular dose of celeb tweets! Dia Mirza I've been asking for a while now. Why don't u all help me find out? Who are india's contenders at the CWG? Saina, Abhinav...

Cordoba centre will be built, imam declares

In this April 20, 2010, file photo, the proposed site of the Islamic Cultural Center and Mosque is seen in its proximity to the construction site where New York City's World Trade Center once stood. The high-rise buildings on Park Place, in the lower right hand corner of the frame, surround the site where the Cordoba Initiative wants to build the Mosque. In the upper left hand corner, is the ongoing construction at the former site of the World Trade Center.

Gulf News: Dubai: Plans to build an Islamic centre near the site of the September 11 attacks will continue, the Muslim preacher leading the project has said. Imam Faisal Abdul...

Kohli: Young players have to learn a lot

Indian Under 19 cricket team captain Virat Kohli holds the World Cup, as the team returns to Bangalore, India, Tuesday, March 4, 2008.

Gulf News: Dubai: The younger lot of Indian batsmen have drawn enough flak in recent months for not often rising to the occasion, and Virat Kohli has no qualms about taking the...

Fake currency peddlers now buy SB accounts2010-09-09

Deccan Herald: Chandan Nandy and Debi Prasad Sarangi, Bangalore, Sep 9, DHNS: Thursday, September 09, 2010 --> The country's banking system is facing a new threat. Fake currency peddlers buy savings bank account (SB account) from prospective sellers and operate them to...

CoI public hearing on Mlore air crash ends2010-09-09

Deccan Herald: New Delhi, Sep 9, DHNS: Friday, September 10, 2010 --> The public hearing on Mangalore air tragedy, conducted by the Court of Inquiry headed by Air Marshal (rtd) B N Gokhale, came to an end here on Thursday. The second leg of the hearing started in Delhi on...

SpiceJet's ex-CEO in Esop row with new owners2010-09-09

The Times of India: MUMBAI: Sanjay Aggarwal, the former SpiceJet CEO, is slugging it out with the new owners of the Gurgaon-based low-cost carrier for his ESOP money. The new SpiceJet management, led by the Southern media tycoon Kalanithi Maran, has put a question mark on the...

Emirati family remembers old traditions during Eid2010-09-09

Gulf News: Eid in Emirati families is a celebration of tradition — big family get-togethers, some Arabic coffee, traditional food and gifts. A lot of gifts, indeed. UAE national Saif Al Meskiri, who lives in Karama, Dubai, starts his celebrations by making sure he...

Sharjah museums closed on first day of Eid Al Fitr2010-09-09

Gulf News: Sharjah: The museums department in Sharjah has announced that its 19 museums will be closed on the first day of Eid Al Fitr and will be open to visitors on the second day. "We extend our wishes to all UAE residents on the occasion of...

Dubai taxi regulator open to public during Eid2010-09-09

Gulf News: Dubai: The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has set up an ad-hoc emergency team which will remain on duty during the Eid holidays to ensure the response to all needs of customers and drivers manning the fleet is managed...

Shifting gears with new Honda Accord Crosstour2010-09-09

Gulf News: Just when we thought we were running out of car segments to choose from, we have the entire motoring world turning towards yet another crossover. From the late Nineties until very recently, the focus was mostly on blending sedans with 4x4s. This resulted in...

Stantec buys Burt Hill; 2nd acquisition in 2 weeks2010-09-09

Houston Chronicle: NEW YORK - Canadian engineering and design consultant Stantec said Thursday it will buy Burt Hill Inc., a Philadelphia architectural firm with offices in seven states. Terms of the deal...

Iran to free female American for holiday clemency2010-09-09

Houston Chronicle: TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The imprisonment of the Americans has deepened tensions between the...

US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia2010-09-09

Gareowe Online: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates â *last storyspot*U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla,...