Indian billionaire plans $150 mn ‘Mahabharata’ movie
MUMBAI: A Gulf-based billionaire is planning to smash the record for the most expensive Indian movie by splashing out $150…
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British PM May calls for early general election on June 8
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for an early general election on June 8 in a surprise announcement…
Bangkok to ban street food stalls in clean-up crusade
BANGKOK: Street food stalls will be banned from all of Bangkok’s main roads under a clean-up crusade, a city…
Trump eyes reform of H-1B visas for skilled workers
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump wants to retool the fabled H-1B visas for skilled workers sought by Silicon Valley heavyweights, a…
Japan govt likely to adopt special abdication bill on May 19
TOKYO: The Japanese government is considering adopting a special bill at a cabinet meeting on May 19 that would…
New York preps rat birth control test-run
NEW YORK: The New York rat race is notorious — the commute and the endemic rodent population. But the city…
Airlines should be allowed to overbook seats: IATA
NEW DELHI: Carriers should be permitted to continue with the overbooking practice as seats in a flight are a time…
Endangered species poached in protected areas: WWF
GENEVA: Illegal poaching, logging and fishing of sometimes critically endangered species is taking place in nearly half of the world’s…