International

December 19, 2024 3:17 PM

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Dubai Shopping Festival Marks 30th Anniversary with Spectacular Drone Shows

Dubai's winter skies are illuminated nightly as the Dubai Shopping Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with an unprecedented display of synchronised drone performances. The festival, running from December 6th to January 12th, features nightly shows above Bluewaters Island and The Beach at Jumei...

December 19, 2024 3:02 PM

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Bangladesh’s largest conglomerate Beximco lays off 40,000 RMG workers

In Bangladesh, the Beximco Group, the country's largest conglomerate has laid off nearly 40,000 Ready Made Garment (RMG) workers across its 15 apparel units, citing a lack of work orders for its export-oriented garment and textile factories in Dhaka's outskirts of Gazipur.   The Company notific...

December 19, 2024 10:14 AM

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Britain announces new measures to address rising migration figures

Britain has unveiled a series of measures this week to clamp down on soaring migration figures. The measures include strengthening an independent body to reduce reliance on overseas labour and fasten the return of illegal immigrants to the countries of their origin.      Britain's Minister for Migra...

December 19, 2024 10:20 AM

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Twenty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Bahraini jail return home

Twenty-eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district have returned home following successful diplomatic efforts that led to their early release from detention in Bahrain. The fishermen, who were arrested in September 2024 for allegedly entering Bahraini territorial waters illegally, ...