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Lie detectors and DNA tests help Indian couples tell the truth
(q8nri.com)

Bangalore: In a country where marriage is widely considered sacred, the traditional is bumping up against the modern. More urban Indian couples are using state-of the art forensics to settle marital t...
Running at full steam: Weighing 140 Kgs, now down to 80 Kgs
(q8nri.com)

Running has become his passion. He runs three hours a day, seven days a week. Born in Kuwait, Abdullah Malik is a 21-year-old from Tampa, Florida, USA. Malik was earlier featured in the Friday Times r...
Improved Gulf power grid reduces blackouts
(q8nri.com)

The new GCC electricity grid has put an end to power cuts in four countries in the northern Gulf but the lack of an agreed tariff is hampering more effective use of the US$1.4 billion network, a senio...
Road accidents kill 186 in Kuwait in first half
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait – Road accidents killed 186 people in Kuwait in the first half of 2010 and nationals were the main victim, according to the Interior Ministry. In a study published by Al-Qabas Arabic lan...
Kuwait eyes tax on high-income Kuwaiti and expatriate workers
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait: The government is thinking of imposing taxes on high-income Kuwaiti and expatriate workers, while exempting the middle and low income citizens, which means about 90 percent of Kuwaitis will no...
Gold sales down in Kuwait
(q8nri.com)

Gold sales in Kuwait are down, decreasing at least 50 percent compared to the same period in 2009 due to the hike of gold price.The second half of 2010 was the phase with the biggest drop of sales due...
Is there a growing culture of violence among Kuwaiti youth ?
(q8nri.com)

School stabbing leaves Kuwaitis looking for answers. Kuwait City – The stabbing to death of a 14-year-old boy by a teenage schoolmate has left Kuwaitis wondering what could have led to the murde...
Kuwaiti policewomen restore law & order in Entertainment City
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait: An all-female police force has managed to restore law and order to women’s day gathering at the Entertainment City on Monday. The force reportedly routed out delinquents from toilets, an...
Yahoo account can be hacked easily without any phishing, virus or Trojan
(q8nri.com)

Delhi: A Delhi-based professor with a private college recently complained that all his contacts on Yahoo mail are getting vulgar messages but he was sure that his account did not fall prey to any phis...
Burgan Bank awarded prestigious ISO 27001:2005 Certification
(q8nri.com)

Burgan Bank among the youngest and most dynamic banks in Kuwait and the region, has achieved the most recognized certification for effectively implementing and maintaining an Information Security Mana...
Lack of GCC rail network boon for aviation
(q8nri.com)

The lack of railway network in the GCC, a vibrant young population, liberalization of aviation sector and rising disposable income has contributed to the robust growth in air traffic leading to the de...
KAC facing cash problems – ‘Salaries difficult to pay’
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait – Kuwait Airways is reportedly facing a cash crunch and is waiting for the Cabinet’s approval to secure a loan or use bank overdraft facility to pay salaries of employees in the inc...
Lulu to open the biggest hypermarket in Kuwait on July 28
(q8nri.com)

The new era of shopping experience from EMKE Group begins soon at Al Wahda Mall. The biggest hypermarket in Kuwait opens at the Al Qurain City Markets on Wednesday 28th July 2010. Al Wahda Mall with 1...
Kuwait facing shortage of negative blood types
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait – Blood supply stocks in Kuwait have fallen to critical levels in the past two weeks. According to one senior Kuwait Central Blood Bank (KCBB) official, the summer holiday season has seen...
MEW to execute additional power transformer project
(q8nri.com)

Kuwait – A source at the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) disclosed Monday that the ministry has circulated a tender for executing a project that involves establishing 225 additional buil...