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Lebanese businessman Nizar Choucair, known for transforming his childhood love for chocolate into the globally recognised brand ‘Patchi’, has passed away. Prayers for the octogenarian are scheduled for Monday afternoon at the Al Khashoggi Mosque. Condolences will be accepted before the burial at the Mohyee Aldin Barghouth Hall – Al Khashoggi Mosque. After the burial, condolences will be accepted on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for both men and women at the Seaside Pavilion Hall, Beirut Waterfront. Social media pages of the company posted a condolence message: It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Mr Nizar Choucair,…
Tahira Kashyap Khurrana has announced the release date of her directorial debut Sharmajee Ki Beti, starring Sakshi Tanwar, Saiyami Kher, and Divya Dutta. Taking to Instagram, streaming platform Prime Video treated fans with this exciting news. Sharing the poster, they captioned the post, which read, “Bright spirits, bold hearts and big dreams! Are you ready to meet these superwomen? #SharmajeeKiBetiOnPrime, June 28.” As soon as the news was shared, fans and industry members chimed in the comment section. Tahira’s husband and actor Ayushmann Khurrana reacted with heart emoji. Tisca Chopra wrote, “Can’t wait to watch.” One of the users wrote,…
Superstar Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to make more European Championship history this summer. The veteran forward, 39, says his team “deserve” to win another major international trophy to add to their singular triumph, at Euro 2016. Portugal kick off their tournament against Czech Republic in Leipzig on Tuesday with Ronaldo set to start and appear at a record-extending sixth Euros. Roberto Martinez’s side qualified with a 100 percent record and should progress with ease from Group F, which also contains Turkey and Georgia. “I believe this generation deserves to win a competition of this magnitude,” Ronaldo told reporters…
This week on You Asked: Contrast enhancer on TVs, yay or nay? Why are 83-inch OLEDs so much more expensive than 77-inch OLEDs? How do you know if you’re getting a 10-bit panel on your TV? Is TV brightness about to hit a power wall? And sound treatments versus auto EQ — which should come first? Contrast enhancer on TVs: Yay or nay? Isiah Narine asks: Should the contrast enhancer be turned on or off with Samsung TVs? I doubt this was intentional, but the wording you used — specifically the word “should” — has the potential to make this…
On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, several celebrities, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sidharth Malhotra, Sunny Deol and others, took to their social media platforms to extend greetings to fans and followers celebrating the festival today. Priyanka Chopra took to Instagram stories and shared an animated Eid picture and wrote, “Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak. On EidUl Adha, wishing that your sacrifices are appreciated and your prayers are answered by the almighty. Have a blessed Eid Ul Adha!” Anil Kapoor shared a beautiful illustration of Eid on his Instagram stories and captioned his post, which read, “Couldn’t have found a more beautiful manifestation of…
This Father’s Day was extra special for actor Vikrant Massey as it was the first time he celebrated the occasion with his son Vardaan. Taking to Instagram, Vikrant’s wife Sheetal Massey dropped a cute picture of the father-son duo on Sunday. Holding his son close to his heart, Vikrant happily posed for the camera. “Happy Father’s Day! Seeing what a lovely father you are only makes me love you more,” Sheetal captioned the post. On February 7, Vikrant Massey and Sheetal Thakur welcomed their first child, a baby boy. The couple, who had dated each other for a long time,…
A month ago, Microsoft felt unstoppable. The company had a bold and audacious vision of the future of Windows, and it seemed like it was actually going to pull it off. Skip ahead to what was supposed to be the big launch day of its Copilot+ PCs, though, and that’s all changed. Instead of excitement and buzz around these Windows devices, the air is filled with caution in regard to the two primary calling cards of Copilot+: Arm and AI. Copilot+ without AI? Looking back now, it almost feels like concerns about security and privacy were destined to come up…
As the temperatures soar in the UAE, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicts more rainfall later this evening (June 17). On Sunday, the southeastern part of Abu Dhabi also experienced light rainfall. The NCM’s weather bulletin stated, “Low clouds will appear on the Eastern coast areas, with a probability of some convective clouds forming by afternoon, which will be associated with rainfall over some Eastern and Southern areas of the country on Monday.” The first day of Eid Al Adha recorded its highest temperatures of the year, hitting 49.4°C in Sweihan, Abu Dhabi at 2:45pm. As per weather experts,…
Republic of Korea will begin issuing the K-culture training visa for foreigners on a trial basis this year and consider introducing a new workation visa, with the goal of attracting more tourists from overseas, the finance ministry said Monday. Korean news agency Yonhap reported that it is part of the comprehensive measures presented by the ministry, which also calls for simplifying entry procedures and devising various tour programmes to better meet their needs and boost their conveniences. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. According to the plan, the government will launch the so-called…
The 24-year-old talent picked up the first cheque of his new career after a challenging four days in the Kansas Wichita Open By Nick Tarratt, Khaleej Times Guest Golf Writer Dubai-born Rayhan Thomas said he has learned a lot after making his professional debut in the $1 million Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open on the Korn Ferry Tour last week. Thomas shot a final round 73 to go with his earlier rounds of 72, 64 and 67 for a 72-hole total of 276, four under par. The play was over the 6,910 yards Crestview Country Club…