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If you’re thinking about getting a fitness tracker or a health-focused smartwatch, you should be looking for Fitbit deals. Fitbit’s wearable devices will help you keep an eye on your overall well-being, and you can get a couple of them with discounts from Best Buy. The Fitbit Charge 6 is $20 off, lowering its price to just $140 from $160, and the Fitbit Sense 2 is on sale at $50 off for a more affordable $200 from $250. You’re going to have to act fast if you want to take advantage of either of these offers though, because there’s no…
Dubai welcomed 5.18 million international overnight visitors from January to March 2024, an 11 per cent rise over the 4.67 million tourist arrivals during the same period in 2023, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) said at the 31st edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Following a milestone year in 2023, with Dubai receiving a record 17.15 million international overnight visitors, the city’s tourism industry is building on the momentum in the first quarter of the year. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the…
Saudi low-cost airline flynas announced expansion in the UAE market, adding Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to its network operated from the airline’s main bases in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Madinah. As of September 2024, flynas is to become the only Saudi airline serving the four major airports in the UAE. The routes operated between the two countries will be increased from four routes currently to nine routes, allowing for an exceptional expansion to more than 20 daily flights. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “We take advantage of…
Dubai’s push to become a global player in the fintech space is gaining ground and a lot more activity is expected to take place, a senior official said on Monday. “In the UAE market, we see a lot of these new age companies which are coming up taking licenses from the local regulator. A lot of FinTech companies are getting into the payment space, and then we are here to offer our services to them,” Sudhesh Giriyan, President – Cross-Border Payments at TerraPay, a leading global money movement company, said on the sidelines of the FinTech Summit in Dubai. TerraPay…
India will be counting on Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round brilliance in the T20 World Cup in June and the Chennai Super Kings player looks in fine fettle as he produced a match-winning performance in Sunday’s Indian Premier League match against Punjab Kings. The 35-year-old is India’s premier spin-bowling all-rounder, apart from being a gun fielder, and will be expected to play a key role in the T20 showpiece in the United States and West Indies, where the ball is likely to turn. Against Punjab in Dharamsala, Jadeja top-scored for Chennai with a breezy 43 and then returned to claim 3-20 to…
SCRF 2024: Eco-friendly learning material make learning fun and practical for teachers and children The 15th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival has a creative line-up of educational material that promotes sustainability Sharjah, May 06, 2024 Gone are the days when kindergartens and primary classrooms had educational material made of paper stuck on the walls for early childhood teaching. Since they required careful handling and occasional replacement, early learning systems have now come up with more durable and eco-friendly alternatives. One such product made of 100% cotton or felt material is on display and sale at the 15th edition…
When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, it was a novelty. It didn’t take long, however, for competition to come along. Early on, there weren’t many ChatGPT alternatives available that weren’t in-house, research-based options or open source projects on GitHub that required some sort of coding knowledge to set up and operate. But since then, several companies have developed consumer products with free and paid tiers and a plethora of enterprise and developer options. So, if you aren’t satisfied with ChatGPT for whatever reason, these are the eight other options to try out instead. Microsoft Copilot Microsoft Copilot has come a…
A committee has been formed to handle citizens’ requests regarding the transfer of housing grants under the legislation in force prior to October 2018, whether through sale or exchange with other citizens. The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) said that the committee’s objective is to address cases that occurred before October 2, 2018, in accordance with approved regulations, prioritising the public interest. Starting from May 6 until July 31, 2024, the newly formed committee will accept requests at the ISKAN Abu Dhabi Centre. ADHA stipulated that the requests submitted to the committee should pertain to cases which took place before…
Russia announced on Monday that its troops stationed near Ukraine would run nuclear weapons drills and threatened to strike UK military targets outside the embattled country, citing what it said was an escalation in Western sabre-rattling. The defence ministry announced the drills and also said Russian forces had captured two villages in eastern Ukraine, where outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian troops have been struggling to hold their positions. Officials in the border region of Belgorod meanwhile said that Ukrainian aerial attacks had left at least seven people dead and wounded over 30, including several children. Stay up to date with the…
ICICI Bank announced on Monday that it has enabled NRI customers in the UAE and none other countries to use their international mobile number to make UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments instantly in India. The move by the leading Indian lender will significantly enhance NRIs convenience of making everyday payments. Until now, an NRI will need a valid Indian mobile number to set up a UPI ID and use any UPI app. Using their international mobile number linked to non-resident external (NRE) or non-resident ordinary (NRO) bank accounts held with ICICI Bank in India, the bank’s NRI customers can use…