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If you’ve ever gazed longingly at KEF’s beautiful LSX lineup of compact wireless bookshelf speakers, but perhaps less longingly at their $1,400 sticker price, then get ready to swoon over the company’s new LSX II LT Wireless Hi-Fi Speakers, which are available today for a more manageable $1,000. The newest member of KEF’s powered LS Wireless Collection that includes the mid-sized LS50 Wireless II bookshelf speakers and the powerful LS60 Wireless floor-standers, KEF announced today the LSX II LT (we assume LT stands for “light”?) that it is calling a “streamlined version of KEF’s LSX II speakers.” Geared towards hi-fi…

Some companies in the UAE have been unable to procure work visas for potential employees of certain South Asian nationalities. When companies with an overwhelming number of employees from a particular nationality apply for new visas for people of the same nationality, a message from the authorities pops up, asking them to “achieve demographic diversity while hiring”. Visa experts and agents, however, categorically refuted viral claims that the UAE has stopped issuing visas to Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in the country. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. When a business service centre in…

Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran, after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory earlier this week. Iranian state media reported three women and four children were killed in explosions in the country’s southeast. “This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran,” a foreign ministry statement said, adding that a “number of terrorists were killed”. “This morning’s action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist activities.” The attack comes after Iran confirmed carrying out strikes…

Indian budget airline, IndiGo, was slapped with a Rs12 million fine from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) related to the viral video showing passengers sitting and eating on the airport tarmac. According to airport sources, the Goa-Delhi flight was diverted to Mumbai due to operational issues. After a video went viral showing travellers sitting on the tarmac as the flight from Goa to Delhi was diverted to Mumbai. The airline on Monday issued a statement and apologised to the customers, assuring that it would take necessary steps to avoid any such instances in the future. Stay up to…

Gymboree Play and Music Introduces Exciting Outdoor Classes for Kids Dubai, Jan 2024– Gymboree Play and Music Dubai, the pioneer in early learning and play centers has introduced Outdoor classes for kids, keeping in mind the lovely weather in the UAE. This innovative initiative is designed to bring the enriching blend of early childhood development theories and over 25 years of hands-on experience into the lap of nature. Gymboree Play & Music is renowned for offering a comprehensive range of developmentally appropriate classes catering to newborns through five years of age. The Outdoor classes extend the benefits of the well-established…

Rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama will make his first trip to the TD Garden on Wednesday when the Spurs travel to Boston to take on the East-leading Celtics. It’s clearly a lopsided matchup, with the Celtics sitting as big double-digit favorites, but it’s must-see TV anytime Wemby is on the court, especially against Jayson Tatum and Co. The game tips in one hour, at 7:30 p.m. ET, and will be televised locally on NBC Sports Boston (Celtics markets) and Bally Sports Southwest (Spurs markets). But if you’re looking for a live stream of the game, we’ve got everything you need to…

Kashkan by Ranveer Brar Unveils Spicy Signature Delights for the New Year The culinary destination for the signature Bhut Jolokia Chicken Tikka Challenge and Naga Black Chicken Curry with Sticky Rice Dubai, UAE, January 2024:Kashkan by Ranveer Brar, the culinary destination renowned for its eclectic and vibrant flavours, is set to kick off the New Year with an exclusive and fiery challenge in its menu – the Bhut Jolokia Chicken Tikka Challenge. This unique dish promises to set taste buds ablaze, offering food afficionados a gastronomic adventure unlike any other. The Bhut Jolokia Chicken Tikka is a Nagaland preparation, featuring…

Introducing an additional aircraft to complement our existing fleet | Wing drone delivery ? Drone delivery has yet to materialize in the way many had been expecting, with numerous autonomous flying machines zipping over city streets carrying packages to customers, but Wing is one company that’s as determined as ever to make it happen. The Alphabet-backed enterprise has been steadily and quietly testing its flying machines and delivery systems for a number of years now, slowly gaining the confidence of regulators to let its machines fly further and more autonomously between base and delivery addresses. In another expansion of its…

Where does the leftover food at hotels go? At the Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk, it is food is given to the UAE Food Bank, who distributes it to needy people. The hotel also converts unusable food waste into compost. These are some of the initiatives that helped the hotel achieve the gold standard at the first ever Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) Stamp Awards. A total of seventy hotels in Dubai were certified green at the ceremony that was held on Wednesday. It recognised those that have demonstrated excellence in meeting the 19 sustainability requirements laid out by the Dubai Department…

The Filipina mother and her seven children who escaped war-torn Gaza recently, as reported by the Khaleej Times, are now back in the UAE. They took a circuitous route – evacuating first in Manila with help from the Philippine government back in November last year – before arriving in Dubai last week. The family has settled in a temporary one-bedroom apartment in Ajman, the present accommodation of the 44-year-old Palestinian father. who works in Dubai. Three girls – aged 13, 11 and 9 years old – have been enrolled at an Arabic-curriculum school in Ajman. But since the family is…