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Category: Media

  • Social media comes into its own

    For a few hours on Wednesday afternoon, the term #dubaimetro became one of the most popular topics on Twitter, currently the world’s fastest-growing social networking and micro-blogging website. UAE users who “tweeted” – posted it on their Twitter pages to coincide with the inaugural day of the Dubai Metro – saw it as a moment…

  • Dubai Twestival to mark the spirit of Ramadan

    Prompted by the announcement of Abu Dhabi Twestival, the Dubai chapter promises a bigger and better event than the one held earlier. The online registration for the event opened yesterday and in the first two hours it had logged in more than 100 volunteers and participants, according to one of the volunteer members of the…

  • Non-resident Indians give mixed verdict

    With the announcement of the Indian budget 2009-2010 on Monday, the local Indian community had a mixed reaction. While they were pleased with the cuts in personal tax and an increased total budget expenditure, some non-resident Indians (NRIs) believed there was a lack of focus on the community outside the country as well as on…

  • IBPC Dubai elects new president and board

    The Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) of Dubai elected Paras Shahdadpuri president at its Annual General Meeting held on March 28. The IBPC also held elections for a new board for a two-year tenure for 2009-2011. Dr G.M. Bajpai was elected vice-president while Prashant Gulati was elected as secretary general and Kiran Sangani as…

  • Emirates Post and State Bank of India consider working together

    Emirates Post and State Bank of India, the largest bank in India, have discussed opportunities for working together in the UAE and India, and to market each others’ products and services in their regions. Abdullah Al Daboos, director-general of Emirates Post and chairman of Wall Street Exchange, met Om Prakash Bhatt, Chairman of State Bank…

  • Indian Business Council elects new panel of office bearers

    The Indian Business and Professional Council Dubai said it elected new office-bearers at its governing council meeting held recently. Suresh Kumar, CEO of Emirates Financial Services, was unanimously elected the president, the council said in a statement. The meeting was convened under the chairmanship of its honourary patron, Yash Sinha, the consul-general of India (for Dubai…