$38m Sheikh Khalifa Road nears completion

Our publoic servants should learn something from Afghan ruler of Delhi Sher Shah Suri who used to spare a thought for road-users including his postal couriers. For their benefit he had plenty of shady trees planted on road sides under which the ...

On world laughter day, discover the benefits of laughing heartily. On the outset, a quaint eight-acre garden at the end of Military Road in Marol at Andheri East seems like yet another haven for isolated early morning walkers. Suddenly, roars of ...

When the gleaming South Ferry subway terminal in Lower Manhattan opened in 2009, it came with a vast concourse filled with public art installations of wrought iron and smoked glass, polished white wallsand a hefty $500 million price tag. The cost of ...

It was the summer of 1999. From May 26 to July 26, the road to war-torn Kargil from Leh was crisscrossed by the tyre treads of Tatra trucks carrying the Indian Army's 410 155mm Bofors howitzers on their way to the mountainous war front where scores ...

EIGHTY-three-year old Amala Veerupan's six-decade wait for a land title finally came to an end when she received the deed from Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan recently. The widow from Kampung Sagga in Rantau, near Seremban, was ...

Switching roles is a fun activity that can take place on Women's Day. The women put their feet up while the men slave away in the kitchen. But besides being fun, role switching can help men appreciate the women in their lives and stop taking them ...

As every story is a meandering road, each road is also a story, or, more accurately, an infinity of stories. An abandoned trail that leads from nowhere to nowhere, with no wayfarers, only a rare roadrunner, snake or javelina, would still be an ...

Powerplay: the game is on is a book that revolves around protagonist Keya Singhal, who is an introverted, idealistic employee with a no-nonsense attitude who finds herself in troubled waters. Her desire is to fight for what is rightfully hers. And ...

In Orlando, Fla., Saturday night and for the fourth show in a row, Paul McCartney held fairly tight to the setlist he started the Out There! tour with in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on May 4. But there was one small change. The Florida crowd was ...