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This is how much UAE police officers earn    The police officer's job in the UAE involves a lot of hard work and risk. The officers have to ensure the citizens' safety and always be on their toes. The Federal Decree No. (40) of 2008 gives an idea of the income of police and security force staff members in the UAE. They can earn via salaries, bonuses and allowances. If the employees use the lodging provision, 20 per cent of the complementary bonus is deducted monthly. The force members have telephone allowance and periodic bonuses as well. Officers from the rank of brigadier and above can get an annual bonus equal to six per cent of their base salary as of January 1 of each year. However, force members would not get annual bonus if they receive a mark lower than 'good' on their competency report. . (Source: www.moi.gov.ae) Besides, force members are also entitled to special bonuses with a minimum of Dh500 and Dh20,000 monthly. A position-rel...

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How the iPhone changed the telecommunications industry   Before the first iPhone went on sale, Apple had gotten good at building computers and making iPods. But in the early 2000s, engineers at Apple had started working on something entirely new — a mobile device that combined a phone, an iPod and a computer. Everything about the iPhone was Apple’s: the phone itself, the design, the operating system. The only thing Apple needed was a network that allowed users to talk, text and browse the Internet. Enter AT&T's mobile services company, formerly known as Cingular Wireless. Apple and the wireless carrier struck a deal before the iPhone was first announced at the Macworld Conference in January 2007. The company would be the iPhone’s exclusive carrier. But the agreement was a risk. The carrier was concerned about becoming a dumb pipe, or a mere conduit for a data and minutes, instead of company that could also provide services and applications on top of its...

Now, 'Find Wi-Fi' anywhere in the world    Facebook has expanded its "Find Wi-Fi" feature globally on both iOS and Android devices for its two billion users. The social networking giant had begun testing a "Find Wi-Fi" option last year on mobile only for iOS users in select countries. "We're beginning to roll out 'Find Wi-Fi' everywhere in the world on iPhone and Android. We launched it in a handful of countries last year and found it's not only helpful for people who are travelling or on-the-go, but especially useful in areas where cellular data is scarce," Alex Himel, Engineering Director at Facebook, wrote in a blog post late Friday. "'Find Wi-Fi' helps users locate available Wi-Fi hot spots nearby that businesses have shared with Facebook from their Page. "So wherever you are, you can easily map the closest connections when your data connection is weak," the post added. To find Wi-Fi hots...

India again seeks consular access to Jadhav, Ansari    India on Saturday again sought consular access to its nationals Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on alleged espionage charges, and Hamid Nehal Ansari, an Indian engineer and businessman who was sentenced to three years in jail for entering Pakistan. "India again requested Pakistan to grant full and early consular access to the Indian nationals lodged in the custody of Pakistan, including Hamid Nehal Ansari and Kulbhushan Jadhav," the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. "India once again requests Pakistan for the early release and repatriation of Indian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel and fishermen along with their boats whose nationality has been confirmed by India," it stated. Jadhav was allegedly arrested from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on March 3, 2016. Pakistan claimed that the former Indian Navy officer ...

Donald Trump tells China to end North Korea's nonsense after ICBM launch    US President Donald Trump today hit out at North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un for testing the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit targets "anywhere in the world" and nudged China to make a "heavy move" to "end this nonsense once and for all". The announcement on North Korea state television said the "successful" Hwasong-14 missile test was overseen by Kim. It said the projectile had reached an altitude of 2,802km and flew 933km for 39 minutes before hitting a target in the Sea of Japan. The altitude achieved by the missile was the highest ever reached by a North Korean missile, and puts the US on notice that Pyongyang could potentially hit the US mainland. North Korea was now "a full-fledged nuclear power that has been possessed of the most powerful inter-continental ballistic rocket capable of hitting any part...

Venus Williams sued over Fla. car crash that killed 78-year-old  Venus Williams is being sued for her role in a tragic car accident that left a woman injured and her 78-year-old husband dead. The wrongful death suit, filed by the victims’ attorney Michael Steinger, accuses Williams of failing to yield the right of way on June 9 when she sped through a Florida intersection despite having a red light. It also claims she was driving recklessly and too fast, ultimately creating an environment in which a crash was inevitable, TMZ reported. A Hyundai traveling in the Palm Beach Garden area T-boned the back end of Williams' SUV after the athlete entered the intersection. The Hyundai “was crushed, the front windshield shattered, the airbags deployed, there was crush damage to the rear on the driver’s side, and the back window was shattered” as a result of the impact, according to the suit obtained by TMZ. Jerome Barson, who was a passenger in the car, experienced int...

Passenger jet catches fire after landing on runway    The engine of a SkyWest passenger jet caught fire moments after the aircraft landed at Denver International Airport on Sunday, but all 63 people aboard exited the plane safely, an airline spokeswoman said. The twin-engine Bombardier CRJ700, operated as a United Express commuter flight from Aspen to Denver, made a normal landing at about 2:20pm. local time and was on the taxiway before the flight crew was alerted to the fire electronically, SkyWest spokeswoman Marissa Snow said. She said there was no indication of an engine problem until the plane was on the ground. The crew of SkyWest Flight 5869 immediately called for airport emergency vehicles to meet the aircraft, which was safely evacuated on the taxiway through the main cabin door, according to Snow. No injuries were reported among the 59 passengers and four crew members aboard the plane, she said. Denver Fire Department personnel extinguishe...

Dead Indian guru will remain in freezer      An Indian court has granted permission for the followers of a long-dead spiritual guru to preserve his body in a freezer. Ashutosh Maharaj, founder of the sect "Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan" (Divine Light Awakening Mission), died of a suspected heart attack in January 2014. But his followers insist he is only meditating deeply, and will one day return to life. They have kept his body in a commercial freezer at his vast ashram in Punjab. The judgement by Punjab and Haryana High Court ends a three-year-old dispute between the guru's disciples and Dalip Kumar Jha, who claims to be his son. Mr Jha had sought permission to cremate the guru's body, in line with Hindu rituals. In rejecting his plea, the court set aside a 2014 judgement that had ordered the guru's cremation after doctors confirmed him clinically dead. Mr Jha's lawyer told AFP it was unclear whether the court had agreed wit...

Child in Germany brings World War II bomb into kindergarten      A child in Germany sparked the evacuation of a kindergarten on Wednesday by unearthing a World War II bomb and bringing it back to the classroom, police said. The youngster “found an incendiary bomb on a walk in the woods and carried it into the kindergarten,” a police spokeswoman in the western city of Darmstadt said. “After the strange object was spotted on a shelf, the teachers immediately notified police and took the children to a playground off site,” she added. Explosives experts rushed to the scene and retrieved the bomb, allowing the children to return to the kindergarten. They later swept the site in the forest for further bombs before giving it the all-clear. Police issued a warning that World War II explosives were often found in woods and fields as well as private gardens and said that suspicious objects should be reported immediately to the authorities. More...

A 31-YEAR-old actor has approached a magistrate’s court against her husband alleging domestic violence. Mandana Karimi Gupta, an Iranian national, who appeared as a contestant in the reality TV show Bigg Boss, has filed the case against her husband, Gaurav Gupta, who owns a post-production company. Mandana has said in her application that she came to India in 2012 to pursue a career in modelling and acting. She further said that she met Gaurav through a common friend. They got engaged in July 2016 and eventually got married in January 2017. Mandana has alleged that she was asked to quit pursuing her acting career. “The respondents (Gaurav, his parents and brother) also warned me to quit pursuing my career in acting as they believed that my profession as an actor was not compatible with their family status in society,” said Mandana. She has further claimed that she was kept in the matrimonial home in Juhu “as a prisoner”, where she was not given any privacy,...

 There had been murmurs of a budding romance between Sara Ali Khan and Harshvardhan Kapoor for a while, but it came out in the open when they were clicked on a dinner date. However, their brief rumoured relationship has come to an end, SpotboyE reports. A source confirmed to the publication, "It's over. Sara and Harsh have called it quits." The two star kids were reportedly together for the last four months.  When Harshvardhan was asked about it, he told DNA, "I really would like to not talk about link-ups. It comes with being an actor." The Mirzya actor admitted that he is not one to shout from the rooftops that he is in love. "I don't think there's been anyone in my life who has reached that level of seriousness. Even if I were to date someone for months, I wouldn't really discuss it with people a lot. I believe that it takes the fun and unpredictability out of things," he had said, adding that he did not like to ke...

Cancer is one of those fatal diseases which scientists are still finding a cure for. While some types of cancers are treatable, some are not. Oftentimes, cancer is not even detected until the final stage. Arm yourself against the disease with the newest findings on the subject. 1) Does work require you sit behind a desk all day?   Here’s why your job might kill you Get off that office chair. New research says that office employees are as sedentary as retirees. It’s dangerous to go seven hours without much physical activity. It can increase risk of cancer, among other health problems like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. 2) Heavy drinking may cause cancer   Keep away from the bottle. Researchers Naruhisa Yamaki and team from the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, found that drinking too much causes cells to age faster. This makes drinkers susceptible to cancer, among other health problems.   3) A new type of rice ...

Here's how much President Trump's 26-year-old assistant makes    Madeline Westerhout isn't like most 26-year-olds. At a time when many young professionals are going through a quarter-life crisis, the young political junkie occupies a desk in the White House. Westerhout holds the highly coveted job of special assistant and executive assistant to the President of the United States and according to White House salary data released on Friday, she makes $95,000 a year. For most employees her age, that's a hefty paycheck. The average worker between the ages of 25 and 34 makes $50,232 a year. But then again, most young professionals don't have a job like Westerhout's. How does the Trump's assistant stack up to others who've held the same role? On paper, Westerhout makes the same as her predecessor. Anita Decker Breckenridge, who started as President Barack Obama's executive assistant during his second term at age 32, made $95,000. When...

No jeans and mobile phones in this Indian village    A sermon by Baldiyapura village panchayat allegedly banning girls from wearing jeans and using mobile phones has struck a wrong note with the Rajasthan Women Commission, with the body calling for an inquiry into the matter. The Commission took cognisance of media reports that members of Kushwah community had on Sunday called upon a panchayat at Dholpur district which allegedly put a ban on girls from wearing jeans and carrying mobile phone on the grounds that western culture was adversely affecting the dignity of the community. The panchayat was reportedly called to discuss social reforms like prohibition of liquor, betting and tobacco. "We have taken cognisance of the report and asked the Dholpur district collector to get the matter inquired. However, none from the village is speaking openly about the deliberations of the panchayat. There are no evidences so far," Chairperson, Rajasthan Women Commissio...

Exclusive details of India team manager's report from Champions Trophy: Kohli was respectful, Kumble approachable    Kapill Malhotra, Team India manager for the ICC Champions Trophy, said he did not see much communication between captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble, who stepped down two days after India lost the final to Pakistan. India Today had broken reports of rift between the captain and coach days before the Champions Trophy started. However, Kohli denied that as mere speculation. But Kumble, soon after resigning, issued a statement and clarified he was quitting because the captain did not like his style of coaching.   Complete coverage: West Indies vs India series Malhotra's report was rather guarded despite clear differences between the coach and the captain. "There was harmony in the dressing room, the coaches Mr Anil Kumble, Mr Bangar, Mr Sridhar & senior players like Mr MS Dhoni & Mr Yuvraj Singh were helpful to the younger p...

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