Even as its peers make a beeline to open shop at the GIFT City, the country's second-largest lender HDFC Bank has said it is not keen to have a presence in the country's first international finance centre in Ahmedabad. The Aditya Puri-led bank feels its presence in global IFCs like Dubai, Bahrain and Hong Kong is enough to take care of its overseas business. "We are not in GIFT City, since we already have our presence in a couple of locations... We are in Hong Kong, Bahrain Read more [...]

Manama, Aug.23 (BNA): A draft law on combating the scourges on combating discrimination and sectarianism will be submitted to the Cabinet. Bahrain Bar Society (BBS) backed the proposed legislation, expressing readiness to provide all required technical support. BBS Chairperson Huda Rashid Al-Mehzaa expressed the stance, hailing the keynote speech of the Minister of Interior Lieutenant-General Read more [...]

Manama, Aug.23 (BNA): A GPS-aided navigation application making it easier to locate educational establishment across Bahrain online at the push of a button. The IT directorate at the Ministry of Education launched the cyber directory "EduNav" which enables smartphone owners to locate schools in Bahrain. The new cyber application enables the users to reach their destinations easily and supplies Read more [...]

Manama, Aug.23 (BNA): Three students from the United Kingdom’s Bradford University arrived in Bahrain to attend a training course at the Bahrain Olympic Committee’s National Sports Medicine Centre. Amir Khan, Idris Ali and Mohammed Jaleel started to engage in this three-week course, which is a complementary to their graduation requirements in their last academic year, and reflects the good reputation of the centre at the regional and international Read more [...]

KUNA publishes a book titled (His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah: A Humanitarian Leader) to commemorate the UN honoring of Kuwait’s leader

Manama, Aug 23 (BNA): A level 2 course of the National Coaching Programme, organized by the Bahrain Olympic Committee’s Sports Training and Development Centre, got underway recently with 32 coaches taking part. The participants include coaches from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, representing the following disciplines: football, basketball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, volleyball, handball and Read more [...]