Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: India
India court sentences Uber driver to life in prison for rape
An Indian court sentenced an Uber driver to life in prison Tuesday for raping a passenger in his vehicle last December, in a case that has triggered widespread protests against sexual violence and demands for more efforts to ensure women’s
Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade
Police shot at ethnic protesters who attacked a police station with gasoline bomb and stones on Nepal’s southern border, killing an Indian man who was among the attackers, Nepalese officials said. Police official Raju Bahadur Shrestha said six officers at
India’s choked capital starts ‘pollution toll’ for trucks
Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world’s most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. Trucks are banned from entering the Indian capital during the day,
Indian intellectuals alarmed by rising intolerance attacks
First writers then artists, followed by filmmakers, historians and scientists. The chorus of Indian intellectuals protesting religious bigotry and communal violence grows louder by the week with a single message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi: protect India’s tradition of secularism
India unveils aviation plan to ‘take flying to the masses’
New Delhi has announced a plan to make air travel affordable for millions more Indians, with schemes to revive ailing airports and connect rural areas that it said would “take flying to the masses.” The long-awaited draft policy aims to
India asks festival organizers to drop beef film
The organizers of an Indian film festival said Friday the government had pressured them to drop a documentary on the beef industry, amid a heated debate about beef eating in the majority-Hindu country. Officially secular India is the world’s biggest
Modi, Mugabe call for reforms at UN
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that India and Africa must join forces to call for reform of the United Nations to reflect the growing power of emerging nations on the global stage. In a speech to the India-Africa
India’s black money debate
Making tall promises in a melodramatic manner at election rallies is easy but fulfilling those promises after coming to power is difficult. This is what the NDA government in India is realizing now. (Or perhaps they knew it but played
Will the genuine parents of Geeta please stand up?
By : Bikram Vohra I am sure that Geeta’s arrival in India after 12,13,15 years (depending on which part of the media you are reading or watching) and being reunited with her family (if it is her family) in Bihar
Beef-eating accusations will work till the cows come home
By : Bikram Vohra I don’t hate my neighbor, I just don’t like him. He plays music to loudly and throws his rubbish into our side of the house. Besides his window sill is covered with cigarette butts. Dissss-gusting. So
India says top rebel leader killed in Kashmir fighting
A top rebel leader was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, police said. Abu Qasim was a Pakistani national and operations chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, which India blames for
India’s Modi to set out Africa trade vision at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spell out his vision for the future of his country’s economic relations with Africa on Thursday, as he addresses the major India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi. The premier will speak to delegates, including
Indian Islahi Center fetes 3 community members
Three prominent figures from Jeddah’s Indian community were recipients of the first community services award instituted by the Jeddah chapter of All India Islahi Center. They are Syed Masood Ahmed, principal of International Indian School Jeddah, V.P. Mohammed Ali, chairman
Facebook’s Zuckerberg in India to get ‘next billion online’
Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he believes India will be crucial to getting “the next billion online” and helping to alleviate poverty. Speaking to about 900 students at New Delhi’s Indian Institute of Technology, Zuckerberg said
Priyanka Chopra hopes US TV triumph will set precedent
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra hopes her leading role in hit United States television show “Quantico” will help pave the way for other Indian actors to make it big in America. The former Miss World is blazing a trail as the
India woos Africa with aid, technology as China looms large
In Mozambique, India is building a solar panel plant that will help the southern African country harness renewable energy. Cameroon, in Central Africa, has sought India’s help in fighting the extremist group Boko Haram. In Ethiopia, Indian technical and financial
Kashmir Black Day observed in Jeddah
The Kashmir Committee Jeddah held a meeting to mark the Black Kashmir Day and expressed solidarity with Kashmiri brothers at the consulate on Monday. Present at the meeting was Pakistan’s new Consul General Shehryar Akbar Khan. Khan said the committee
Indian students win laurels at lively debate contest
They came, they saw and debated flawlessly and incisively, winning the hearts and minds of the audience. It was an amazing display of oratorical skills by students from different schools affiliated with India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) at
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