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 fuel reform puts diesel under market control
NEW DELHI: India freed diesel prices from government control Sunday while raising natural gas tariffs in the biggest-yet reform by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, as it aims to boost the country’s economy and overhaul its energy sector. The decision
Deepika keen to do French, Iranian films
MUMBAI: Deepika Padukone is ready to work in films beyond Bollywood, but she is not gunning for Hollywood. The versatile Indian actress is instead, keen to do a French or Iranian film, and she has even identified directors she would
India wholesale inflation tumbles to five-year low
NEW DELHI: India posted better inflation data for a second straight day, stirring hopes it is making headway in taming prices and will be able to cut interest rates to spur a sluggish economy. Wholesale inflation slowed to a five-year
KSA group bids to build power plant in Telangana
A Saudi-American-Chinese consortium has proposed to build a coal-fired power plant in the newly created Indian state of Telangana. The consortium is led by Faiz Al-Abideen, a prominent Saudi businessman and adviser to members of the royal family. Al-Abideen presented
Twitter to host Big B’s birthday celebrations
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has decided to connect online with his millions of admirers on his 72nd birthday this weekend. The unique initiative has been launched by micro-blogging site Twitter and Fluence, India’s leading Celebrity Digital media network which connects
Pakistan may ban Bollywood’s flick
MUMBAI : Bollywood movie “Haider” may not be released in Pakistan after the censor board objected to some contentious scenes, a report said on Friday. Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon and Shradha Kapoor are in key roles in the
Indian singer’s jeans remarks spark row
NEW DELHI : A well-known Indian playback singer drew widespread criticism on Friday for saying women who wear jeans were creating “trouble” for men, while the attire itself was against Indian culture. K.J. Yesudas became the latest public figure in
300,000 Indian Haj applicants turned down
An estimated 300,000 Indian Muslims did not have their applications approved for the Haj this year, according to reports. About 136,000 are performing the pilgrimage this year, according to the Indian Consulate. There are fewer Indians in the Kingdom because
The lure of the small screen
It’s all about visibility today. Check out the presence of Bollywood stars on the small screen. If one starts at the very beginning, it was the craving for visibility and reach, that made many Bollywood stars flock to the small
Hrithik warns fans against obsession
MUMBAI : Since he burst onto the big screen in 2000 with female viewers reportedly fainting at his presence, Hrithik Roshan has become one of Bollywood’s most bankable stars — and the fan mail hasn’t stopped flowing. But ahead of
40 arrested after religious clashes in India’s Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, India: Police in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat have arrested 40 people after clashes between Hindus and Muslims and suspended mobile Internet and text messaging services, an official said Sunday. The two groups pelted each
India’s spacecraft beams back first Mars photos
BANGALORE, India: India’s spacecraft has beamed back its first photos of Mars, showing its crater-marked surface, as the country glowed with pride Thursday after winning Asia’s race to the Red Planet. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) uploaded one of
New York lawsuit accuses Modi of role in 2002 riots
NEW DELHI : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile trip to the US will not be affected by a US civil lawsuit over riots in a state he once led, India and the US said. Modi and the Indian government
China, India vow to further bilateral ties
United Nations: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj agreed on Thursday to further develop relations between the two neighbouring Asian giants. Talks between the two ministers were held on the sidelines of the annual
India reaches Red Planet, but at home red tape binds space firms
NEW DELHI: As India celebrated becoming the first Asian nation to reach Mars, S.M. Vaidya, head of business at conglomerate Godrej’s aerospace division that made the spacecraft’s engine and thruster components, sounded surprisingly downbeat. The mission was, indeed, a major
Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff admire each other
Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan seem to be in the mutual admiration club. While it was Hrithik Roshan who was all praise for Tiger’s tribute to Michael Jackson earlier, now it is the other way round. When Tiger Shroff launched
Mission accomplished: India joins Mars explorers
NEW DELHI : India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers. In scenes broadcast live on Indian TV, scientists broke into
BJP-Shiv Sena conflict only for power and position : Anees Ahmed
Congress leader Anees Ahmed said here on Saturday that the seat sharing impasse between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, which could end the 25-year-old alliance in Maharashtra if there is no agreement, is only aimed at
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