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: New Delhi
Kashmir killings: India jails 7 soldiers for life
NEW DELHI: An Indian military court has sentenced seven soldiers to life in prison for killing three Kashmiri youths in a rare ruling against the army, the tense region’s top official said Thursday. Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the
‘Kiss of Love’ protests rattle Modi’s conservative India
A mass-kissing campaign against moral policing in a city in Kerala has swept the country, advertised via Facebook, as urban youngsters challenge a deeply conservative society. Dozens of ‘Kiss of Love’ activists stole kisses and blocked traffic near a metro
Bollywood ban on female make-up artists quashed
MUMBAI: India’s Supreme Court Monday quashed a union rule which for decades sought to prevent women working as make-up artists in the country’s Hindi film industry known as Bollywood. Judges banned the discrimination on film sets along gender lines, following
Trading in shares of Kingfisher suspended
NEW DELHI: Trading in the shares of bankrupt Kingfisher Airlines will be suspended, India’s two main trading exchanges announced Saturday, putting another nail in the coffin of the carrier founded by self-crowned “King of Good Times” tycoon Vijay Mallya. The
Happy New Year shakes up men’s club of Bollywood
NEW DELHI: A record opening-day debut for a Bollywood film that happens to be directed by a woman is shaking up the men’s-only club of filmmakers in the list of India’s highest grossing movies. Farah Khan’s new film, a heist
$250bn needed to tackle India’s energy crunch
NEW DELHI: India needs to invest $250 billion over the next five years to tackle chronic energy shortages and provide power for all its 1.2 billion people, its power minister said. Piyush Goyal said the bulk of the investment would
Tourists land in India jail after balloon drifts
NEW DELHI: Two foreign tourists on holiday in India unwittingly landed in jail this week after strong winds blew their hot air balloon off course. The two sisters from the West Indies were enjoying a ride over the desert in
India to foreign CEOs: ‘We’re waiting for you’
NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister is urging foreign investors to help plug enormous gaps in the country’s infrastructure blamed for holding back growth. “We are waiting for you,” Arun Jaitley told a roomful of international and Indian CEOs attending the
Arun Jaitley: India economic reform a ‘long journey’
NEW DELHI: Reforming India’s flagging economy will be a “long journey”, the country’s finance minister told foreign investors on Wednesday, playing down the prospect of “big-bang” changes. Arun Jaitley warned there were no quick fixes for India’s economic problems, telling
Congress members question Gandhi leadership in India
NEW DELHI: Rumblings of dissent are growing against the Gandhi family that leads India’s hapless Congress Party, five months after the most resounding electoral defeat in the party’s 129-year history. The Gandhis’ troubles are helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi as
Delhi imam invites Sharif, not Modi for son’s anointment
NEW DELHI: In a surprising development, the imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Friday said he has not invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his son’s anointment as the next chief cleric. Bukhari, however, said he has
Japan’s Softbank sees India Snapdeal investment as another Alibaba
NEW DELHI: Japanese technology giant SoftBank said it is hoping to replicate its success with China’s Alibaba through its $627-million investment in leading Indian online marketplace Snapdeal. SoftBank, a one-third owner of e-commerce giant Alibaba that just staged a record-breaking
India slides, US gains in gender equality ranking
NEW DELHI: Indian women still face some of the world’s worst inequality in access to health care, education and work, despite years of rapid economic growth, according to a survey of 142 nations released Tuesday. The annual Gender Gap Index
Riyadh, New Delhi pitch for closer energy cooperation
Energy security and joint investments with special reference to the progressively growing Saudi-India ties were raised as priority aspects of cooperation during talks between Ali Al-Naimi, minister of petroleum and mineral resources, and Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian minister of oil and
Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid attacked
New Delhi: The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was attacked by a 32-year-old man who tried to set him ablaze during Sunday evening prayers, police and witnesses said. The accused, said to be mentally unstable, was arrested.
India picks Israel over U.S. for $525 mln missile deal
India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival U.S. offer, as the right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernize its ageing military, official sources said Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will buy
Modi breaks the ice with media at first meet
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to journalists on Saturday for the first time since taking office, aiming to mend his rocky relations with the press. The right-wing leader, whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power
West Indies in trouble as India suspends future tours
NEW DELHI: West Indies cricket was plunged into a major crisis on Tuesday after India, the world’s richest board, suspended all future tours with them following the Caribbean team’s abrupt withdrawal from a series in India last week. The mighty
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