UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon and the UN Security Council Thursday strongly condemned a car bomb attack in the Lebanese capital of Beirut that killed at least six people and wounded 70. Ban called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second car bombing in less than a week, reported Xinhua citing […]
Visiting Saudi Arabian Labour Minister Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih, addressing a press conference her, also said that the kingdom has issued more than one million work visas, including many to the Indian community. He said Saudi Arabia has always had “excellent relations with Indian workers – one of the communities we had the least of […]
Malaysian Minister for Natural Resources and Environment G Palanivel, who is president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), is to be chief guest at the Jan 7-9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi. This was announced by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi here Thursday. The PBD is the world’s largest annual gathering of people […]
India and Saudi Arabia Thursday inked a “landmark” agreement for protection of the rights of domestic Indian workers in the kingdom as visiting Saudi Arabian Labour Minister Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih said a committee of senior officials from both sides would be set up to look into any possible future difficulties. The Agreement on Labour […]
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who was taken to a hospital Thursday while he was on his way to a court to face treason charges, may be shifted abroad for treatment, media here reported. The option of shifting Musharraf, who suffered a “heart problem”, abroad for treatment was under consideration, The News International reported citing […]
A teenaged boy, accused of attacking an Indian student in Australia last month, was part of a gang that targeted people of Indian appearance, a children’s court heard here Thursday. The boy, 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on New Year’s Eve for the attack on Manriajwinder Singh in Melbourne Dec […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 123.25 points or 0.58 percent in the pre-noon trade Thursday. All the sectors were trading in the green. The rally was led by the banking index (bankex) and the consumer durables, metal and healthcare sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), […]
Cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar originally hail from Goa and their ancestors moved to neighbouring Maharashtra during the Portuguese occupation, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Thursday. Parrikar was speaking at a function held at Porvorim near the capital to mark a recent string of victories of the state Ranji team. “Sachin Tendulkar […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people of her country to vote in Sunday’s parliamentary elections without being complacent about “impending victory”. She also said her opponent, BNP leader Khaleda Zia, would have to face trial for the pre-election violence if the Awami League returned to power after the elections. She also directed […]
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was Thursday moved to a hospital ahead of his appearance at a special court where he is being tried for treason. The former army strongman was taken to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi “after suddenly developing a medical complication while en route to the special court”, Dawn […]