17-11-2022 YENAGOA, NIGERIA: A Nigerian court has charged 26 men, including crew members from Pakistan and other countries, with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempt to illegally deal in crude oil. The court charged the men after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority. …

17-11-2022 TEHRAN: Reports that the Iranian state has sentenced approximately 15,000 people to death for participating in the now two months of protests in the country have circulated widely on social media and in news. First reported by Newsweek, they were so widespread that even Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime …

17-11-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The first sign that something was amiss was in the bowl of rice. Residents in the town of Plachimada, in India’s state of Kerala, watched the grains swirl in gluey yellow water before taking a spoonful that left a metallic aftertaste. Soon, they noticed that …

17-11-2022 MASQAT/ DUABI: An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman, an official has told the Associated Press. The attack happened on Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, the Middle East-based defence official said. The official spoke …

17-11-2022 NUSA DUA: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine “in the strongest terms” on Wednesday and demanded its unconditional withdrawal in a declaration adopted at the end of a two-day summit. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine,” the declaration said, signaling …

Hyderabad ;: There is a buzz in the top police echelons of Telangana about who will succeed M Mahender Reddy as the Director General of Police (DGP)? Reddy is retiring on December 31, 2022. Speculation is rife that Anjani Kumar, Ravi Gupta, and CV Anand are the front-runners for the post of top cop. Special …

New Delhi ‘16.11.2022-: There are 51 Members of Parliament (MPs), sitting and former who are implicated by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A status report has been submitted before the Supreme Court by the ED in response to the Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union …

Nov’16’2022 India was handed over the Presidency of the G20 at the closing session of the G20 Summit in Bali today. India will officially assume the G20 presidency from 1st of next month. At the closing session, Indonesian President Joko Widodo symbolically handed over the G20 Presidency to Prime Minister …

16-11-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LONDON: The next round of talks between India and the UK on a proposed free trade agreement, which aims at boosting trade and investments between the two regions, is proposed to be held in the coming months, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. …

16-11-2022 KUALA LUMPUR/ BEIJING: China may not be sending a side to Qatar, but Chinese businesses will have top billing as sponsors at the 2022 World Cup. Chinese brands are the biggest sponsors of this month’s tournament even outspending the slate of American companies that includes iconic names such as …