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 …
Read More »G20 summit deplores war in Ukraine ‘in strongest terms’
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 …
Read More »Who will be the next Telangana DGP?
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 …
Read More »ED’s revelations: 51 MPs and 71 MLAs (sitting & Ex) accused of PMLA offences
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 …
Read More »G-20 Presidency handed over to India; Next year’s Summit to be held in New Delhi on 9th and 10th September
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 …
Read More »Talks for India-UK trade agreement in coming months
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. …
Read More »China’s businesses get top billing at World Cup after team flops
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 …
Read More »Millions of homes in dark as missiles pound Ukraine cities
16-11-2022 KYIV: Missile strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, plunging seven million homes into darkness just days after a humiliating Russian retreat, prompting a defiant response from President Volodymyr Zelensky. Seven million homes were without power following the latest attacks, the presidency said, dampening jubilation over the recapture of …
Read More »Donald Trump poised to launch 2024 comeback bid
16-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump is expected to launch another White House bid Tuesday, even as another one of his fellow election deniers lost a key race in last week’s midterms. The 76-year-old billionaire, whose 2016 win shocked America and the world, has summoned the press to his …
Read More »Family of Al Jazeera’s journalist welcome news of US investigation
16-11-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The family of Shireen Abu Akleh say they are “encouraged” by the United States announcing an investigation into the Palestinian American Al Jazeera correspondent’s killing in May. In a statement released on Tuesday, the family said the US decision, first reported on Monday, was necessary considering Abu …
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