GCC said to be planning $240bn of rail investments
The total value of planned rail investments in the GCC stands at over $240 billion, with around $130 billion of projects in the pipeline in Saudi Arab...
Donald Trump should not be allowed to speak in UK parliament, says Speaker
Donald Trump is unfit to address MPs, according to the Speaker of the House of Commons, who said that he would refuse to invite the US president to sp...
Australian man Antonio Bagnato sentenced to death in Thailand
Australian man Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty and sentenced to death by a Thai court for his role in the 2015 abduction and murder of Hells Ang...
Syrian regime has hanged 13,000 people since civil war broke out, says Amnesty International
Syrian authorities have killed at least 13,000 people since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to det...
First Smart Police Station inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh
In Andhra Pradesh, the first Smart Police Station, having look and feel of a corporate-style office, started functioning from today. Chief ...
Syrian govt forces advance towards IS stronghold in Aleppo
Syrian government forces have advanced towards Islamic State terror group's last major stronghold in Aleppo province, cutting off the main supply ro...
UK lawmakers reject first set of amendments to Brexit law
British lawmakers rejected the first set of proposed amendments to legislation that would give Prime Minister Theresa May the right to notify the Eu...
US Justice Dept defends President Trump’s travel ban
The US Justice Department has defended President Donald Trump's travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national s...
More than 100 companies oppose Trump’s immigration ban
In the United States, more than 100 technology companies, including Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft have filed an amicus curiae brief, arguing...
Centre following developments in H-1B visa matter: Nirmala Sitharaman
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the Centre was following developments in the H1-B visa matter and her ministry would hold...
PM Modi to reply to discussion on motion of thanks to president’s address today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the discussion on motion of thanks to president address to the joint sitting of the Parliament in the Lok...
Manipur assembly election process begins today
The process of Assembly elections in Manipur begins today with the issuance of notification for the first phase. 38 seats of the 60-member Assembly ...
No clarity on timing of swearing in of VK Sasikala as Tamil Nadu CM
All preparations are being made for the swearing-in of ruling AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu but a date in thi...
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5(point)8 on Richter scale hit Uttarakhand last night, with tremors also felt in Delhi and other parts of ...
Tension prevails in area after stone pelting in masjid in Telangana, DIG visits
Hyderabad: In Tanoor of Mudhool in Adilabad District, some miscreants pelted stones in a masjid after Maghrib prayer. The situation became tense. Two ...
Work underway for Madinah to be capital of Islamic tourism
MADINAH: Work is in full swing to complete the construction of a grand theater to host functions to be held in the holy city, which was selected to be...
Trump’s travel ban likely on its way to US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON: Whether the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides to uphold a federal judge’s block on President Donald Trump’s travel ban or re-imposes...
Talk about wanderlust! Woman hopes to become fastest female to travel to all 196 countries
A WOMAN with a severe case of wanderlust hopes to become the fastest female to travel to all 196 countries.Cassie De Pecol, 27, is nearing the end of ...
Major explosion in Cologne sparks lockdown – several injured
A MASSIVE explosion has ripped through the heart of downtown Cologne in Burgmauer near the statdtmuseum.The gas explosion took place at 7.29pm in the ...
Donald Trump Tells the Truth
We interrupt your Facebook scrolling, Candy Crush game, tweets or whatever you were doing (although we can’t imagine what you’d be doing on the intern...
Afghan civilian casualties hit record high in 2016: UN
KABUL: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2016 were the highest recorded by the UN, the world body said Monday, with nearly 11,500 non-combatants —...
Central Delhi’s Dalhousie Road may be renamed after Mughal king Aurangzeb’s brother
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who is a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), has proposed to rename ‘Dalhousie Road’, near Vijay Chowk, after re...
Russia, Turkey, Iran discuss Syria cease-fire in Astana
ASTANA: Experts from Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations held a technical meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, to discuss in detail the im...
Rate of Unemployment on the Rise, Govt Admits in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The Opposition's allegations aside, the rate of unemployment is actually rising in the country, especially among the backward classes, the ...
No to Islamophobia: Hundreds march in Quebec to pay tribute to mosque attack victims
Several hundred people braved snow and cold in Quebec City to honor the six men shot to death a week earlier while praying at a local mosque.“No to Is...
Afghan diplomat shot dead at consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI: An Afghan diplomat was shot dead on Monday in the Afghan consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi in what was described as a personal...
Kuwait’s new opera house catches fire
KUWAIT CITY: Flames ripped through Kuwait’s new opera house on Monday, just three months after the futuristic $770-million venue opened to the public....
BCCI's Media Manager Nishant Arora Tenders Resignation
The Indian cricket team's media manager Nishant Arora has resigned after the Committee of Administrators (COA) decided to shit down the Delhi office o...
Srinagar-Jammu NH remains closed for 4th day
For the fourth consecutive day on Monday, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed for traffic in the wake of landslides at some places, ev...
'If trade stops, war starts' Alibaba founder who visited Donald Trump warns
The CEO of China's biggest online retailer has warned that "if trade stops, war starts".Jack Ma, who met US President Donald Trump last month and anno...
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