More than 2 mn Indians visited Dubai in 2017
Dubai : Of the 15.79 million tourists who visited Dubai in 2017, a staggering 2.1 million were from India. According...
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Maldives sends envoys to ‘friendly nations’, not to India
Male : Amid a political turmoil, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has said he was sending envoys to three "friendly nations"...
Khaleda Zia gets five-year jail term
Dhaka : A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister and the country's main opposition leader, Khaleda Zia to...
China opposed to UN intervention in Maldivian crisis
Beijing : China on Thursday hinted it is opposed to any UN intervention in the Maldivian political crisis. The UN...
How Hitler and his soldiers hit a high: Nazi Germany’s unknown drug addictions
Jaipur : Nazi Germany seemed an epitome of an (extreme) ideology-driven regime stressing the objective of fostering pure and healthy...
Top Trump aide quits following abuse allegations
Washington : White House staff secretary Rob Porter, a top aide to President Donald Trump, has resigned following allegations of...
Nancy Pelosi sets record with eight-hour speech
Washington : US politician Nancy Pelosi spoke for a little more than eight hours in the House of Representatives to...
Israel builds disputed wall along border with Lebanon
Beirut : The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Wednesday that Israel has begun to construct a controversial wall...
India thanks Saudi Arabia for increasing country’s Haj quota
Riyadh: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for increasing India's quota for Islam's most holy...
Palestinian Presidency welcomes ‘grand guest’ Modi ahead of visit
Ramallah : The Palestinian Presidency on Wednesday welcomed "grand guest" Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to...
