Kuwait
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Jazeera Airways to provide connectivity to Delhi-Kuwait pax on London flight
World | Aug 05, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTJazeera Airways continues to expand its services in 2019 and as part of this announces London as its first new destination of the year. This is a first for a middle-east based budget carrier to fly long-haul, using its new A320neo aircraft," said Jazeera Airways, chairman, Marwan Boodai in a release.
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HRD sends list of premiere engineering institutions to Kuwait following invalidation of IIT degrees
Education | Jun 30, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTThe Public Authority for Manpower, a government body in Kuwait, had last year issued a circular asking the labour department to not give work permits to expatriate engineers unless they got no-objection certificates from the Kuwait Engineers Society.
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Indian arrested for stealing Kuwaiti woman's credit card
World | Jun 14, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTPersonnel from the crime branch checked the CCTV footage of the cameras installed in shops from where the suspect had made the purchases using the stolen and took him in custody.
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Sushma Swaraj arrives in Qatar on 1st leg of four-day visit to two nations
World | Oct 28, 2018, 11:33 PM ISTSwaraj's next leg of visit would be to Kuwait with which India has close and friendly bilateral relations.
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Death sentence of 15 Indians commuted to life term in Kuwait: Sushma Swaraj
India | Sep 30, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTIn a series of tweets, she said "the Emir of Kuwait has been pleased to commute the sentence of 15 Indian nationals from death to life imprisonment".
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Qatar denies terror funding allegations, says blockade based on 'false and fabricated news’
World | Jun 09, 2017, 07:21 AM ISTQatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani denied that his country funded extremists.
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Kuwait imposes visa ban on five Muslim-majority nations including Pakistan
World | Feb 02, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTKuwait has suspended the issuance of visas for travellers belonging to five nations - Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
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Kuwait decides not to imprison or penalise over 24,000 illegal Indian workers
World | Dec 09, 2016, 08:15 AM ISTIn a rare gesture, the Kuwait government has said that it will not imprison or penalise over 24,000 illegal Indian workers if they report to the Interior Ministry for deportation or transfer of job visas.
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Kuwait arrests alleged financer of IS sympathisers in India
World | Aug 06, 2016, 04:41 PM ISTIn a bid to suppress the footing of terror outfit Islamic State (IS), authorities in Kuwait arrested a man who allegedly financed the group’s sympathisers in India. This arrest by Kuwait was based on a
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Indian women being sold to Gulf states like products in retail shop, says Andhra minister
National | May 24, 2016, 07:20 PM ISTChennai: A minister from Andhra Pradesh has sought urgent intervention from India’s Ministry of External Affairs to bring back women domestic workers languishing in Gulf jails for attempting to flee abusive employers or overstaying their
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Akshay Kumar humbled by phenomenal response to 'Airlift'
Bollywood | Jan 24, 2016, 05:16 PM ISTMumbai: After the successful takeoff of his film “Airlift”, Akshay Kumar has thanked his fans for the love and support showered on the Raja Krishna Menon directorial.The film, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians
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Know about Ranjit Katyal “ The man who saved 1.7 Lakh Indian in Kuwait
India | May 29, 2016, 04:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie ‘Airlift' – based on World's biggest air evacuation carried out by Air India is attracting everyone's attention for its storyline.Also, the character ‘Ranjit Katyal' which is being played by
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Watch: The horrifying first-hand accounts of Indians who survived Iraq-Kuwait war
Bollywood | Jan 22, 2016, 05:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Every time a war happens between the two countries, there are casualties, property damages, panic and the unforgettable trauma which the survivors carry with them throughout their lives.In 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait,
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Watch: Power-packed teaser of Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift'
Bollywood | Nov 18, 2015, 04:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Superstar Akshay Kumar has shared the teaser of his upcoming film "Airlift" along with his first look on the micro blogging site twitter. The movie is based on the biggest evacuation of Indians based
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Saudi Man Arrested For "Attracting Too Much Female Attention"
World | Oct 29, 2015, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Saudi actor was arrested at a shopping mall in Riyadh for mingling with unrelated women. Abdul Aziz Al Kassar, who lives in Kuwait, said he had not expected the 'overwhelming' welcome that
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President Pranab Mukherjee condemns terror attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait
India | Jun 28, 2015, 05:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing concerns over the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait, President Pranab Mukherjee today said that India strongly condemns all acts of terror and senseless violence.Mukherjee said India stands by the people of both the
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Police arrest Kuwaiti national, others for mosque bombing
World | Jun 28, 2015, 03:05 PM ISTKuwait city: Police have arrested a number of people, among them a Kuwaiti citizen, suspected of being behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 27 people, Kuwait's Interior Ministry said early Sunday.The
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Islamic State claims responsibility for terror attack in Tunisia, Kuwait
World | Jun 27, 2015, 06:09 PM ISTSousse (Tunisia): The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on Tunisian beach resort that killed at least 37.This came after the militant group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the Shiite mosque
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US condemns terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, Tunisia
World | Jun 28, 2015, 08:59 AM ISTWashington: The US on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia, the White House said in a statement."Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of these heinous
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IS affiliate hits Shiite mosque in Kuwait, killing 25 people
World | Jun 26, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTKuwait City: A suicide bomber purportedly from an Islamic State affiliate unleashed the first terrorist attack in Kuwait in more than two decades on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding scores more in