Kuwait
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Suicide attack on Kuwaiti Shia mosque kills at least 8 people
World | Jun 26, 2015, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: In yet another incident of suicide attack, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers.At least 8 people have been killed in this attack,
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Oil prices down in Asian trade
May 12, 2015, 10:37 AM ISTSingapore: Crude prices edged lower in Asia today on worries about a global oversupply after a veteran former energy minister in Qatar warned OPEC members against cutting output unilaterally.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June
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Kerala court rejects PoE's anticipatory bail plea
India | Apr 17, 2015, 04:49 PM ISTKochi: A court in Kerala on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Protector of Emigrants (PoE) L. Adolfus in an alleged scam pertaining to recruitment of nurses to Kuwait, said a CBI source.Following the
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Indian teenager collects 2 lakhs for Kashmir flood victims in Kuwait
India | Sep 23, 2014, 06:47 PM ISTDubai: As a humanitarian act and sense of brotherhood for the victims of Kashmir floods, an Indian student in Kuwait has collected over Rs 2 lakh from people.D R Pratyusha collected 1000.250 dinars for making
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Jammu floods: Indian school boy in Kuwait collects Rs 2 lakh as relief
World | Sep 23, 2014, 03:40 PM ISTDubai: An Indian student in Kuwait has collected over Rs two lakh for humanitarian assistance to the flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir, where millions of people have been impacted by the worst floods in
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Lukewarm response for cricket in Incheon Asian Games
Cricket | Aug 03, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTMumbai:Cricket has elicited lukewarm response from the full ICC members of the continent for the upcoming Incheon Asian Games with India skipping the event altogether and Pakistan electing to send only its women's team. "For
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Kuwait, India discuss energy, investments and labour laws
India | Nov 09, 2013, 06:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held extensive talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on issues including cooperation in energy and investments as well as labour laws after which the
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Kuwait to host maiden World Squash Team Championship
Other Sports | Sep 05, 2013, 04:25 PM ISTLondon: Kuwait will host its first World Squash Team Championship after being awarded the rights to hold the men's event in 2015 by the World Squash Federation (WSF).The fast-growing squash nation has twice hosted the
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Indo-Arab trade meet in Bangalore on Friday
India | Aug 22, 2013, 08:08 AM ISTBangalore: The Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is hosting a trade meet Friday here to explore investment and business opportunities in India and the Gulf region by its members, entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises."About
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Two Indians in Kuwait saved from execution just in time
World | Jun 26, 2013, 08:46 PM ISTDubai, Jun 26: Just 48 hours before they were to go under the executioner's blade in Kuwait last week, two Indians got a reprieve, after paying blood money to relatives of their alleged murder victim
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Kerry: Urgent progress is needed on Mideast peace
World | Jun 26, 2013, 07:12 PM ISTKuwait City, Jun 26: Secretary of State John Kerry says he's set no ad hoc deadline for making concrete progress in talks between Israel and the Palestinians that he's continuing this week, but that long
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Kuwait: Sports law amended after IOC warnings
Other Sports | Nov 27, 2012, 11:24 PM ISTKuwait City, Nov 27: Kuwait said it has amended its sports law in response to IOC threats to suspend the Gulf nation because of government interference in the national Olympic committee.No details were immediately given
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Kuwait arrests over 1,000 Indian workers, Krishna steps in
World | Sep 24, 2012, 07:43 PM ISTDubai, Sep 24: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait is seeking consular access to over 1,000 Indians who have been detained by the authorities in the Gulf nation in an alleged case of visa misuse, a
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Kuwait national team coach shot in Serbia
Football | Aug 26, 2012, 11:09 PM ISTBelgrade (Serbia), Aug 26: Police say Kuwait national team football coach Goran Tufegdzic has been shot in his native Serbia and is in critical condition.Police in the central town of Pozarevac said Sunday that Tufegdzic
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US plans significant military presence in Kuwait
World | Jun 19, 2012, 05:32 PM ISTWashington, Jun 19: The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the
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Rahul Gandhi meets Indian diaspora in Kuwait
World | Jun 13, 2012, 01:20 PM ISTKuwait, June 13 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi met Indian doctors, professionals, businessmen and representatives of Indian bodies here to hear about their problems on Saturday last. The occasion was a reception accorded by
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Kuwait Emir Dissolves Parliament : State TV
World | Dec 06, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTKuwait City, Dec 6: Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah today issued a decree dissolving the Gulf state parliament, state television reported, citing a “threat to supreme national interests.”“An emiri decree has been issued to
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Kuwait Cabinet Resigns After Political Crisis
World | Nov 28, 2011, 09:30 PM ISTKuwait City, Nov 28: The government of oil-rich Kuwait resigned today following a bitter dispute with opposition MPs, lawmaker Khaled al-Sultan said. “The Kuwaiti cabinet has resigned and the resignation has been accepted by the
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Kuwait Holds SKorea To 1-1 In Searing Heat
Football | Sep 07, 2011, 07:51 AM ISTKuwait City, Sept 7: Defender Hussain Fadel scored an equalizer in the 54th minute as Kuwait held South Korea to a 1-1 draw in searing conditions for their World Cup Asian qualifier.Fadel's shot canceled out
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17 Killed As Yemen Boils; US Pushes For Saleh's Removal
World | Apr 05, 2011, 09:56 AM ISTSaana, Apr 4 : Yemen came close to the brink today as security forces shot dead 17 people among the thousands of anti-regime protesters who stormed the Governor's headquarters in the city of Taiz, and