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  Qatar releases 23 Indian prisoners, in a special gesture just after PM Modi's visit

  World | June 07, 2016 10:49 IST

  Doha: Qatar on Tuesday released 23 Indian prisoners, in a special gesture just after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On his visit to Gulf nation, Modi had taken up the

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  Modi’s five-nation tour: Why Prime Minister’s 41st foreign trip matters to all of us

  World | June 07, 2016 20:06 IST

  In the first 25 months in office as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has made 41 foreign trips in 38 countries, including four to the United States of America.

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  In cosying up of ties, India and Qatar sign 7 MoUs; vow to 'isolate' sponsors of terror

  World | June 06, 2016 7:49 IST

  Doha: Heralding a new era of bilateral ties, India on Sunday signed seven bilateral agreements with Qatar, an indispensable member of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) . The MoUs came shortly after Prime Minister Modi made

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  India intense on joint development of oil, gas blocks in energy-rich Qatar

  June 06, 2016 0:04 IST

  Doha : India today indicated its interest in joint exploration of new oil and gas fields in the energy-rich nation Qatar. India also invited the Gulf nation to invest in the country’s exploration and production

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  Qatar: PM Modi vows to eradicate corruption that made India hollow

  World | June 06, 2016 6:19 IST

  Doha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a vowing manner today said he has “faced problems” by depriving the “sweets of many” and saved over Rs 36,000 crore annually by stopping leakage and theft in government

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  India, Qatar signs seven agreements to boost bilateral ties

  June 05, 2016 18:50 IST

  Doha: India and Qatar today signed seven agreements, including on investment and tourism promotion, following delegation level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Qatar Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. Cooperation and

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  Leela Group signs pact with Qatar firm to build hotel near Taj Mahal

  June 05, 2016 18:02 IST

  The Leela Group and Qatar's Al Faisal Group on Sunday signed an agreement to build a five-star hotel near Taj Mahal in Agra with an Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of about Rs 500 crore

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  India is a land of opportunity: PM Modi tells business leaders in Qatar

  World | June 05, 2016 14:36 IST

  Doha: On second day of his visit to Qatar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met business leaders of the Gulf state and invited them to do business in India. Addressing business leaders of oil-rich

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  Modi in Qatar: PM meets his counterpart, promises Indian workers to take up their problems

  World | June 05, 2016 6:58 IST

  Doha: On the first day of his visit to Qatar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, who also hosted a banquet in his honour.

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  Will take up problems faced by Indian workers in Qatar: PM

  World | June 04, 2016 23:35 IST

  Doha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight assured Indian workers in Qatar that he will take up problems faced by them during his talks with leaders of this Gulf nation. Addressing Indian workers at a medical

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  PM Modi continues his five-nation tour, reaches Qatar with aim to boost economic ties

  World | June 04, 2016 20:56 IST

  Doha: After inaugurating the Salma dam, one of India's major reconstruction works in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left Herat for Doha, Qatar, on the second leg of his five-nation tour. India and Qatar

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  Indian women being sold to Gulf states like products in retail shop, says Andhra minister

  National | May 24, 2016 19:20 IST

  Chennai: 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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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Qatar in June

  National | May 20, 2016 18:27 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on an official visit to Qatar on June 4-5 at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, it was announced today. This

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  US deploys B-52 bombers in Qatar to join fight against ISIS

  World | April 10, 2016 13:04 IST

  Dubai: The United States has deployed B-52 bombers to the Mideast nation of Qatar to take part in the US-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State group. It is the first time the Cold War-era

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  Qatar slashes gas price for India, waives off Rs 12000 crore penalty

  December 31, 2015 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: Qatar has agreed to lower the price of gas it sells to India on a long-term contract by about $6 billion (Rs 39,858 crore) to reflect the slump in global energy rates and

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  Qatar Emir invites PM Narendra Modi to visit country

  National | November 03, 2015 7:31 IST

  New Delhi:  Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday night called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him to pay a visit there while expressing interest in partnering India's economic growth.The

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  Muslim teen arrested in Texas for home-made clock to study in Qatar

  World | October 21, 2015 10:46 IST

  Dallas: A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a home-made clock he brought to school was mistaken for a possible bomb will be moving with his family to Qatar where he can attend school,

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  President Pranab Mukherjee extends greetings to the Emir of Qatar

  India | June 24, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi:  President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings to the government and the people of Qatar on the occasion its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's accession, to be celebrated on June

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  Qatar may be stripped of 2022 World Cup: FIFA whistleblower

  Football | June 15, 2015 13:16 IST

  London: Qatar is likely be stripped of its chance to host the 2022 World Cup, according to a FIFA whistleblower who was a former senior figure in the country's bid team.Phaedra Almajid, who turned whistleblower

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  FIFA corruption: Could Russia, Qatar lose their World Cups?

  Football | June 05, 2015 18:45 IST

  If there is enough evidence of wrongdoing, FIFA has the power to strip the World Cup from both Russia and Qatar.Soccer's governing body, currently engulfed in the worst corruption scandal in its 111-year history, has