WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has lashed out at top electronic media executives and journalists, terming them “dishonest” and “deceitful liars” after he invited them for a private meeting of minds. “Instead of striking a harmonious tone to build rapport following the election, Trump was combative,” The Washingt on Post quoted participants as saying. “In […]
JAKARTA: AirAsia held its annual AirAsia Bloggers’ Community (AABC) gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia over the weekend, the third year the world’s best low-cost carrier has hosted regional social media influencers. The gathering was in support of the Indonesian government’s efforts to bring in 20 million foreign visitors by 2019. This year’s AABC gathering saw 47 […]
BEIJING: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise high value currency notes as “startling and bold”, Chinese official media has said it is “far from enough” and India may “look at ideas” from China’s crackdown against corruption which has shown “efficiency”. Modi in “a startling and sudden move” demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 […]
UNITED STATES: Republican Donald Trump has defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the US election and will become the 45th President of the United States. Trump said his pledge “to every citizen of our land” was to “be President for all Americans”. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division,” he […]
UNITED STATES: With just hours to go before America goes to the polls to elect its 45th President, the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton remains as close as well. The investigations into Clinton’s use of a private email server have now been concluded with no charges to be brought against the Democrat candidate. […]
DUBAI: Three Omani fishermen hit the jackpot after scooping 80kg of floating “whale vomit” that is expected to net them $2.5 million. Khalid Al Sinani, who is in his late 30s, found the rare “whale vomit” floating on the shores of Qurayat province last week. ‘Whale vomit’ or Ambergris is a very costly wax that […]
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand today agreed to strengthen ties in key areas of trade, defence and security during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Kiwi counterpart John Key, who also assured that his country will contribute “constructively” to the process currently underway in the NSG to consider India’s membership. After the […]
PESHAWAR: Sharbat Bibi became famously known as the ‘Afghan Girl’ when National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry captured her photograph at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp situated on the edge of Peshawar in 1984. Sharbat Bibi became famously known as the ‘Afghan Girl’ when National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry captured her photograph at the Nasir Bagh […]
GOA: India on Saturday announced that it will buy the S-400 ‘Triumf’ air defence systems from Russia, worth over $5 billion, and collaborate in making four state of art frigates besides setting up a joint production facility for making Kamov helicopters. The deals were announced following talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian […]
GOA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in which India is expected to raise concerns over growing Russia-Pakistan military ties besides looking at ways of ramping up their privileged partnership in areas of defence and nuclear energy. Putin, who arrived in Goa after a delay of nine hours due to […]