
Mumbai: There was a scare on Jet Airways' flight 9W 523 from Mumbai to Riyadh on Monday. The flight was asked to return to bay by the ATC just before take-off. Reports say the flight was asked to return to bay after smoke was spotted in one of the engines. The fire was extinguished and the passengers were evacuated. There were around 115 passengers on the flight and all of...

09:40 AM, May 28, 2012

Dubai: A woman dubbed 'Lady al Qaeda' for being the first female in Saudi Arabia who underwent trial for involvement in terrorist activists has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in the kingdom. A special criminal court in Riyadh on Saturday sentenced 37-year-old Haila Al-Qaseer after she was convicted of taking part in various terrorist activities, Arab news reported. The court also banned her from travelling...

10:44 AM, Oct 30, 2011

Dubai: An Indian man, who was jailed for killing six people in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, has been released after the family of the victims agreed to a blood-money deal. Sulieman Abubakr, 55, from Karnataka was driving on the highway to Saudi capital of Riyadh in April 2008 when his truck collided with a vehicle, killing six members of a Saudi family. The accident occurred about 200 km...

11:43 AM, Apr 28, 2011

Riyadh: A Sri Lankan maid, who was made to serve virtually as a slave by her Saudi sponsor for 17 years, has been rescued by officials of the Sri Lankan embassy in Saudi Arabia. Kusuma Nandini, 56, who had arrived in Riyadh in 1994, was kept as a slave at her sponsor's home. She was not paid salary even once during the years of her enforced imprisonment at her employer's...

07:21 PM, Feb 19, 2011

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh is a growing city of over four million, combining the flair of a financial centre with a traditional desert lifestyle as it is home to one of the biggest Arab camel markets. The desert city is a showcase of the kingdom's struggle to balance modernisation while preserving its conservative Muslim traditions. Many elegant shopping malls and restaurants have sprung up but cinemas, bars and even...

01:06 PM, Jan 13, 2011

Manmohan Singh said the challenge of terrorism was immense in Afghanistan. ...

03:01 PM, Mar 01, 2010

Sunday was the second day of the three-day trip by Manmohan Singh. ...

12:19 PM, Mar 01, 2010

The declaration seeks to cement ties and raise bilateral cooperation. ...

09:06 AM, Mar 01, 2010

World leaders and business giant are gathered at Davos for World Economic Forum. ...

11:20 PM, Jan 28, 2010