India and Kuwait on Monday discussed opportunities for Kuwaiti investment in refineries in India and also matters relating to the welfare of the large Indian diaspora in Kuwait. ...
05:17 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Reigning national champions Soumyajit Ghosh and K Shamini will lead the 12-member men's and women's Indian team respectively for the IITF World Tour Kuwait Open starting on Thursday. ...
03:12 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Denouncing "unrelenting horrors" in Syria's war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed on Wednesday for an end to the violence and more aid to address a situation he said was catastrophic and worsening by the day. "How many more people will be killed if the current situation continues?" Ban said, addressing a donors conference in Kuwait aimed at raising money for UN humanitarian work. ...
05:50 PM, Jan 30, 2013
A Kuwait-bound flight with 216 passengers onboard made an emergency landing in Chennai after it developed a technical malfunction in mid-air, airport sources said on Wednesday. ...
01:00 PM, Jan 09, 2013
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media. ...
10:50 PM, Jan 06, 2013
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has provisionally suspended the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF). Where does that put our boxers? ...
12:37 PM, Dec 11, 2012
United Nations: India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty, saying every nation had the "sovereign right" to determine its own legal system. The non-binding resolution called for a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. It was adopted on Monday at the General Assembly's Third Committee, which deals with social and...
07:14 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Dubai: Indians are among more then 2,100 people apprehended in Kuwait during raids on visa violators and those involved in crimes like theft, an official at the Indian embassy in Kuwait has said. Though the exact number of Indians taken into custody is not clear, the official said that the Indian embassy in Kuwait has accepted around 300 applications from relatives of those arrested and the officials are going to...
09:56 AM, Sep 23, 2012
London: Kuwait will be allowed to raise its national flag and play its anthem during the Olympic Games in London, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday after resolving a dispute with the Gulf state over its participation. The IOC suspended Kuwait in 2010, saying there was evidence of political interference in the country's sports movement. It said in May that Kuwaiti competitors could only participate under the Olympic flag...
10:14 AM, Jul 15, 2012
London: A Kuwaiti family has bought twice European Cup winners Nottingham Forest, the English Championship (second division) club said on Tuesday. In a statement on the club's website, Fawaz, Abdulaziz and Omar al-Hasawi said a shirt launch and news conference would be held at the City Ground on Saturday. "It is an honour and privilege for the al-Hasawi family to assume control of this great club steeped in history and...
09:36 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Kuwait: A defence lawyer in Kuwait says a court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for Twitter posts deemed insulting to Islam and to the rulers of Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The case appears to reflect a growing conservative influence in Kuwait. The lawyer, Khaled al-Shatti, is quoted today in Gulf media reports as saying his client, Hamad al-Naqi, has a chance to appeal the...
01:47 PM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: India's ace shooter Gagan Narang bagged his second silver medal, this time in the men's 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix on Saturday. According to reports, Narang shot a total of 1165 (prone 395, standing 385, kneeling 385) along with the prize money of $3000. Narang, who had already won a silver in the 10m air rifle, finished with the tournament...
03:11 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Google has put up a doodle on its Kuwaiti home page to commemorate Kuwait's 51st Independence Day. Kuwait was a British protectorate from 1899 until 25 February 1961. The Google doodle for Kuwait Independence Day is inspired by the emblem of Kuwait which was adopted after the independence of the country in 1962. The emblem includes a dhow (traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts) sailing in...
12:46 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Dubai: Kuwait, which has large number of expatriates from India, has lifted a five-month ban on transferring commercial visit visas to work permits. The ban had been imposed to regulate the influx of unskilled labourers into the country, thereby maintaining demographic balance, the country's Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MSAL) said. Expatriates who are academically qualified can now secure work permits, while those without qualifications are only allowed to...
09:29 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: Indian para-athletes have clinched five medals, including one gold, at the second Kuwait International Open Athletics Championship and so far booked four Paralympic quota places. Para-athletes Jagseer Singh, Mahabir Singh, Subbaiah Thirumalai under Grade A and Surjeet Singh under Grade B have made the cut for the London event, a Paralympic Committee of India release stated. Jagseer clinched gold in the long jump event with a leap of...
06:49 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Mumbai: Reliance Industries has mutually agreed to end negotiations with Bharti Enterprises to buy its stakes in two insurance joint ventures with France's AXA, the two companies said on Friday. Reliance said the negotiations to acquire Bharti's 74 per cent stakes in the life insurance and general insurance joint ventures were terminated as it was "unable to reach agreement on the long-term vision and joint governance of the ventures" with...
09:08 PM, Nov 25, 2011
Saroj Datta Age: 75 Career: He has been with the Jet Airways group since 1991. Prior to that was with Kuwait Airways and Air India Interests: Listening to Hindustani classical music, jazz, reading crime fiction and translations of Bengali classics Q You has spent two decades building India's largest airline. What were the turning points? Early in the life of the airline, the first call was about coming into the...
08:29 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Goa: The passengers of an Air India flight had a close shave on Tuesday when two tyres of the flight from Kuwait burst as it was landing at the Goa airport on Tuesday. The flight had 105 passengers on board and all of them were safe. The flight is still standing on the runway. The air scare comes just a day after the Turkish Airways flight that was stuck at...
10:48 AM, Sep 06, 2011
Dubai: A parliamentary committee in the oil-rich Gulf state of Kuwait has reportedly rejected a motion to ban bikinis, saying it's 'unconstitutional'. The motion, submitted in November by members of the Development and Reform Bloc and MP Khalid Al Sultan, proposed a ban on women from wearing bikinis, revealing bathing suits and clothes with deep cleavage at the beach. Offenders will be sentenced to one year in prison and to...
06:07 PM, Feb 02, 2011
The cause of the fire was yet to be determined. ...
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