Hyderabad: People familiar with Bondi Beach gunman Sajid Akram disclosed that after marrying European national Venus Grosso in 1999 under Australian customary practice, Sajid and Venus travelled to Hyderabad in 2000, where they performed a second marriage (nikah) in the presence of Sajid’s parents. Sajid’s son, Naveed Akram — currently being interrogated by Australian authorities …
New Delhi: India's pharma exports to Oman will get a boost as the Gulf nation will provide duty-free access to key finished medicines and vaccines, besides fast-tracking of regulatory approvals for domestic goods. Core active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) such as penicillins, streptomyces, tetracyclines, and erythromycins also get duty-free access in Oman's market, according to the …
Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday conferred with the Order of Oman, the Sultanate's uniquely distinct civilian honour, by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties.Prime Minister Modi received the award during his ongoing two-day visit to Oman, the final leg of his three-nation tour that included Jordan and …
Geneva : More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the U.N. food aid agency warned Tuesday. The number at risk is some 3 million more than a year ago. Economic woes, recurrent drought, shrinking international aid …
WASHINGTON: — President Donald Trump intends to preview his agenda for next year and beyond in a live speech from the White House on Wednesday night. His remarks are coming at a crucial time as he tries to rebuild his steadily eroding popularity. The White House offered few details about what the Republican president intends …
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks. U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed an extensive diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, …
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday extended its airspace ban for Indian aircraft by another month till January 23. Pakistan closed its airspace to India's airlines in April after the Pahalgam attack. India too has imposed a similar ban on Pakistan. The previous extension was set to expire on December 24 but the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) …
Milan : wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio, officials announced Tuesday. The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking …
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Western countries to step up their fight against antisemitism and protect Jewish communities, two days after a deadly mass shooting at a Jewish event in Sydney. "I demand that Western governments do what is necessary to fight antisemitism and provide the required safety and security for Jewish …
Russian authorities on Tuesday named German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle as an “undesirable organization,” effectively outlawing its operation in the country. Under Russian law, involvement with an “undesirable organization,” including sharing its content, is a criminal offense. Deutsche Welle was added to the Russian Justice Ministry’s list of undesirable organizations following an announcement on Saturday …
