Kuwait posts USD 18B deficit as lower oil prices slash revenue
Kuwait City : Kuwait’s finance minister says the oil-exporting country has posted a budget deficit of USD 18.2 billion ...
UK should keep Brexit options open : Tony Blair
London : Former British prime minister Tony Blair today said “we should keep our options open” on the UK leaving ...
83 killed in Baghdad bombings, firefighters still trying to extinguish blazes
At least 83 people have been killed and 176 wounded in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital this morning, Iraqi ...
China mulls congestion tax to restrict traffic in peak hours
Beijing : After restricting car sales, China is now considering imposing a congestion tax to try and control heavy traffic in ...
VHP opposes move to set up branch of S Arabia’s Islamic Bank in India
New Delhi : Strongly opposing any move to set up a branch of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Bank in the country, VHP warned the ...
Indian team wins ‘team spirit award’ at NASA competition
Houston : A group of 13 Indian engineering students, including four girls, has won the team spirit award in NASA’s ...
UK to send more troops to Iraq to assist ISIS fight
London : Britain will send 250 additional soldiers to Iraq to help the Iraqi Army build on the recent sucess in combating ...
IMF says Brexit uncertainty a top risk to global economy
Washington : The International Monetary Fund said today that Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union a week ago ...
Indian money in Swiss banks dips 33% to Rs 8,392 cr
Zurich : Money held by Indians in Swiss banks has fallen by nearly one-third to a record low of 1.2 billion franc (about Rs ...
Indus Water Treaty has caused huge losses to J&K : Govt
Srinagar : The Indus Water Treaty (IWT), under which Pakistan has got control over all the major rivers of Jammu and Kashmir, ...