Saudi women don’t need male permission to start businesses
NADA HAMEED / ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi women do not need the permission of a male guardian to start their own business, according to the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and…
Jaitley in Riyadh to attend India-Saudi Arabia Joint Meeting
AMN / Riyadh India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here last night on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. He will co-chair the 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Meeting to…
PMO working on resolving Nirav Modi fraud: MoS finance
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla has said that the finance ministry is working with the Prime Minister’s Office to resolve the 11,400…
Maldives: Political crisis escalates following widespread protests
AMN / WEB DESK The widespread protests have erupted across Maldives despite the country is under a state of emergency. Pro-Opposition protesters were demanding the resignation of President Yameen Abdul…
Tripura goes to polls today
AGARTALA Polling has begun for Assembly elections in Tripura. Voting, which started at seven in the morning, will end at 4 PM. Polling is taking place for 59 seats, out…
Egypt court jails 65 loyalists of ex-President Morsi up to 10 years
WEB DESK An Egyptian court has sentenced 65 loyalists of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi up to 10 years in prison over inciting anti-state riots, protests and violence. Zagazig Criminal…
Trump rebukes FBI for bungling tip on Florida school shooting
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has rebuked the FBI for missing the tip-off about the shooting at a school in Florida that killed 17 people on Wednesday. In a…
Merkel calls for progress on common EU asylum system
WEB DESK German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, her country wants European Union to make progress on a common asylum system. The German Chancellor warned that member states who expect…
China warns Trump over potential steel, aluminium tariffs
WEB DESK China has warned the United States of necessary measures if it imposes tough trade sanctions against Beijing’s steel and aluminium exports. Director at China’s commerce ministry, Wang Hejun…
Have nothing to do with Gitanjali Gems or Nirav Modi: Singhvi
AMN / New Delhi Refuting allegations by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of his and his family’s links with Nirav Modi’s company, senior Congress leader and AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi…