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Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi missiles targeting Mecca, claims embassy [Video]

The missiles launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels were reported to have been heading toward Makkah and Jeddah.

May 21, 2019

Watch | Good news for Atlanta graduates! Billionaire Robert F Smith plans to pay $40 mn student debt

Robert F Smith, an African-American investment banker and a former chemical engineer, who was present at the graduation ceremony to receive an honorary doctoral degree told the batch of 396 students that he plans to pay off their student debt.

May 20, 2019

Donald Trump Responds To Poway Synagogue Shooting

Trump threatens Iran, says war with US will 'officially end' Iranian regime

Trump issued his threat a few hours after the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, said on Sunday that Iran does not fear war but the US does.

May 20, 2019

Omar Khayyam's 971st birth anniversary: Google honours Persian mathematician, poet with doodle

Omar Khayyam is widely recognised for his astronomical expertise and his poetry. With his astronomical proficiency, he designed the Jalali calendar, which later became the base for many other calendars and was used until the 20th century.

May 18, 2019

US says Iranian freighters carrying missiles, deploys more warships in Persian Gulf

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander says the US aircraft carrier stationed in the region is exactly a strategic asset for the US but a liability.

May 17, 2019

China vows to safeguard its companies after US blacklists Huawei

The decision to restrict Huawei comes amid a fresh round of trade war between two of the world's largest economies

May 17, 2019

Houthi rebels release footage of its second missile launch targeting Saudi Arabia palace

Yemen's Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi Arabia after oil vessel sabotage - Report

Saudi Arabia and the UAE got involved in the Yemen war in 2015 when Houthis, the Shia group, ousted the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

May 14, 2019

Who is behind attacks on oil tankers of UAE and Saudi Arabia?

Both the American allies and Iran are voicing concerns over the region's safety and stability in the aftermath of the attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.

May 13, 2019

Will China's US trade war loss be India's gain? Tirupur hosiers eye export boost

Traders hope for Rs 30,000 crore export bonanza as inquiries pour in amid escalating US-China tit-for-tat tariff war fears; exporters urge the government to conclude a free-trade deal with EU so that exports to Europe would double.

May 10, 2019

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India inflation likely crept up to six-month high in April

Forecasts ranged between 2.68 and 3.56 per cent, with almost three-quarters pegging it at or below 3 per cent.

May 10, 2019

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This Aishwarya Rai Bachchan lookalike has 2.7 million Instagram followers! See hot photos

Mahlagha Jaberi, the doppelganger of Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has attained her own fame on social media. Take a look at her pictures.

May 9, 2019

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US-China trade talks, crude prices likely to spur market's poll-time volatility

Indians vote in the fifth round of polling in the seven-phase election on Monday while Chinese team arrives in Washington on May 8 to try and unknot trade relations between world's top two economies.

May 5, 2019

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Christians most persecuted religious group in the world - Report

The report, commissioned by the British Foreign Secretary, underscores its argument that the Christian persecution in parts of the world has assumed genocide proportions.

May 3, 2019

United Nations declares Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist

Pakistan eyes Jaish chief Masood Azhar's assets, imposes ban on overseas travel

Pakistani government issued an order to freeze the assets and impose a travel ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar after the United Nations declared him a global terrorist.