Industry and mineral resources minister meets with students at Najran University
RIYADH, 24 August: The Saudi minister of industry and mineral resources met with students at Najran University on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported Friday. He was received by the university’s president, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Khudairi, and several university employees. Bandar Alkhorayef discussed with students training programs, the national strategy for the growth of industry and mining, and […]
Saudi ambassador to Norway presents credentials to King Harald V
RIYADH, 24 August: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Norway presented his credentials to King Harald V on Friday. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Shareef met with the Norwegian monarch at the Royal Palace in Oslo and conveyed the greetings of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al-Shareef told King Harald he would “work to […]
NRI shot at in Amritsar in broad daylight crime
Amritsar, Aug 24 (IANS) In a broad daylight crime, an NRI was shot at on Saturday by two armed turbaned assailants at point-blank range at his residence in Daburji village in Punjab’s Amritsar district. The NRI, Sukhchain Singh, an American resident, was shot in the head and neck by assailants in front of the family, […]
BJP leaders pay tributes to Arun Jaitley on 5th death anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Leaders and workers of the BJP gathered in the national Capital on Saturday to pay tributes to senior leader late Arun Jaitley, who served as the Finance Minister of India, on his fifth death anniversary on Saturday. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva remarked on the occasion, stating, “On Arun Jaitley’s […]
HYDRA starts demolishing Convention Centre owned by actor Nagarjuna
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (IANS) The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRA) took up demolition of the N-Convention Centre, owned by popular actor Nagarjuna on Saturday. Personnel of the newly formed agency began demolition of the Convention Centre, located on 10 acres of land in the Madhapur area in Cyberabad, amid tight security […]
Bengal Police SIT submits papers on financial irregularities at RG Kar Hospital to CBI
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Going by a Calcutta High Court order passed on Friday directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the state-run RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of West Bengal police handed over all related papers and documents […]
‘New appetite inhibiting drugs’ may lower rising obesity levels in US: Musk
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The rising obesity levels in the US may be curbed by ‘new appetite inhibiting drugs’, said Elon Musk on Saturday. The tech billionaire said this as a reply to a user on the social media platform X.com, who stated rising levels of obesity in the US. “40 per cent of […]
Zaheer Iqbal to Sonakshi Sinha: Lifetime more of you annoying me
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Actor Zaheer Iqbal had the sweetest message for his wife Sonakshi Sinha on their two-months anniversary. Taking to Instagram stories, Zaheer shared a video of the two walking the streets of New York. The two are seen walking hand-in-hand, when Sonakshi notices her husband recording her, the two burst out in […]
Denzel Washington hints at retirement after ‘Gladiator II’
Los Angeles, Aug 24 (IANS) Hollywood star and award-winner Denzel Washington has hinted at retiring from the world of cinema after Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” and said that there are very few films left for him to make that he is interested in. The Academy Award winner said he was “tremendously inspired” by Scott‘s upcoming […]
‘Perfect’ PSG put on ‘spectacle’ against Montpellier, says Luis Enrique after thumping 6-0 win
Paris, Aug 24 (IANS) Paris Saint Germain delivered a brilliant outing against Montpellier on Friday as Luis Enrique’s men slotted six goals past their opponents on what was a lethal night for the attackers. Following the game, Enrique stated that for PSG football is more of a ‘spectacle’ and that the team is hungry in […]
