Three Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority employees arrested after receiving bribes: Nazaha
RIYADH, 17 September: Three employees of the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority at the King Abdullah Port in Rabigh have been arrested after receiving bribes from six residents. The bribes amounted to SR2,232,000 ($594,814) and were received in instalments in exchange for facilitating the smuggling and export of 372 shipping containers of restricted petroleum products […]
Five missing after cargo ship sinks off Brazilian coast
Sao Paulo, Sep 17 (IANS) At least five people were missing and four others were rescued after a cargo ship sank off the coast of the Brazilian northeastern state of Pernambuco, local media reported. The boat, named “Concordia,” sank 15 kilometres from Ponta das Pedras beach in the municipality of Goiania on Sunday night, Xinhua […]
15 killed in forest fires in Peru
Lima, Sep 17 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed in Peru due to the serious forest fires occurring in various parts of the country. “We have reported so far unfortunately 15 deaths, six hospitalisations, 128 discharges from hospital and we as the Ministry of Health will always be in an expectant attitude,” the official […]
Trump recalls ‘sudden shots’ during golf game, then the Secret Service action
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Recalling the second assassination attempt on him, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump said all of a sudden firing shots were heard in the middle of a golf game and while he did not realise what it was, the Secret Service put him into a golf cart and took him to […]
Illustrating policy ambivalence, Trump now says he will ‘get along with China’
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will “get along well with China” and did not think that nations and others like Russia are the “enemies” that President Biden’s administration considers them. “I think we’ll get along great with China,” the Republican presidential candidate said on Monday during […]
India, US hold 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, discuss strategic and defence matters
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian and the US officials held the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue and discussions covered bilateral strategic and defence priorities as well as regional and global issues, an official statement said. The officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence and the US State and Defence Departments attended the 2+2 […]
US Secret Service director credits agency for ‘effective’ response to Trump assassination attempt
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump has the highest levels of security, US Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told reporters, crediting the agency with thwarting an alleged assassination attempt on the former President two days ago. “The subject, who did not have line of sight to the former President, fled the […]
‘Highly Inflammatory Language’:Trump blames Biden and Harris’ ‘rhetoric’ for assassination plot
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Launching a fiery attack against Democrats, former US President Donald Trump has said that President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris’ “rhetoric” is responsible for the second assassination attempt against him since July, media reported. Trump said on Monday that the suspected gunman “acted” on the “highly inflammatory language” of Democrats, […]
‘Heinous Act’: India raises vandalism of Swaminarayan Temple in New York with US
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) The Indian Consulate in New York has condemned the vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, saying it has raised the matter with the US law enforcement authorities for prompt action against perpetrators of the “heinous act”. “The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable,” the […]
PM Modi to speak at UN Summit of the Future on Sep 23, but not at annual high-level meeting
United Nations, Sept 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Summit of the Future on September 23, but not the annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly, according to the latest schedules from the UN. Earlier, PM Modi was listed earlier as a speaker at the September 26 session of the […]
