Day: June 7, 2019

Venezuela reopens border crossing with Colombia

3.3 million people have fled Venezuela crisis: UN

9:00 pm June 7, 2019

Geneva: An estimated 3.3 million people have fled the crisis in Venezuela since the start of 2016, including one million who have left the country since November, the United Nations said Friday. “The pace of the outflow from Venezuela has been staggering,” the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in […]

Indian Embassy in Saudi organises ‘Gandhi cycle rally for peace’

8:54 pm June 7, 2019

Dubai: A first of its kind ‘Gandhi cycle rally for peace’ was organised by the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Over 150 participants from all walks of life, cultural and ethnic identities participated in the cycle rally organised in […]

US, Russia blame each other in near-collision of warships

8:51 pm June 7, 2019

Tokyo: The US and Russian militaries accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other in the East China Sea. The U.S. 7th Fleet said the Russian destroyer put the safety of the USS Chancellorsville and its crew […]

Blood, body parts were scattered all around: Dubai bus accident survivor

12 Indians among 17 killed in tragic bus accident in Dubai

8:50 pm June 7, 2019

Dubai: Twelve Indians were among 17 people who were killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus, mostly with Eid vacationers coming from Oman, entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign, police and the Indian mission here said on Friday. Nine persons were also seriously injured when the driver […]

Donald Trump 'wrong' president for US, says former first lady Michelle Obama

Barack and Michelle Obama sign deal to produce podcasts for Spotify

8:35 pm June 7, 2019

Los Angeles: Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have signed a deal to produce a series of podcasts for music streaming platform Spotify. Under the multiyear deal between Spotify and the couples’ Higher Ground Productions, the duo are set to develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts on a […]