India signs landmark pact with UAE to fill its strategic oil reserves
India on Wednesday signed a deal with the United Arab Emirates, allowing the Gulf nation to fill the country`s strategic storage facility in southern India.
Jan 25, 2017, 17:24 PM IST
UAE one of India's most valued partners and close friend: PM Narendra Modi to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks on Saturday to enhance the relations between India and UAE.
Jan 25, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
Six tourists injured in hot-air balloon crash in UAE desert
Investigators in the United Arab Emirates are looking into what caused a hot-air balloon to abruptly drop from the sky, injuring six tourists onboard.
Jan 16, 2017, 19:02 PM IST
United Arab Emirates says 5 diplomats killed in Afghan blast
The United Arab Emirates says five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the previous day.
Jan 11, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Indian mission in UAE to help stranded sailors with essentials: Sushma
"I have asked the mission to ensure that Indian sailors do not suffer for want of essential supplies," the minister said in a tweet on Monday.
Jan 09, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj promises help to 41 stranded sailors
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that India will help out sailors stuck in merchant ships at Ajman in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Jan 06, 2017, 15:14 PM IST
Indian falls to death in UAE while peeping into ladies' room
The man fell as he lost balance while standing and looking into the room of the women in Sharjah Industrial Area number 8, a witness told police.
Dec 29, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
UAE National Day: India values close relations between two countries, says President Mukherjee
India-US ties are firmly rooted in our age-old trade and cultural links, President Mukherjee said.
Dec 02, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport
Around 100 airlines fly to more than 260 destinations from Dubai, which is also home to major carrier Emirates.
Woman seeks sex change in first for UAE
An Emirati woman has sought leave to have a sex change operation in what would be a first for the United Arab Emirates, newspapers reported today.
Sep 20, 2016, 15:08 PM IST
India set to buy Iran oil for emergency reserves
India is set to buy 6 million barrels of Iranian crude for its strategic oil reserves as negotiations with the United Arab Emirates` national oil company for supplies are stuck over commercial terms, industry sources said.
Sep 20, 2016, 13:07 PM IST
Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who crashed airliners in New York, outside Washington and in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, were Saudi nationals.
Sep 12, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE
The administration of George W. Bush opened a prison there to hold terror suspects.
Massive fire breaks out at Dubai's Sulafa Tower, hundreds evacuated - Watch video
Sulafa Tower is 23rd tallest building in Dubai and 127th tallest in the world.
Jul 20, 2016, 18:21 PM IST
Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour
The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on its way to Egypt on Monday.
Jul 11, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
Vijay Mallya personal jet to be auctioned at low reserve price
On June 30, the department had rejected the sole bid of Rs 1.09 crore offered by the United Arab Emirates-based aviation support firm Alna Aero Distributional Finance Holdings, against a reserve price of Rs 152 crore.
Jul 06, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Drone closes busy Dubai International Airport for an hour
The airport says the closure disrupted flights for 69 minutes today. The airport, the world's busiest for international travel, reopened at 12.45 pm.
Jun 12, 2016, 03:24 AM IST
Women from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana being sold to Gulf like products in retail shop: Minister
Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Non-Resident Indian Welfare, Palle Raghunatha Reddy, has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in a bid to gain her attention towards the plight of women domestic workers from Andhra Pradesh languishing in jails in Gulf states.
May 24, 2016, 14:19 PM IST
United Arab Emirates may build a mountain to increase rainfall!
With oil revenues drying up, can the UAE afford a mountain?
May 03, 2016, 11:06 AM IST
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy!
The National Transformation Plan (NTP), as Riyadh has dubbed the changes, is expected to be unveiled in the next few weeks. Much is still secret. Ministries have refused to discuss plans in detail and Western consultancies contacted by Reuters declined to confirm their involvement, let alone policy details.
Apr 14, 2016, 16:55 PM IST
