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Fire deaths: Pinarayi writes to Modi after his health minister denied permission to visit Kuwait

In a letter dated 15 June, Pinarayi called it 'extremely unfortunate' that the EAM did to respond to the request of political clearance for Veena George.

IAF aircraft carrying mortals remains of 45 Indians who died in Kuwait fire takes off for Kochi

The tragic fire incident took place Wednesday in Kuwait's Mangaf. Kuwaiti authorities are investigating the cause of fire and provide support to affected families.

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh reaches Kuwait, meets Indians injured in Mangaf fire

Singh met 6 injured Indians at Jaber Hospital. Around 40 Indians have reportedly succumbed and over 50 are injured in the tragic fire incident at Mangaf’s labour housing facility.

Over 40 Indians killed, 50 injured in Kuwait building blaze, MEA issues update

In the wake of incident the Ambassador of India in Kuwait immediately visited the location of the incident and also the hospitals to ascertain the welfare of the Indian nationals.

Fire in Kuwait building housing migrant workers kills 41, several Indians among injured

Ambassador Adarsh Swaika visited Al-Adan hospital where over 30 Indian workers have been admitted. External affairs minister Jaishankar expresses shock, assures all help from embassy.

India’s stalwart footballer Sunil Chhetri retires. ‘Time for country to see next No 9’

The India captain, the country's most prolific scorer, will retire from international football after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on 6 June.

3 charged with illegal entry, as boat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai

The trio, hailing from Tamil Nadu, had moved to Kuwait two years ago. They claim to have escaped the country after being ill-treated by agent.

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways urges India to increase limit on air traffic between countries

Jazeera Airways CEO said the current weekly allowance of 12,000 was inadequate to reflect economic trends, adding that Kuwait has asked the cap to be raised to 28,000 seats.

4 held for performing ‘fingerprint surgeries’ to smuggle people to Kuwait

The accused, who stayed at a hotel in Hyderabad, were going to perform more fingerprint surgeries on other unidentified suspects.

A few Islamic nations forced Modi govt to do what 200 million Indian Muslims couldn’t

If sentiments of Indian Muslims mattered, the likes of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal would be sacked as and when they make a hateful comment, not after global condemnation.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.