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Topic: Saudi Arabia

Liquid thrown at Kaaba in viral Facebook video is petrol, not milk

The video, posted by Ritesh Mukhia, received more than 2,000 shares and was viewed by more than 51,000 users. New Delhi: A video of a...

Video tweeted by Tarek Fateh showing road rage between Saudi women is three years old

Fateh, Gaurav Pradhan tweeted road rage video saying it was the first fight on the day Saudi removed ban on women driving.

Saudi women are finally driving, and Trump compares immigrants to invaders

A mass protest in China is underway and clashes between farmers and cattle herders in Nigeria have killed 86.  Women are driving in Saudi Arabia On...

Mehbooba Mufti hits back at the BJP and an Army major arrested

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti took to social media yesterday to hit back at former ally BJP on Sunday, a day after its president Amit Shah accused the alliance government led by her of corruption, misrule, and being soft on separatists

Legal now but driving may still be a task for Saudi women

Even as the ban ends Sunday, Saudi women will have to overcome freedom-limiting traditions, the result of decades of state-imposed patriarchy.

Trump & Kim in Singapore for historic summit, and why Afghans are shopping online

In complete contrast to the chaotic G7 summit, China hosted a successful SCO summit, and the Bangladesh cricket team beat India to win the Women's Asia Cup T20. 

Saudi’s $80 oil goal eating into Modi’s budget before polls

Saudi Arabia is aiming for $80 per barrel to support the valuation of Saudi Aramco before an initial public offering. This price hike is certainly going to pinch the Indian government.

Saudi oil goal of $80 a barrel threatens to clip India’s economic wings

While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration reaped the benefits of the biggest price crash in a generation, oil is recovering as the government gears up for elections in 2019.

Global Pulse: Indonesia declares state of emergency because of deadly oil spill

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has further legitimised his stance on Israel by saying that the country has the right to its own land.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.