Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in low-key ceremonyKuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defence minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in 1990, was laid to rest Sun...
17 Dec, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election in eight monthsKuwait is undergoing elections again after eight months . The polling will close at 8 pm and the results of this will be announced on Wedne...
06 Jun, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
Kuwait crown prince dissolves parliament, calls for early electionThe move comes at a time when several opposition lawmakers are staging an open ended sit-in at the parliament complex to press Sheikh Mesha...
22 Jun, 2022, 06.33 PM IST
Jaishankar speaks with Kuwaiti, Qatari counterparts; discusses ties, AfghanistanExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with his counterparts from Kuwait and Qatar separately and discussed a host of iss...
22 Jan, 2022, 05.03 PM IST
Kuwait emir hands some duties to crown princeKuwait's crown prince has been asked to carry out some of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah's constitutional duties on a temporary basis,...
15 Nov, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Kuwaiti FM; holds productive discussionsThe two sides also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will give Indian workers greater legal protection in Kuwait.
10 Jun, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
S Jaishankar to begin Kuwait visit on June 9, to carry PM Modi's letter to Kuwaiti EmirThe visit comes nearly three months after the two countries decided to establish a joint ministerial commission to formulate a framework to...
08 Jun, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah submits Cabinet resignation, says state mediaKuwait's Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah on Wednesday presented the resignation of his cabinet to the emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed a...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challengesThis tiny country's hundreds of thousands of voters will select lawmakers for 50 seats in the parliament, the freest and most-rambunctious ...
05 Dec, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeks Kuwaiti investments in IndiaKuwait's Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is reported to have invested USD 2 billion in India since 2017, taking the total investment in the cou...
12 Oct, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
India sends Oil Minister Pradhan to Kuwait to offer condolences on demise of former EmirPradhan is carrying letters from President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the new leadership of Kuwait.
11 Oct, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
Kuwait's late emir body flown home as his successor is sworn inA Kuwaiti government Airbus A340 bearing his remains landed in the capital, where the authorities blocked roads to allow passage of a convo...
30 Sep, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
India will host Asiad when it shows interest: OCA President Shaikh AhmedIndia hosted the first ever Asian Games in New Delhi in 1951 and then again in the same city in 1982. Since then, Commonwealth Games in 201...
20 Aug, 2018, 05.55 PM IST
Donald Trump does not rule out military action against North KoreaPyongyang in July conducted two long-range ballistic missile launches, followed by a medium-range over Japan, a US ally, in August. The US ...
08 Sep, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
- India offers Kuwait stake in petrochemical plants
India has offered Kuwait a stake in ONGC's Rs 21,396-crore petrochemical plant at Dahej in Gujarat and in IOC's proposed chemical unit at P...
11 Mar, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
India, Kuwait discuss Kuwaiti investment in refineries in IndiaKhurshid held talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart on various bilateral issues including ways to exploit potential Indian project exports to ...
11 Mar, 2013, 06.17 PM IST
- Kuwait to scrap $14 billion refinery project
Kuwait is scrapping a $14 billion project to build a fourth refinery in the oil-rich country, the prime minister said in remarks published ...
15 Mar, 2009, 06.47 PM IST