The US negotiator seeking to end Afghanistan's war voiced hope Wednesday that the Kabul government can reach a side deal with Pakistan, whose historic support of the Taliban has long tested relations. ( read original story ...)
India’s TCS Plans up to $2.2 Billion Buyback as Legal Costs Hit Profit
India's top software exporter Tata Consultancy Services said on Wednesday it would buy back shares worth up to 160 billion rupees ($2.18 billion) and reported a 7.1% fall in quarterly profit. ( read original story ...)
Is India’s Media Frenzy Over Sushant Singh Rajput’s Death a Bollywood Circus or a Political Distraction?
Indian media, fueled by aggressive television anchors, has worked itself into an unprecedented feeding frenzy since the death of popular 34-year-old actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his Mumbai home June ... ( read original story ...)
‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy slams Comedy Central India for censorship of gay kiss: It makes a ‘harmful statement’
Ew, censorship! Dan Levy, the star and co-creator of the beloved television series “Schitt’s Creek,” was not happy to find out that a channel in India had removed a gay kiss scene from the Emmy ... ( read original story ...)
India’s mosque verdict marks a sad day for the world’s democracy
Indian court acquits Hindu nationalist leaders in ’92 destruction of mosque”: The verdict is both shocking and unsurprising. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been systematically taking the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in Qatar for talks with Sheikh Tamim
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in the Qatari capital Doha for talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Erdogan was welcomed upon his arrival on Wednesday by a ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Infantino impressed by Qatar’s World Cup progress, left speechless by stadium
Qatar's preparations for hosting the 2022 World Cup have progressed despite the coronavirus pandemic, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday, adding that he was speechless after visiting ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish president arrives in Qatar for working visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday in the Gulf state of Qatar, the second destination of his single-day working visit after Kuwait. Private jet "TUR" carrying Turkish President ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish president leaves for visits to Kuwait, Qatar
As part of one-day working visits to Gulf states, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will first visit Kuwait and then proceed to Qatar - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
The hypocrisy behind US-allied Qatar denouncing reconciliation with Israel
Thani against his father, Khalifa Al-Thani, on June 27, 1995, Qatar has seemingly worked on strengthening its ties with the United States and Israel and welcomed them with open arms. Yet, at the same ... ( read original story ...)