Oil giant Saudi Aramco names acting CEO

Last Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 02:03

Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Friday named an interim president and CEO after his veteran predecessor`s appointment as minister of health.

Kerala keen to ensure justice for Madani

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 16:45

Kerala govt is keen to ensure justice for PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, lodged in prison at Bangalore in connection with a bomb blast case, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala told.

Nasser`s son to play his grandson in `Saivam`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 16:43

Baasha, son of popular Tamil actor Nasser, will be seen playing the role of the latter`s grandson in upcoming Tamil drama `Saivam`, which is being directed and produced by A.L. Vijay.

Hussain says Cook`s biggest challenge will be to come out of Ashes slump

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 10:33

Leading England out of their Ashes slump will be the biggest challenge of captain Alastair Cook`s career, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain, a report said.

Jordan elected to UN Security Council

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 18:17

Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, filling a seat that Saudi Arabia had declined to accept after an earlier election to protest the world body`s failure to end the Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.

Bangalore blasts accused Madani shifted to private hospital

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 19:41

Complying with the Supreme Court directive, Karnataka government on Tuesday shifted jailed Kerala-based PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, a key accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, to a private hospital here for treatment.

Pope to visit Jordan during Holy Land trip: State media

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:11

Pope Francis will visit Jordan during a trip to the Holy Land next year, the state Petra news agency reported on Saturday, citing a senior Vatican source.

Siddle backs Oz to perform if bowls first

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 10:39

Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has backed his side to perform well if they bowl first in the Brisbane Test of the winter Ashes, despite the `ghosts of 2002`, when then-England captain Nasser Hussain won the toss, sent the Australians in and ended up on the wrong end of a day-one stumps score that read 2-364.

BJP protests Kerala govt move to help Madani get bail

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 11:50

BJP has strongly protested Kerala government`s reported move to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court, favouring the bail plea of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, now in prison in Karnataka in connection with the 2008 Bangalore blasts case.

Kuwait jails writer for tweets `defaming` ex-PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 21:34

A Kuwaiti court on Wednesday sentenced prominent opposition writer Mohammad al-Wushaihi to a three-month jail term for tweets deemed derogatory to a former prime minister.

LeT operative Nasser, 12 others found guilty by NIA court

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 19:00

Thirteen accused, including suspected LeT operative T Naseer, were on Tuesday found guilty by a NIA court here in a case related to recruitment of youths from Kerala for terror camps in Jammu and Kashmir to `wage war against India`.

England will go after Aussies with bounce, says Nasser Hussain

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 08:49

Australia`s batsmen could be fed a diet of bouncers after England named Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Chris Tremlett and Boyd Rankin in their Ashes squad on Monday.