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Mohammed bin Salman had been lying low; not any more First he ordered the detention of at least four senior members of his own royal family. The next day he plunged Saudi Arabia into a price war with Russia that sent energy and stock markets around the world into free fall. For a while, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia had appeared to be living down his reputation for dangerous aggression. Perhaps chastened by the blowback over his connection with the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the 34-year-old Crown Prince had kept a low profile for more...

On Dad Madhavrao’s B’day, Jyotiraditya Scindia fulfils grandmother Vijaya Raje’s wish Former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has resigned from the Congress — and the date below the letterhead suggests this move was planned well in advance. In a message dated March 9 and addressed to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia wrote, “…as you well know, this is a path that has been drawing itself out over the last year.” “While my aim and purpose remain the same as it has always been from the very beginning, to serve the people of my state and country, I believe I...

Soon there will be only Rahul, Sonia in Congress: BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday said that soon the day will come when Congress will have only two leaders — Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. “How many leaders are they going to expel? If they continue expelling their leaders like this, soon the day will come when only Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will be left in the Congress,” Hussain told ANI. “Congress is treating Sachin Pilot the same way they had treated Jyotiraditya Scindia. Congress does...

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survives assassination attempt Sudan’s Prime Minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum, Sudan’s state media said. Abdalla Hamdok’s office and his family confirmed he was safe following the explosion. Sudanese state TV said Mr. Hamdok, a longtime economist, was heading to the Cabinet’s offices when the attack took place, and that he was taken to a “safe place.” The attack highlighted the fragility of Sudan’s transition to civilian rule, almost a year after pro-democracy protesters forced the military to remove autocratic President...

As Italy Remains in Lockdown, Pope Francis Tells Priests to Go Out and Meet the Coronavirus-affected Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Tuesday to “have the courage” to go out and help those sickened by the novel coronavirus, hours after Italy was placed on a nationwide lockdown. “Let us pray to the Lord also for our priests, that they may have the courage to go out and visit the sick… and to accompany the medical staff and volunteers in the work they do,” the pontiff said during a mass in Vatican City. St Peter’s Square in the Vatican — in...

China’s Xi Jinping says Wuhan has ‘turned the tide’ againt coronavirus epidemic Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that Wuhan has turned the tide against the deadly coronavirus outbreak, as he paid his first visit to the city at the heart of the global epidemic. Xi’s visit came as unprecedented quarantine measures that have sealed off Wuhan and the rest of central Hubei province since late January appear to have paid off, with new infections dropping dramatically in recent weeks. During Xi’s trip, Hubei announced it would ease travel restrictions to allow healthy people in low-risk areas to travel throughout...

Narendra Modi calls off visit to Dhaka India is ready to work with Bangladesh to stop the spread of COVID-19, which prompted cancellation of the inauguration ceremony of the birth centenary celebrations of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka. A statement from External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Monday confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scheduled to participate in the March 17 event, would not travel to Dhaka. He said Bangladesh had formally communicated that the authorities were forced to “defer” the event in the prevailing health scenario in Bangladesh. “While expressing understanding of the circumstances that necessitates this deferment,...

Israel PM announces two-week quarantine for all arrivals Israel will impose a two-week quarantine on all travellers entering the country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, toughening already significant travel restrictions. “After a day of difficult discussions, we have taken a decision: all those coming to Israel from abroad will be placed in isolation for 14 days,” Netanyahu said in a video broadcast on his Twitter account. “This is a difficult decision but it is essential to maintaining public health, which takes precedence over everything,” he added, according to a statement. Source: Moneycontrol

White House says US President Trump not tested for coronavirus President Donald Trump remains in excellent health and has not been tested for coronavirus, the White House has said, even though he was in contact with multiple lawmakers who have since gone into self-imposed quarantine due to their proximity to someone with the virus. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Monday that testing was not necessary because President Trump is not showing symptoms and the lawmakers aren’t confirmed to be infected. “The President has not received COVID-19 testing because he has neither had prolonged close contact with any known...

Will continue with capex plans: Shashi Shanker, ONGC chairman NEW DELHI: Oil and Natural Gas Corp will not cut its investment plans despite a sharp fall in oil prices that’s expected to hit profit, ONGC chairman Shashi Shanker has said. “Profit will obviously be affected. But we are a national oil company and we are in it for the long haul. So we are not going to redraw our plans. We will continue to invest,” Shanker told ET in an interview. “We have seen several cycles. The last time when prices fell to $28 in 2016, we continued to invest.”...