Ahmedabad: Though no official announcement has been made so far, it is learnt that Akasa Airlines is set to launch flights connecting Ahmedabad to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) from 20th July this year with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft. This will be the first such air connectivity for Gujarat to Saudi Arabia ever. Akasa will operate Ahmedabad - Jeddah flights two days a week. The flight will leave Ahemdabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport at 17.40 and reach Jeddah airport at 20.30. On th...Read More

Himmatnagar: Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) and Rashtriya Bajarang Dal gave a memorandum to the collector in Sabarkantha demanding to ban Tablighi Jamaat, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and Darul Uloom Deoband and close the Madrassa run by the three bodies with immediate effect. AHP and Rashtriya Bajarang Dal have claimed to do a fierce movement if the actions won’t be taken. They gave example of Islamic country Saudi Arabia banning Tablighi Jamaat by considering it as an entry point of terror...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with His Majesty King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The two leaders exchanged views on the global challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for the leadership provided by Saudi Arabia during its ongoing Presidency of the G20 grouping. The leaders agreed that the initiatives taken at the level of the G20 had helped in promoting a coordinated response to the pandemic. T...Read More

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance Industries”) and Jio Platforms Limited (“Jio Platforms”), India’s leading digital services platform, today announced an investment of Rs. 11,367 crore by The Public Investment Fund (“PIF”). This investment values Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs. 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs. 5.16 lakh crore. PIF’s investment will translate into a 2.32% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. With this investmen...Read More

Gurugram: In a bid to strengthen its network across Western and Southern India, SpiceJet, today announced the launch of eight new international and domestic flights. All the new flights are scheduled to commence operations in February 2020. SpiceJet is the first Indian airline to offer direct connectivity between Ahmedabad and Jeddah – Saudi Arabia’s commercial capital and a key transit point for thousands of Hajj pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina. With the introduction of a non-stop fli...Read More

Morbi: Office bearers of Morbi Ceramic Association held a meeting with a delegation of Centre over anti-dumping duty imposed on Indian ceramic products by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has passed an interim order to impose anti-dumping duty ranging from 40% to 106% on ceramic products imported from India. Gulf is a big market for Morbi based ceramic units. GCC, a political and economic union of all Arab countries except Iraq and represents countrie...Read More

Joint Statement on Visit of Prime Minister of India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia October 29, 2019 At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India His Excellency Mr.Narendra Modi paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 29 October 2019. The two sides held bilateral talks during which they reviewed the historical and close relations that bind the two friendly countries and their peoples...Read More

New Delhi: Saudi Arabia has assured billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries that it will supply all the committed crude oil volumes in October as the world's largest oil exporter recovers faster than expected from the biggest attack ever on its oil industry. Saudi Arabia's "Aramco has been a major and reliable supplier of crude oil for Reliance for over 20 years, both in terms of volume of crude supply as well as a mix of various grades of crude oil," Reliance said in an email response t...Read More

Ahmedabad: City Crime Branch and Anti Terrorist Squad(ATS) today morning detained picked up one Yusuf Abdul Wahab Sheikh from Ahmedabad airport in year 2003 Jihadi conspiracy case. Wahab was detained after he arrived here from Saudi Arabia. Yusuf is accused of sending money for terror activities. According to police, Yusuf went to Saudi Arabia in year 1999. Yusuf was in touch with his Gujarat based brother Abdul Majid. Yusuf sent money for Jihadi activities in Gujarat on three occasions....Read More