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Dec 24: The world’s fastest growing source of mega-wealth hit a speed bump this year. The 128 people in Asia with enough money to crack the 500-member Bloomberg Billionaires Index lost a combined $137 billion in 2018, the first time wealth in the region has dropped since the ranking started in 2012. Global trade tensions and concerns that stock valuations are too frothy hammered some of the area’s

Jaipur, Dec 24: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expanded his council of ministers on Monday with 23 ministers, including one from Congress ally Rashtriya Lok Dal, being sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here. Of the 23, 13 are cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state. Governor Kalyan Singh administrated the oath of office to the new ministers at an event attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sachin

New Delhi, Dec 24: On the eve of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 94th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released a Rs 100 commemorative coin in the memory of the former premier. Vajpayee's long-time associate and BJP veteran L K Advani, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP president Amit Shah were also present at the event here. The former prime

Hyderabad, Dec 24: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday gave a piece of strong-worded advise to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan over the recent comments on minority rights in India. Owaisi asked Khan to borrow some leaves of wisdom from India, specifically about "inclusive politics and minority rights". Taking to Twitter, Owaisi stated, "According

Paris, Dec 24: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. "I very deeply regret the decision

Riyadh, Dec 23: Prayers were held Sunday for Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a senior member of the royal family who supported women's rights and once led a group of dissident princes, who died at the age of 87. Prince Talal was an older brother to King Salman and the father of businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. He is the son of the founder and first ruler of modern Saudi Arabia, the late King

Turkey has hit out at Israel's "lawless occupation" of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused Turkey of "massacres" against Kurds in a new war of words. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu labelled Benjamin Netanyahu "a cold-blooded killer of modern times", in a Tweet on Sunday, adding that the prime minister was "responsible for massacres of thousands of innocent

Jakarta, Dec 24: At least 281 people have been killed and 584 injured with more than 10000 rendered homeless when a Tsunami struck off the Sunda Strait of Western Indonesia between Java and Sumatra destroying 611 housing units, 69 hotels, 60 shops and completely damaging 420 boats. Indonesia had not even recuperated from the recent havoc done by the earthquake, a major tragedy has again jolted the

New Delhi, Dec 23: What is unique about a cornerstone inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in Karachi in 1934? It is one of the few relics related to Gandhi that has stood the test of time in Pakistan. The plaque of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce still greets onlookers as a reminder of another era, a time when a robust nationalist vision was sweeping through India - from Karachi to Mysore, Peshawar to

New Delhi, Dec 23: The BJP has won the assembly bypoll in Gujarat by nearly 20,000 votes. The bypoll win in Jasdan is seen as a major victory for the BJP, which recently lost power in three states in the Hindi heartland. This is also the third time that BJP has won the seat in Jasdan after Gujarat was formed in 1960. The BJP candidate Kunvarji Balavliya polled in 90,268 votes, which is 19,985