In his first phone call to an Arab leader, US President Donald Trump discussed with Saudi King Salman bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud yesterday a full range of bilateral and regional issues, including extensive coordination in combatting terrorism, establishing safe zones in Syria and deepening Saudi-American economic ties. The call which according to a White House official occurred at at 1:30 p.m. Washington…

The players auction for the 10th edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on February 20 in Bengaluru, it was officially confirmed on Friday. The auction will be followed by a day long IPL Franchise Workshop on February 21. “The 2017 IPL player auction will be held on February 20 at the Ritz-Carlton in Bengaluru,” a statement from the IPL read. “The IPL franchises…

Macerata: Two moderate earthquakes, measuring 4 and 4.4 in magnitude, shook central Italy on Friday. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage. The quakes with epicentres between Perugia and Macerata in the Marche region were followed by two weaker tremors. The quakes struck at 4.47am and 5.10 am. Tremors of 3.1 and 3.8 magnitude whose epicentres were also in the province of Macerata were…

On CallFile Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Open Sydney: Australia on Friday was scrambling to come to terms with the realisation that decades as one of the closest of US allies may count for little in the “America First” vision of President Donald Trump. Australia…

Los Angeles: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, also Unicef’s global Goodwill Ambassador, says as a global citizen, US President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban — which she described as a “political witch hunt” — has deeply affected her. In a blog post on Thursday on the professional networking website LinkedIn, which she joined last year as a LinkedIn Influencer,…

Actress Priyanka Chopra has made a heartfelt appeal to bring the world’s attention to the abysmal state of child rights. The 34-year-old actress posted a short video on Twitter highlighting the woes of troubled children across the globe and captioned it as, “I NEED YOU…” Priyanka said, “Forty-eight million children across the world are going through terrible conflicts…

The recall, set to begin on February 20, affects 1,476 imported 2016 Magotan travel series manufactured between Febuary 9, 2016 and May 30, 2016, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Beijing, Jan 31 :  Volkswagen China will recall 1,993 vehicles in China due to defective body control modules (BCM), according to the country’s top quality watchdog. The recall, set to begin on February…