"It certainly looks that way... Very sad," said the President when asked by a reporter whether Khashoggi, who disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, was dead.
Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media.
The death of Jamal Khashoggi, who worked for The Washington Post, has resulted in a global outrage and more so in the US as he lived here as a legal permanent resident.
"My frequent visits to India are indicative of the importance Saudi Arabia attaches to this great nation as a critical energy and a strategic global player," he said calling the county an "emerging superpower".
Earlier on Sunday, the Saudi stock market plunged nearly seven per cent amid fears of imminent US sanctions.
Pradhan said he had spoken to Saudi Oil Minister Khalid A Al-Falih and "reminded him of the June commitment of Opec to increase production by 1 million barrels per day" to help cool prices.
After the recent visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia, it was announced that Riyadh will be the third "strategic partner" of USD 50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The CPEC is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing China’s influence around the world.
The new Saudi visa programme, called "Sharek," will be launched to coincide with the Formula-E Ad Diriyah Grand Prix inaugural race due to take place on Dec. 15, near the capital Riyadh, Efe reported.
Canada has responded by saying it "will continue to advocate for human rights".
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying license of two Jet Airways pilots for trying to take off an aircraft from a taxiway parallel to the runway at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia
During first three months of 2018-19 fiscal year that began from April, the state-owned firms bought 5.67 million tonnes of crude oil from Iran for Rs 19,978.46 crore (USD 2.95 billion).
A Saudi Tornado fighter jet crashed in Assir region in Saudi Arabia because of a technical fault, officials said on Thursday.
It was Russia's first World Cup win since 2002 and ended a seven-game winless run overall — the national team's longest winless streak in 20 years.
The AQAP group mainly based in Yemen released its news bulletin on Friday and blasted Saudi authorities warning SA against "westernising projects" masterminded by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
27-year-old Rithwick Tiwari, a first officer with the state-run airline, died reportedly of a heart attack while working out in the hotel gym
Confetti rained down through the multi-storey atrium as he and the Saudi information minister announced the official launch of the theatre and proceeded into the 450-seat movie hall.
Indian authorities had taken up the issue with the Saudi authorities and the decision not to retain the passport of the crews of Indian airlines came into effect from mid-February this year, the Air Indian spokesperson said.
"This is really a historical moment...We are in a new era. I am sure that we will see many more Indian tourists coming to Israel...and Israelis would also come to India in much higher numbers," Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin said.
India's national carrier Air India is scheduled to begin its direct flight between New Delhi and Tel Aviv in few weeks from now.
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