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All-party delegation led by NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule arrives in Qatar

Govt has selected 7 groups consisting members from various political parties to represent its stance of zero tolerance against terror and brief the representatives of other countries on Op Sindoor

Trump slams journalist for question on Qatari jet, calls him 'terrible'

A journalist from NBC asked Donald Trump about the Pentagon modifying a Qatari Boeing 747 into a future Air Force One during his meeting with the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

Defense Department accepts luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation. The Defense Department will work to ensure proper security measures on the plane to make it safe for use by the president, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. He added that the plane was accepted in accordance with all federal rules and regulations. Trump has defended the gift, which came up during his recent Middle East trip, as a way to save tax dollars. Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE, Trump posted on his social media site during the trip. Others, however, have said Trump's acceptance of an aircraft that has been called a palace in the sky is a violation of the Constitution's prohibition on foreign gifts. Democrats

Highlights: IIFT's proposal to open first offshore campus in Dubai approved by Centre

Latest news updates: The DoE directed the school to withdraw the earlier communication regarding the removal of students and take the affected ones back. Catch all the latest news updates here

India-Pakistan hostilities settled, claims US President Donald Trump

Trump says India and Pakistan are satisfied with ceasefire outcome after April 22 strikes, but India reaffirms its stand rejecting foreign mediation in the Kashmir dispute

Only two solutions for Iran are 'intelligent' or 'brutal', warns Trump

President Donald Trump kept up pressure Thursday on Iran, warning Tehran that a deal over its nuclear programme or potentially airstrikes are the only two solutions to the diplomatic impasse. Speaking in Qatar before business leaders, Trump said: We'd like to see if we could solve the Iran problem in an intelligent way, as opposed to a brutal way. There's only two: intelligent and brutal. Those are the two alternatives. Trump also said that Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had been pushing for diplomatic deal over Iran's nuclear programme. Qatar shares a massive offshore oil and gas field that's crucial to its wealth with Iran. I said last night that Iran is very lucky to have the emir because he's actually fighting for them. He doesn't want us to do a vicious blow to Iran, Trump said. He says, You can make a deal. You can make a deal.' He's really fighting. And I really mean this: I think that Iran should say a big thank you to the emir. At another point, Tru

Mukesh Ambani meets Trump again, this time at Qatar Emir's state dinner

In Doha, Mukesh Ambani was present at the state dinner hosted for Donald Trump by the Emir of Qatar. However, reports suggest that business discussions were off the table

Trump meets Syria's new leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, a US-designated terrorist

US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia during his Gulf tour; talks signal shift as Trump plans to lift decades-old US sanctions on Syria

In Donald Trump's world, aircraft are key to unlocking political favours

The US president is a noted aviation buff - branding his personal Boeing 757 "Trump Force One" and seeking to acquire a Qatari luxury jet to serve as a the new presidential aircraft

Luxury jet being gifted by Qatar will be temporary Air Force One: Trump

Under the arrangement, which officials from both countries have acknowledged discussing, Qatar would offer a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet for use as Air Force One

What makes Trump's freebie Qatar jet the stuff of nightmares in spyworld

Aside from any legal and ethical qualms about Trump accepting the plane - an 89-seater with a sumptuous French-designed interior - there are technical and security concerns too

Trump is visiting 3 Gulf nations where his company just made new deals

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to start his Gulf tour on Tuesday with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE - all countries where the Trump Organisation is expanding its business

Trump’s $400 million jet controversy | US news | Qatar | Jet gift from Qatar

US President Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 jet — a gift from the Qatari royal family — to be used as Air Force One.

'Gift, free of charge': Trump defends Air Force One jet deal with Qatar

Donald Trump defends a reported plan to use a Qatari Boeing 747 jet as temporary Air Force One while critics raise constitutional concerns over foreign government influence

No decision made on gifting Trump jet to use as Air Force One, says Qatar

President Donald Trump reportedly is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and US officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. The Qatari government acknowledged discussions between the two countries about the possible transfer of a plane to be used temporarily as Trump's Air Force One, but denied that the jet is being gifted or that a final had been decision made. ABC News reported that Trump will use the aircraft as his presidential plane until shortly before he leaves office in January 2029, when ownership will be transferred to the foundation overseeing his yet-to-be-built presidential library. The gift was expected to be announced when Trump visits Qatar, according to ABC's report, as part of a trip that also includes stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the first extended foreign travel of his second term. But hours after the .

US Prez Trump set to accept luxury jet as gift from Qatar: Report

The Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar's royal family might be the most valuable gift ever received from a foreign government

Trump company signs deal for Qatari golf resort, continuing foreign ties

The Trump family company struck a deal Wednesday to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar in a sign it has no plans to hold back from foreign dealmaking during a second Trump administration, despite the danger of a president shaping US public policy for personal financial gain. The project, which features Trump-branded beachside villas and an 18-hole golf course to be built by a Saudi Arabian company, is the first foreign deal by the Trump Organisation since Donald Trump took office and unlike any done in his first term. Back then, he forswore foreign deals in an extraordinary press conference surrounded by stacks of legal documents as he pledged to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest. Noah Bookbinder, president of a watchdog group that has sued Trump for alleged ethics violations, blasted the Qatari deal. You want a president making decisions that are in the best interest of the United States, not his bottom line, said Bookbinder, who leads Citizens for Responsibility a

Netanyahu rocked by new scandal as aides arrested for links with Qatar

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel. The affair has gripped Israelis because Qatar, a country that many view as a patron of Hamas, and which has no formal diplomatic ties to Israel, appears to have penetrated the highest corridors of power. Qatar, which is a key mediator for Hamas in its ceasefire negotiations with Israel, denies backing the militant group. Netanyahu has given a statement to police on the matter but is not a suspect in the case, which he says is baseless and meant to topple his rule. The investigation is just the latest scandal to roil Netanyahu, who is the subject of a long-running corruption trial and regularly rails against a deep state that is out to get him. Critics say Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, has worked in recent years to ...

Gail's 12 LNG cargoes per year deal with Qatar Energy starts next month

State gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd will start receiving LNG under a five-year 12 cargoes per year deal from Qatar Energy Trading from next month as it augments sourcing to meet rising demand of the world's fastest growing economy. "Purchases under the deal will start from April," GAIL chairman and managing director Sandeep Kumar Gupta said. GAIL had in December last year awarded a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase tender for procuring 12 cargoes per year starting in April 2025 for a tenure of five years to Qatar Energy Trading. Besides the Qatar Energy deal, GAIL has in recent months signed long-term LNG procurement deals with suppliers. It has inked a long-term deal with commodity trader Vitol Asia for around 1 million tonne a year for a period of about 10 years, commencing 2026. Under this deal, Vitol will deliver LNG from its global LNG portfolio to GAIL in India on a pan-India basis. GAIL has also signed a long-term deal to purchase around 0.5 million tonne a year of LNG fro

L&T's biggest ever: Bags contract worth over $4 bn from QatarEnergy

The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of two offshore compression complexes