With the acceptance of the invitation, President Pranab Mukherjee will now write an official invite to the Sultan of Oman to be followed up by telephone calls from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna.
The Indian men's hockey team beat Oman 3-0 to register their first victory in the third Asian Champions Trophy at Kakamigahara, Japan, on Tuesday.
An acid test awaits the Indian football team as they host higher-ranked Oman in the second round opening match of the AFC qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Two round-the-clock control rooms have been set up -- one in the External Affairs Ministry in Delhi and another at the Indian Embassy in Muscat -- to help Indian nationals in Oman.
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Looking to lead by example, star striker Sunil Chhetri said the Indian football team is "fit and hungry" going into its opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Oman.
India went down 1-5 to much higher-ranked Oman at the Sultan Qaboos, Sports Complex Stadium, in Muscat on Thursday. The friendly was a part of the Indian football team's preparation for the forthcoming AFC Challenge Cup.
India face a must-win situation against hosts Oman in their final league round match of the AFC U-22 football championship in Muscat on Tuesday to brighten their chances of booking a berth in next year's Asian Cup.
GAIL (India) Ltd and its partners on Wednesday signed the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with government of Oman for Block 56 in Muscat.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between England and Namibia in Antigua on Saturday.
A dominant Sri Lanka thrashed Oman by 10 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier to climb to the top of Group B at the Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo on Friday.
Zimbabwe carried the form they showed in Group A to get the better of a fighting Oman, with Williams continuing his stellar run.
All of those arrested did not have proper documents.
In the other game of the tournament, Brandon McMullen began this tournament with a five-wicket haul, and he now has a maiden ODI hundred after firing Scotland to a 76-run win over Oman.
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Striker Pipat Tongkanya scored twice in eight minutes to lift hosts Thailand to a convincing 2-0 win over Oman and top spot in the Asian Cup Group 'A' on Thursday.
England will be keen to overcome a lack of ideal preparation due to rain and hit the ground running when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener
India crashed out of AFC U-22 football championship after suffering a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of hosts Oman, on Tuesday, in a must-win final league round match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat.
Dasun Shanaka produced a solid all-round performance, which included bowling figures of 4 for 23, as former champions Sri Lanka overcame some jittery moments to down Ireland by 41 runs in their T20 World Cup warm-up game in Lauderhill (USA) on Friday.
The ban on poultry imports will not be significant for the countries since only eggs are imported from India.
Larsen & Toubro has bagged a $19 million order from Oman Cement Company for a cement grinding plant at Rusayl, Oman.
The number of expatriate workers, including Indians, employed in the private sector in Oman has fallen by 24.4 per cent in the last three years due to the 'Omanisation campaign' of the government which emphasises on ensuring jobs for its citizens.
India kept alive their chances of making it to the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games after trouncing Oman 9-0 in a Pool B match on Friday.
Australia spinner Adam Zampa said he withdrew from the Indian Premier League (IPL) because he felt drained after last year's heavy schedule and that he wanted to be rested ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in June.
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Oman Air is planning to expand its network in India with new services to Delhi and Hyderabad and enhancing its capacity on Mumbai and Kochi routes.
The former India batsman said he has taken up the assignment because India A don't have any matches scheduled.
After rain-marred ICC T20 World Cup preparation, England pacer Mark Wood insisted that the Three Lions will make 'no excuses' and said few players are gaming to get more runouts at the Oval to boost their confidence.
Australia bring an ageing squad and a few players short of fitness to the T20 World Cup but will have the same easygoing confidence
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took a career-best 6/24 as Sri Lanka opened their ICC World Cup Qualifier group league campaign with a crushing 175-run victory over minnows United Arab Emirates
Australia might be forced to use support staff as substitute fielders in the T20 World Cup warm-up games.
Subodh Kumar's second-half goal earned India a 1-1 draw in the AFC under-19 qualifiers in Teheran, Iran, on Wednesday.
Images from the ICC T20 World Cup Group B match between Scotland and Namibia on Friday.
"We have just kept skeleton staff at the plant and rest have been sent home," Deepak G Inamdar, a senior engineer at the plant had told Gulf News over phone from Sur on Wednesday.
A washout in England-Namibia game in the same group will see Scotland go through.
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The name of another missing person from Punjab is not known yet. Two other Indians, Dharmarajan and Mohammad Abdul Rahim, both of Andhra Pradesh, were injured in the storm.
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