16-12-2025 KYIV: More than a million households are without electricity in Ukraine after a barrage of overnight Russian strikes hit energy and industrial infrastructure, officials said. Ukraine’s internal affairs minister, Ihor Klymenko, said five regions were hit and at least five people were injured and work was under way to …

16-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ KOLKATA: Angry fans attending Lionel Messi’s tour of India ripped up seats and threw items towards the pitch after his appearance at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football …

16-12-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PARIS: NEW DELHI: India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units to French parents, potentially saving millions for companies with major operations in the South Asian nation, documents …

16-12-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ KHARTOUM: A drone attack has hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The attack on Saturday hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. Eight …

16-12-2025 WASHINGTON/ DAMASCUS: United States President Donald Trump has pledged to pursue “serious retaliation” against the armed group ISIL (ISIS) after an ambush in central Syria killed two US service members and one civilian interpreter, also from the US. The attack on US forces on Saturday was the first to …

16-12-2025 MINSK: Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova, in exchange for sanctions relief from the United States. John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus, announced the lifting of sanctions on potash on Saturday after two days of …

16-12-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military sets it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza City. The attack on Saturday killed five people and wounded at least 25, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed …

Hyderabad/Delhi’Dec 15 (PMI) Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N. Ramachender Rao on Sunday strongly criticised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, accusing him of misleading the public during the Maha Dharna organised in Delhi. Responding to the Chief Minister’s speech, Rao said Revanth Reddy’s frequent visits to the national capital …

Hyderabad-Dec 14 (PMI) The Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted a two-day special drive against drunken driving on December 12 and 13, 2025, as part of efforts to enhance road safety in the city. During the drive, a total of 460 motorists were caught driving under the influence of alcohol. Among those …

Vikarabad-Dec 14 (PMI) District Superintendent of Police Smt. Sneha Mehra, IPS, closely monitored the conduct of the first phase of the Gram Panchayat elections through webcasting from the Command and Control Centre at the Vikarabad District Police Office. During the monitoring, the SP reviewed the situation at all polling stations …