Hyderabad; July 9 ( PMI ): There is only one possibility for anyone to take on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, and that is to surpass the love and affection he has for the State and its people, an impossible proposition by any stretch of the imagination, MAUD Minister and …

Hyderabad; July 9 ( PMI ): Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to go to New Delhi during the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from July 19. The CM is planning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the State issues mainly the water disputes between Telangana and Andhra …

Hyderabad; July 9 ( PMI ): Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday extended her heartiest congratulations to G Kishan Reddy on his elevation as the Central Cabinet Minister. In a message, she said “Telangana is proud of its son of the soil Kishan Reddy on achieving the distinction of being …

09-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Hanif Atmar has sought Pakistan’s help to end the raging conflict in Afghanistan, saying that he hoped Islamabad would persuade the Taliban to return to talks again. The situation in Afghanistan has taken a turn …

09-07-2021 BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN/ DAMASCUS: Pro-Iran militias are “playing with fire” by attacking American interests in Iraq and the recent escalation in tit-for-tat strikes could spiral out of control, analysts warn. Two dozen rockets were fired towards the Ain Al-Assad base in western Anbar governate that houses Iraqi and American forces …

09-07-2021 DHAKA: A massive fire in a Bangladesh food processing factory has killed at least 52 people trapped by flames that forced many workers to leap for their lives from the upper floors, AFP news agency reports, citing police officials. The blaze broke out at the factory in Rupganj, an …

09-07-2021 JERUSALEM: Israel has said it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its armed wing. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz ordered security forces on Thursday to seize the accounts after a joint operation, the ministry said, “uncovered a web of electronic …

09-07-2021 DHAKA: Thousands of people are defying a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh to see Rani, a 51-centimetre (20-inch) tall cow whose owners claim it is the worlds smallest. The 23-month-old dwarf cow has become a media star with scores of newspapers and television stations throwing the spotlight on the …

09-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and dismissed mounting concerns about a civil war developing in the country occupied by the …

09-07-2021 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ ISTANBUL: The United States Biden administration is facing criticism from rights groups and anti-war advocates for its welcome of Saudi Arabia Prince Khalid bin Salman to Washington, DC, for high-level meetings this week. Prince Khalid bin Salman is the brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also …