21-07-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people – about half the population – endure fresh lockdowns to quash COVID outbreaks. A third state, South Australia joined Victoria and parts of New South Wales in lockdown on Tuesday. Fewer than 14% of Australians …

21-07-2021 BEIJING: Large swathes of China’s central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with its capital Zhengzhou hardest-hit after being drenched by what weather watchers said was the heaviest rain in 1,000 years. In Zhengzhou, a city of over 12 million on the banks of the Yellow River, 12 …

21-07-2021 NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: India’s excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 4.9 million, a new study shows, providing further evidence that millions more may have died from coronavirus than the official tally. The report by the Washington-based Center for Global Development co-authored by India’s …

21-07-2021 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced it has extended the validity of iqama (residency permit) and exit and re-entry visas of people stranded outside the kingdom, unable to travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Saudi Gazette, the General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has extended the permits, as …

21-07-2021 VICTORIA (BRITISH COLUMBIA): The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has declared a state of emergency amid a surge in wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their homes and could worsen in the coming days. According to a provincial wildfire tracker, 299 blazes were actively burning across …

Hyderabad; July 20 ( PMI ): The Telangana state government has taken a couple of decisions regarding Junior Panchayat Secretaries (JPS). The government has decided to increase the current consolidated salary of Rs 15,000 per month for JPS to Rs. 28,719. However, the TRS government has extended the three-year contract …

Hyderabad; July 20 ( PMI ): Scared of exposing irregularities in Kokapet land e-auction, the TRS government placed TPCC president and MP A Revanth Reddy under house arrest, the AICC Women’s wing general secretary and Mulugu MLA Seethakka alias Danasari Anasuya said. Speaking at a party activist meeting here on …

Hyderabad; July 20 ( PMI ): City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar on Monday notified traffic regulations in connection with EID-UL-ZUHA (Bakrid) prayers at Mir Alam Tank Eidgah and at Hockey Ground, Masab Tank on July 21 from 8 to 11:30 am. MIR ALAM TANK EIDGAH: Vehicular traffic coming from Puranapul, …

Hyderabad; July 20 ( PMI ): Y. S. Sharmila, founder, of the YSR Telangana Party, sits on a 10-hour fast, on Tuesday, at Penubali, for the sake unemployed youth. Recently, unemployed individual, Nageshwar roa, had committed suicide; he used to reside in Khammam district, at Penubali mandal. Sharmila has met …

Hyderabad; July 20 ( PMI ): Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wished the people of Telangana on the auspicious Tholi Ekadashi festival. He said Tholi Ekadashi marks the beginning of all the festivals that would bring joy in the lives of the people of Telangana throughout the year. He prayed …