28-09-2022 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: China’s yuan has tumbled to a record low against the US dollar in offshore trading, joining a host of currencies experiencing sharp declines against the greenback. The offshore yuan, which is traded outside mainland China, fell to 7.2386 against the dollar on Wednesday, media reported that the …

28-09-2022 LONDON/ GENEVA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken aim at new British financial plans that have roiled markets, warning that “large and untargeted fiscal packages” would likely increase inequality in the United Kingdom and could undermine monetary policy. In its first comments on Tuesday on plans by the …

28-09-2022 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the kingdom’s prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle ordered by King Salman, according to a royal decree published by the official Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed is already de facto ruler of the world’s largest oil …

28-09-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ MOSCOW: The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters. Azizi said his ministry was working to diversify its …

Hyderabad, Sept.27 (PMI): The Telangana State Ministers, MLAs and other elected representatives have paid rich floral tributes to freedom fighter Sri Konda Laxman Bapuji across the Telangana State on the occasion of his 107 birth anniversary on Today. Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao unveiled the statue of Konda …

Hyderabad Sep 27 (PMI): Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Sri Mahesh M Bhagwat IPS, has paid his rich floral tributes to renowned Telangana freedom fighter Sri Konda Laxman Bapuji on the eve of his 107 birth anniversary, at Rachakonda Police Commissionerate, Neredmet. CP Rachakonda addressing the occasion, stated that Konda Laxman …

Hyderabad Sep 27 (PMI): Sri Stephen Raveendra IPS, Commissioner of Police Cyberabad paid rich tribute Konda Laxman Bapuji (the Telangana Freedom Fighter) on his 107 birth anniversary. The Commissioner of Police Cyberabad along with Jt. CP Shri Avinash Mohanty, IPS, and other officers garlanded the portrait of Konda Laxman Bapuji, …

27-09-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: The family of an Indian teenager from India’s lowest Hindu social caste said he died on Monday after being beaten with a stick by a school teacher for making a spelling error during class, and police said they were investigating. Relatives of Nikhit Kumar, …

27-09-2022 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday said that the United States better help Pakistan with “real action” instead of commenting on the bilateral ties between Islamabad and Beijing. The statement came in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, urging Pakistan to seek …

27-09-2022 TEHRAN: Iran faced more international criticism on Monday over the death of a woman in police custody that triggered nationwide protests after Tehran accused the United States of using the unrest to try to destabilise the country. Iran has cracked down on the biggest demonstrations since 2019, sparked by …