10-01-2023 ABUJA: Eyewitnesses said yesterday that the kidnappers that attacked a sub-station of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC in Igueben, Edo State and abducted dozens of Shia passengers and staff on Saturday, struck because the train station was not protected by security men. This came as Edo State Government confirmed …

10-01-2023 SARAJEVO/ MOSCOW: Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb separatist leader, has awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin in absentia with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Putin is responsible for developing and strengthening cooperation and political and friendly relations …

10-01-2023 CAIRO: A cargo vessel that ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been refloated, the Suez Canal Authority and a canal services firm said. Leth Agencies said the MV Glory ran aground on Monday near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal governorate of Ismailia. The Norwegian shipping …

10-01-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Monday. The country has been rocked by civil unrest since the September 16 death of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, …

10-01-2023 TAIPEI/ BEIJING: Taiwan condemned China on Monday for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory and has been ramping up military, political and …

10-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ : Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of people from their homes in the Himalayan town of Joshimath in northern Uttarakhand state after buildings in the area popular with pilgrims and tourists developed cracks due to shifting soil. About 1,890 metres (6,200 feet) above …

10-01-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel’s new far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, calling the Palestinian national symbol an act of “terrorism”. Israeli law does not outlaw Palestinian flags but police and soldiers have the right to remove them in cases where …

Hyderabad, Jan.9 (PMI): Chief Minister KCR’s meeting with leaders of joint Khammam districts has ended. He directed the leaders on the arrangements for the BRS open meeting to be held at Khammam on 18th of this month. Speaking on this occasion, CM KCR ordered to make arrangements for a meeting …

Hyderabad, Jan.9 (PMI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president & MP A. Revanth Reddy today submitted a letter to the DGP here in which he alleged that BRS leaders physically attacked Rathlavath Valya Naik (ST) and other Congress workers at Shainpet village under  Binijapally mandal of Nagarkurnool district. In his letter, the …

Hyderabad, Jan.9 (PMI): Union Minister of Culture & Tourism G Kishan Reddy and State BJP president Bnndi Sanjay Kumar today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Telangana capital on January 19 to dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stone for Rs 7,000 crore worth of projects. They said the Prime Minister …