Bureau Report + Agencies 05-06-2024 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition is leading as India counts votes but trends so far suggest the BJP might fall short of a majority on its own as a united opposition led by the Indian National Congress makes gains. …
Read More »Australia’s Qantas back Boeing to bounce back from crisis
05-06-2024 SYDNET/ DUBAI: Australian airline Qantas (QAN.AX), opens new tab on Tuesday backed Boeing to bounce back from an unprecedented crisis that has led to an overhaul of the American plane-maker’s management and drawn scrutiny and criticism from some of its biggest customers. Boeing is searching for a new chief …
Read More »‘Iran’s allies in Iraq are firing at Israel’
05-06-2024 BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran-backed Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation should they draw blood. Though the attacks, often from hundreds of miles …
Read More »British bank accused of helping to fund terrorists
05-06-2024 LONDON: A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its …
Read More »Biden expected to unveil sweeping immigration order
05-06-2024 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to issue a sweeping new executive order aimed at curbing migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border as early as Tuesday. Under the planned order, US officials could swiftly deport migrants who enter the US illegally without processing their asylum requests once a daily …
Read More »Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
05-06-2024 GAZA CITY: For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political future and their grip on power. For Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, even his physical …
Read More »Pawn Kalyan turns out to be Political ‘Power’ Star
Vijayawada, June 4 ( Zahid hussain-PMI): “Sometimes it may be too late to come, but it’s okay to come,” said Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan. He came into politics very quickly. But for 10 years, he fought a war in the political arena to be called president. His opponents know …
Read More »Etala thanks Malkajgiri people
Hyderabad, June 4 (PMI):BJP candidate Eatala Rajender today made some crucial comments on his victory in Malkajgiri MP seat. He spoke to the media at Keesara Holy Mery College. “I bow to everyone who voted for us,” he said. Etela said their way of working would be in line with …
Read More »Congress, BJP win 8 Lok Sabha seats each, BRS fails to secure any seat
Hyderabad, June 4 (PMI): Out of total 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, both Congress and Bharatiya Janatha Party ( BJP) won eight seats each and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi retained his Hyderabad Parliament segment. The three main parties in Telangana —BJP, Congress, and BRS engaged in a critical battle …
Read More »Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan says it is time to work for people of Andhra
AMARAVATI (PMI): Janasena Party chief and actor Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday said his is the only party in the entire country which has won 100 per cent of the seats contested. Addressing party workers here, he said the NDA will form a responsible government in Andhra Pradesh and the Janasena …
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