26-08-2021 CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp has rolled out yet another feature for app users, WABetaInfo reported Monday. This updated feature is the new sound effects for recording WhatsApp voice messages. A Twitter post by WABetaInfo, containing an acknowledgement for the changes by a WhatsApp user, shows a comparison of the new and old …
Read More »Anil Kumar Posted As New ADGP Of Intelligence
Hyderabad: August 25th ( PMI ): Additional Director General rank officer Anil Kumar of Telangana police, who is currently posted as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Hyderabad city, has been posted as the chief of Intelligence Wing. He will replace T Prabhakar Rao, who has been holding the charge …
Read More »Sajjanar transferred; Stephen Raveendra is new Cyberabad Commissioner.
Hyderabad: August 25th ( PMI ) : The Telangana government on Wednesday announced transfers among top IPS officers in Hyderabad. The state government has transferred VC Sajjanar, the Cyberabad Police Commissioner and appointed Stephen Raveendra IPS in his place. Stephen Raveendra, a 1999-batch IPS officer was serving as Inspector General …
Read More »Young Australians line up for Pfizer jab
25-08-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Victorians aged 16 to 39 are now able to get the Pfizer vaccine with the website to book appointments crashing in the face of high demand. It comes as Victoria recorded 45 new locally acquired cases over the last 24-hour reporting period to midnight. Of the 45 …
Read More »Taliban “will be held accountable” on terrorism: G7
25-08-2021 LONDON: An emergency meeting of the G7 leaders on Tuesday agreed that the Taliban will be held accountable for their actions in Afghanistan on protecting women’s rights and preventing terrorism. “We reaffirm that the Taliban will be held accountable for their actions on preventing terrorism, on human rights, in …
Read More »US to complete Afghan pullout by Aug 31: Biden
25-08-2021 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden told G7 leaders Tuesday the United States was “on pace” to complete its pullout from Afghanistan by August 31 but contingency plans were being drawn up in case the self-imposed deadline could not be met. The White House said Biden also told Group of Seven …
Read More »Beggars used as ‘test subjects’ by drug mafia in India
24-08-2021 Bureau Report GUJRAT/ NEW DELHI: An on-ground investigation revealed that beggars are being used as test subjects by the drug mafia to assess narcotic pills and powders in Ahmedabad, Gujrat, Times of India reported Monday. The investigation revealed that the drug mafia picks up homeless people and beggars from the …
Read More »Iran confirms leaked footage of harsh conditions in Evin Prison
24-08-2021 TEHRAN: A top Iranian prisons official has confirmed the veracity of footage leaked by hackers that shows the harsh conditions inmates of Tehran’s Evin Prison suffer. The surveillance camera footage, leaked on Monday, has no sound but shows clearly the pain some prisoners go through at Evin. Mohammad Mehdi …
Read More »America responsible for current uncertainty in Afghanistan: China
24-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The Chinese Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong has said that the US is responsible for the current uncertainty in Afghanistan. In an interview with Geo News, aired on Sunday, the special envoy said that the US left …
Read More »Europe’s extreme rains made more likely by humans
24-08-2021 BERLIN/ LONDON: The heavy rainfall behind deadly flooding in Europe in July was made more likely by climate change, scientists say. The floods in Germany, Belgium and other parts killed at least 220 people as towns and villages were swamped. Researchers say global heating made rainfall events like this …
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