11-05-2022 BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 11 (Reuters) – China hit back on Wednesday against what it called “irresponsible” comments by the head of the World Health Organization, who described the country’s uncompromising and increasingly painful “zero COVID” policy as “not sustainable.” The policy has placed hundreds of millions of people across dozens …

11-05-2022 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, officials and sources with knowledge of the matter said. An unprecedented leak of an initial …

10-05-2022 By Syed Najaf Ali Showkat + Bureau Report MEDINA/ KARACHI/ NEW DELHI/ LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK/ TEHRAN:On 8th Shawwal in the year 1345 AH (April 21, 1925), mausoleums in Jannatul al-Baqi (holy city of Medina) were demolished by King Ibn-e-Saud of Saudi Arabia. The Shia Muslims across the world …

10-05-2022 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants after a day of violence that killed seven people and injured more than 200 and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the older brother of sitting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. As …

10-05-2022 GENEVA: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday notified that there is a “50:50 chance” the annual average global temperature reaches 1.5°C above the pre-industrial levels in one of the coming five years. WMO warned that at least one year during 2022-2026 will be the warmest on record, breaking …

10-05-2022 DOHA/ DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce a form of unemployment insurance, the cabinet said on Monday, the latest reform by the Gulf country as it strives to attract talent and investment amid increasing regional economic competition. Insured workers would receive some money for a limited time …

Jayashankar Bhoopalpalli, May 9 (PMI):  The ideology of both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are not different from indulging in the corruption and both are having the same face of a single coin, alleged Minister for Finance T Harish Rao. The Minister said that both BJP and Congress are least …

Mahabubnagar, May 9 (PMI): Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao advised the youth to stay away from social media for next six months and to focus on the job notification for securing a government job. KTR was speaking at a coaching centre set up by the Shanta Narayan …

09-05-2022 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday offered his resignation amid the island nation’s worst economic crisis since independence that has led to widespread protests, a government official said. Rajapaksa’s spokesman Rohan Weliwita said the 76-year-old sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother, President Gotabaya …

09-05-2022 By SJA Jafri (This news contains text, images and graphics with offensive language.) LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA/ KARACHI: The letter came to the home of Brenda Sheridan, a Loudoun County, Virginia school board member, addressed to one of her adult children. It threatened to kill them both unless she left …