19-07-2020 DAMASCUS: Syrians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. More than 7,400 polling stations opened across government-held parts of Syria — including, for the first time, in former opposition …

19-07-2020 LONDON: Photographs from Princess Beatrice’s wedding to property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have been released by Buckingham Palace (BP). Two official pictures were sent out the day after their small ceremony at The Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor. One shows the beaming couple leaving the chapel through …

19-07-2020 JERUSALEM: Israeli police used water cannon to disperse demonstrators around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Saturday as protests mounted against him over alleged corruption and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Hit by high unemployment, a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and re-imposed coronavirus curbs, Israelis have taken …

19-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL/ DAMASCUS/ KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Beside continuous denials and ignorance and despite ‘criminal unawareness’ and worst attitude and behavior of bigotries of immigration departments across the world especially of uneducated, illiterate, immature, backward and world most bogus (like “CONTENTED …

18-07-2020 PARIS: A blaze that broke inside the gothic cathedral in the French city of Nantes on Saturday (Jul 18) has been contained, emergency officials said, adding that the damage was not comparable to last year’s fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. “The damage is concentrated on the organ, which seems …

18-07-2020 TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said 35 million Iranians may contract the coronavirus as the country still did not have herd immunity although a quarter of the population may be infected. “Our estimate is that up to now, 25 million Iranians have been infected with this virus,” Rouhani …

Hyderabad 18 Jul (PMI):Cyberabad Commissioner Shri. VC Sajjanar(IPS) has congratulated all the covid-19 warriors through video message who have fought coronavirus bravely with lot of determination and appreciated each and every one on behalf of Cyberabad Police. Giving an insight into the infection from COVID-19 which impacts the affected person’s …

With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha, Health Ministry has asked these states to make renewed efforts to contain transmission of the virus. The Health ministry emphasised that the restrictions should be utilised to focus on containment, surveillance and testing in containment and buffer …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its centre. He said, the reformed multilateralism in a post-COVID-19 world should reflect the realities of the contemporary world. Mr Modi was delivering a virtual keynote address at this year’s High-Level Segment of the …

17-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BHOPAL/ GUNA (MADHYA PARDESH)/ NEW DELHI/ KARACHI: Another  lower-caste Dalit couple in India attempted suicide after police beat them and destroyed their crops, causing outrage over the latest case of police brutality against marginalized sections of society. An online video showing …