Hyderabad, Feb.5 : The State Government has issued the following transfers and postings of certain Additional/zonal commissioners of GHMC (among others) and accordingly the respective officers have been relieved from GHMC with immediate effect. The GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar said that the postings/transfers were affected as per the discussions held today …
Read More »US ‘Deal of Century’ to die before Trump dies: Khamenei
05 February, 2020 TEHRAN: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei deplored the US government’s so-called “deal of the century plan” as “absurd and evil” and said the plot will die before US President Donald Trump dies. Addressing a large gathering of people from all walks of life …
Read More »Thousands flee severe flooding in New Zealand
05 February, 2020 WELLINGTON/ CANBERRA: Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand’s South Island to flee their homes on Wednesday and left hundreds of tourists stranded at the remote Milford Sound. The Southland region declared a state of emergency after being deluged with more than 1,000 millimeters (39 …
Read More »107,000 Chinese students stuck as Australia imposes travel ban
05 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri + AJ CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: More than half the Chinese students enrolled in Australian universities have found themselves stranded in their home country with a new academic year looming after the Australian government imposed a travel ban in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The new …
Read More »KCR To Inaugurate JBS-MGBS Metro Line
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will inaugurate the metro line JBS -MGBS on February 7 at 4 PM. With this, the Hyderabad Metro Rail length will be 69 km. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) gave nod to the JBS-MGBS route in January which issues the mandatory safety certificate …
Read More »One country, One tax, One ration card to be a reality soon: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that One country, One tax and One ration card will be a reality soon. Addressing an election rally in Delhi today, Mr. Modi said, the Government is committed towards introducing one ration card system in the national capital as well which will benefit lakhs …
Read More »No document will be collected during updation of NPR; Providing Aadhaar number voluntary: Govt
Government has made it clear that no document will be collected during the updation of the National Population Register, NPR and providing Aadhaar number during the exercise is voluntary. In written replies in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said, the government is in discussion with the …
Read More »Iran’s Judiciary upholds death sentence for CIA spy
04 February, 2020 TEHRAN: Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said the death sentence for a man convicted of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been upheld. Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday, Esmaeili pointed to the US hostilities toward the Iranian nation over …
Read More »HIV vaccine hopes dashed by trial results
04 February, 2020 BANGKOK/ HOUSTON: Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. The National Institutes of Health has stopped its HVTN 702 trial, of more than 5,000 people in South Africa, as it found the jab did not prevent HIV. …
Read More »Two dead in ‘White Terror Attack’ at Texas University
04 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies HOUSTON/ MELBOURNE: Two people were killed and a third was wounded on Monday in a shooting at a residence hall on the Texas A&M University campus in Commerce, the school said on its website. The wounded person was taken to a hospital, …
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