Hyderabad, Dec.17 (PMI): Day by Day non fatal Omicron cases increasing elsewhere and Telangana state saw 8 cases today. According to Health Director Srinivas Rao the cases increased to eight. Talking to press persons here at his Koti office here the Health Director informed that Omicron variant is not …
Read More »KCR decided in TRS executive to fight on Centre on paddy, rice Singareni: Niranjan Reddy
Hyderabad, Dec.17 (PMI): TRS boss and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today decided to fight against the BJP government in the Centre over its anti farmers Policy. KCR announced a war like protests over the Centre for its failure to procure paddy and boiled rice. From December 20 onwards the TRS …
Read More »The journey of India (1947-2021): Development with democracy
Script: Dr. RAKESH BATABYAL, Centre for Media Studies, JNU Today, one of the world’s leading economies with a pulsating democratic structure; India’s journey over the last seven and a half decades has been quite a significant event in world history. The key to this has been the twin ideas of democracy …
Read More »Railway connectivity to the Char Dhams
NewDelhi 17 Dec-2021;This is about a massive infrastructure update from Uttarakhand. This is about the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag electrified broad gauge-single track, one of the toughest rail routes, which is under progress. When ready, it will help provide rail connectivity nearer to the Char Dhams namely Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, as …
Read More »Taliban prepare new Afghan budget without foreign aid
17-12-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s finance ministry under the new Taliban-led government has prepared a draft national budget that, for the first time in two decades, is funded without foreign aid, a spokesman said. It comes as the country is mired in …
Read More »Bangladesh marks 50 years of victory over Pakistan
17-12-2021 DHAKA: Bangladesh has marked 50 years of victory over Pakistan in a bloody war for independence by hosting a military parade with the Indian president as a guest of honour. Huge crowds paid tribute to Bangladesh’s war heroes in the capital Dhaka and other cities on Thursday. Veterans who …
Read More »Dozens children hurt in Australia bouncy castle tragedy
17-12-2021 Bureau Report TASMANIA/ SYDNEY: Five children have been killed and several others seriously injured at an Australian school after a gust of wind threw their bouncy castle high up into the air. Police said the students at a primary school in northern Tasmania were celebrating the last week of …
Read More »India to raise legal marriage age for women
17-12-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Indian government has cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, according to media reports, as women’s rights activists fear the move could lead to a “real disaster”. The decision to raise the age was made …
Read More »New Zealand honours Pakistani hero Naeem Rashid
17-12-2021 Bureau Report WELLINGTON/ MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: Two New Zealanders were awarded the country’s highest bravery award Thursday for confronting a white supremacist gunman during a 2019 terror attack on Christchurch mosques that claimed the lives of 51 Muslim worshippers. Naeem Rashid, who died in the attack, and survivor Abdul Aziz …
Read More »Saudi Arabia introduces changes in Umrah policy
16-12-2021 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s citizens and foreigners aged 12 and above can avail Umrah permits, as per the new regulations. A statement issued by the official Twitter account for the publication of news related to the Two …
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