05-01-2022 TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it has detected a new “realism” on the part of Western countries, as further meetings in Vienna aimed at rescuing an accord on its nuclear program got underway. Negotiations to restore the 2015 accord between Tehran and world powers (United States, France, Britain, Russia, China, …

05-01-2022 WASHINGTON: Two of Donald Trump’s children have refused to testify to a fraud inquiry into the family’s business. Donald Jr, 44, and Ivanka, 40, were ordered to give evidence by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She opened a civil inquiry in 2019 into claims that – before he …

05-01-2022 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ DAMASCUS/ BAGHDAD: Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani helped create a resistance front in Iraq and neighboring Syria against the presence of American occupation forces, Hezbollah’s Secretary General said. Seyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a televised speech on Monday evening, while addressing a ceremony held …

Hyderabad, Jan.4 (PMI): Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G. Kishan reddy today slammed Karimnagar police for arresting their state party president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and asked the police if the corona virus rules would apply only to the BJP . He asked the police on which basis they raided  …

Hyderabad, Jan.4 (press media of india): With instances of NRIs posting hateful and derogatory posts on social media platforms, the city police commissioner CV Anand today  warned the NRI of facing criminal  cases if they posted the hatful and derogatory messages on online  apart from issuing lookout notices.       …

Hyderabad, Jan.4 (PMI): The state police today arrested Dubbaka Assembly constituency from BJP M. Raghunandan Rao . The arrest took place when the MLA was trying to take part in  a protest program in his constituency Dubbaka condemning the arrest of their party state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar.  Rao was …

04-01-2022 BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Two explosive-laden drones were shot down on Tuesday by Iraq’s air defenses as they approached the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, west of Baghdad, an official of the U.S.-led international military coalition said. A similar attack was foiled on Monday, when …

04-01-2022 JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday lifted restrictions barring same-sex couples and single men from becoming parents through surrogacy within the country, upholding a Supreme Court ruling to end the ban. “It is a historic day for the LGBTQ struggle in Israel,” Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said at a news conference, …

04-01-2022 BEIJING: China will continue to “modernize” its nuclear arsenal, the Chinese foreign ministry said while calling on the United States and Russia to reduce their stockpiles a day after the global powers pledged to prevent the spread of such weapons. In a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East …

04-01-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India opened COVID-19 vaccinations for teens aged 15-18 on Monday, following the restrictions being tightened in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating outbreak. More than 200,000 people around India died in a huge spring virus wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. …