Hyderabad, Dec.10 (PMI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today got information from injured police men, including ASI Venkateshwarlu and constable Arvind Goud on the alleged encounter of four accused in Disha rape and murder case. The police officials have submitted details of the encounter report, post mortem, forensic and related information …
Read More »Preserve encounter victim’s bodies till Friday: Indian Court
Hyderabad, Dec.9 (PMI): The Telangana High Court on Monday asked the State government to preserve the dead bodies of the police encounter victims till Friday of the week. It also asked the state government to shift the dead bodies from Mahabubnagar Medical College to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. A division bench of …
Read More »Agriculture Minister asks officials to encourage onion cultivation
Hyderabad, Dec.9 (PMI): Keeping the souring prices of onions in the State in mind, the Agriculture Minister of the State S Niranjan Reddy today instructed officials concerned to encourage onion cultivation and vegetables in summer through subsidy in pandals. The minister also asked the officials to give subsidy for vegetables cultivation …
Read More »Sanna Marin to become world’s youngest PM of Finland
09 December, 2019 HELSINKI: Finland’s left-wing Social Democrats, who lead a five-party coalition government, have picked 34-year-old Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin to become the country’s youngest-ever prime minister next week, taking over after the resignation of Antti Rinne. Rinne resigned earlier this week after coalition member the Centre …
Read More »India’s lower house passes controversial citizenship bill
09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: A controversial bill, which will grant citizenship to religious minorities from India’s neighboring countries, was passed in the lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) on Monday amid concerns it violates the spirit of the country’s secular constitution. The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) …
Read More »India maintains top spot with 252 medals in South Asian Games
Indian athletes are continuing their outstanding performance at 13th South Asian Games in Nepal. Consolidating its top position India has clinched 252 medals comprising 132 gold, 79 silver and 41 bronze so far. Indian Judoka made brilliant start of their campaign and won 5 gold, one silver and one bronze …
Read More »PM Modi urges SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat scourge of terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat the scourge of terrorism and forces that support it. In a letter to the SAARC secretariat to mark the founding day of the bloc, Prime Minister said, such efforts will generate greater trust and confidence to …
Read More »Amit Shah to introduce CAB in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi: The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to the members …
Read More »Volcano erupts in New Zealand
09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri WELLINGTON/ MELBOURNE: A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity – leaving some unaccounted for, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of the White Island crater just moments before the eruption. The …
Read More »Thousands mark 6 months of Hong Kong protests
08 December, 2019 CITY OF VICTORIA: Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of Hong Kong in the largest anti-government rally in months. For the first time since August, police allowed a rally by the Civil Human Rights Front, a pro-democracy group. Organisers said an estimated 800,000 …
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