02 April, 2020 Bureau Reports + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a “heavy price” if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. “If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!” Trump tweeted. …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies JOHANNESBURG/ NEW DELHI: Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. “She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women,” her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told media. Head …

Hyderabad Apr 1 (PMI):  The Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Sri Mahesh M Bhagwat IPS distributed one month essential commodities at Anadh Vidyarthi Gruha a home   for 100 orphan children with the help of Rushika foundation Satish, Veerbhadram and team. Rajesh care taker of Anadh Vidyarthi Gruha has thanked donors. (Press …

CONCEPT OF PENSION: By M.A. Rasheed (M.Sc .LLM, PGDCL & IPR) It is accepted position of law that pension and gratuity are not bounties. An employee earns these benefits by dint of his long, continuous, faithful and unblemished service. In case of a civil servant whose service conditions are governed …

Hyderabad, April 1: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Minorities Department Chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail has alleged that the BJP Government was trying to communalise the Coronavirus epidemic only to hide its failure in controlling its spread. Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, Abdullah Sohail strongly condemned a section of media …

01 April, 2020 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman warned that the recent American military moves in Iraq could escalate the regional tensions. In a statement on Wednesday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi denounced the American military presence and moves in Iraq. “While the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the international community …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON: When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would be giving up their senior royal roles to become “financially independent,” it sent shock waves through the British establishment and became the topic of intense debate across the country and beyond. Why are …

01 April, 2020 WASHINGTON: There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings. There was just the cold, hard reality of the facts on the ground. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” a grave-faced …

01 April, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Int’l News Desk NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: The United Nations chief has warned the coronavirus pandemic presents the world with its “worst crisis” since World War-II (WW-II), with the number of dead in the United States now higher than in …

Hyderabad Apr 1 (PMI):  The decision of the Telangana State Government for Deferment of wages, Salaries and Pensions to all the state Government employees, Outsourcing and Contract employees seems to be hassled decision without taking into account its repercussions on the already crumbling economic situation prevailing in the state, country …