Hyderabad, Jan.7 (Taher Kazmi–PMI): Seva Bharathi, Linons Club of Hyderabad and Mercy Mission are jointly conducting free mega plastic surgery camp from January 17 to 30 at Dr Ishwar Chandra Hospital, Sitarambagh, Old Mallepally, Hyderabad. According to a pressnote here today, Vidya Bhushan Managing trustee said MERCY mission is an organization formed by …

07-01-2025 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many of those named remain alive. Among them …

07-01-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australia’s southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state. Australia is in the grips of a high-risk bushfire season, with firefighters last week battling a large blaze …

07-01-2025 CAIRO: Egypt is expected to receive a $1.2 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund this month as part of an $8 billion program with the international lender, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said on Sunday. Last month, the IMF said it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the …

07-01-2025 LONDON: Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the US billionaire for the Brexit campaigner who is trying to shake up the British political establishment again. “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage …

07-01-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria’s new Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani has called on the United States to lift crippling sanctions on his country, as he visited Qatar as part of a regional trip to seek support after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Following a meeting with Qatar’s prime minister on Sunday, …

07-01-2025 KINSHASA: M23 rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken control of a strategic town in the east of the Central African country, local politicians say, adding to the armed group’s recent gains in the region. The group took control of Masisi, a town and …

07-01-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas and Israel are wrangling over the details of a potential ceasefire agreement, with the Palestinian group telling Reuters it has approved a list of 34 captives presented by Israeli authorities to be released as part of the first phase of that deal. Israel has denied that …

07-01-2025 NEW YORK: The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York City. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well-known …

Hyderabad’6’Jan (Fatima-PMI) Huge amount of illicit liquor seized in Hyderabad. Task force police of the Excise Department conducted checks at Secunderabad Railway Station. Police seized 82 bottles of liquor illegally brought from Goa. Police said that two people who were transporting the liquor have been arrested. The task force police …