22 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia says it will respond with “necessary measures” to attacks on two oil facilities as it reiterated the accusation that Iran was behind them. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said the weapons used were Iranian and …

Hyderabad, Sept.21 (PMI): As a part of community policing, today CP Rachakonda inaugurated 28 CCTV cameras at Radha Krishna Nagar Welfare Association at Malkajgiri. The total cost of the project is around Rs 8,00,000. The installed cameras will cover all entry and exit points in the area, all main routes of the …

Hyderabad, Sept.21 (PMI): Minister for Forests & Environment, and Law Indrakaran Reddy informed the Assembly that there was no proposal, either from the Government or from the High Court to shift the court to another location. The State Government on Saturday scotched reports of plans to shift the Telangana High …

New Delhi /Hyderabad, Sept.21 (PMI): Bypolls to 64 Assembly seats in 17 States, including Huzurnagar Assembly constituency in Telangana State and a Union Territory will be held on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The EC said notification for the …

Hyderabad, Sept.21 (PMI): Former MP and senior Congress leader V. Hanumanth Rao on Saturday urged the ruling TRS and Opposition Congress leaders to take up the issue of the Hajipur rape victims in the ongoing budget session in the Assembly. Speaking to mediapersons here, Hanumanth Rao said there was an urgent …

Hyderabad, Sept.21 (PMI): IT Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Saturday said the State capital city Hyderabad has surpassed Benguluru in IT sector. He said the State capital also beat Benguluru on the issue of office space. Replying to a question raised on the issue in the Assembly, KTR said the State …

Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held on 21st October and the counting of votes will take place on 24th October. Announcing the poll schedule in New Delhi today, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said, the election process in both the states will be completed by 27th of …

Houthis vow to halt attack on Saudi installations By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, warned that if the US thinks of any plots against Iran, the Islamic Republic will respond from …

21 September, 2019 KARBALA/ BAGHDAD: Security officials say several others wounded after explosive device planted on the bus detonated. At least 12 people have been martyred and several others wounded in a blast from a bomb planted on a bus near the Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, two …

20 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ NEW YORK: Ultimately, another Pakistani ‘female’ human rights activist would have to leave the country just because of direct ‘state terrorism’ and if she further remains in nation yet, she must be either murdered, ‘enforced disappeared’, kidnapped or detained against false cases especially …