17-11-2020 By SJA Jafri WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK/ HOUSTON: Hate crimes in the United States of America (USA) rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according …

16-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: More than 1,000 protesters have blocked a major highway in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador and end of diplomatic ties with the European country over perceived Islamophobia. Protesters from the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), …

16-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report TEHRAN/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: The Iranian foreign ministry has responded to Saudi Arabia’s call for global action against Iran, calling in turn on the kingdom to refrain from “baseless allegations and hate-mongering”. The remarks came a day after Saudi Arabia’s King Salman …

16-11-2020 CAMBRIDGE/ MASSACHUSETTS: The race for a coronavirus vaccine has received another shot in the arm with the US biotech firm Moderna becoming the latest to reveal impressive results from phase 3 trials of its jab. An interim analysis released on Monday, and based on 95 patients with confirmed COVID …

Hyderabad, Nov.16 (PMI): Launching TSBPASS official website here, Municipal minister KT Rama Rao today stated that in future 58 percent of people will be living in towns. Accordingly the facilities and infrastructure are being improved through a focus the minister said. The state government has focused on decentralizing powers to develop the municipalities …

16-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ DUBAI/ BERLIN/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has criticized Germany’s arms export ban on the Gulf kingdom as “wrong” and “illogical” and said it does not need German military equipment. Some European nations have halted weapons sales to Riyadh after it launched a military campaign …

16-11-2020 WASHINGTON/ FLORIDA: Four astronauts – three from the US and one from Japan – have launched from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew rode to orbit in a rocket and capsule provided by the SpaceX company. It’s only the second time the firm …

15-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON: Supporters of US President Donald Trump fought on the streets of Washington, DC with counter-demonstrators early on Sunday with several fistfights, at least one stabbing and 20 people arrested. Several other cities on Saturday also saw gatherings of Trump supporters unwilling to accept …

15-11-2020 BANGKOK/ BEJING: Fifteen countries have formed the world’s largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The pact is seen as …

15-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON: Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump have turned out in Washington DC to back his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the US election. Flag-carrying demonstrators were joined by members of far-right groups including the Proud Boys, some wearing helmets and bullet-proof …