15-05-2024 BALTIMORE: Part of a collapsed bridge in Baltimore has been deliberately destroyed, clearing the way for the eventual full return of shipping through one of the busiest sea routes in the US. A ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March, causing it to collapse and killing …

15-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail. David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing military secrets on the eve of his trial last year, after legal …

15-05-2024 TBILISI: Georgia’s parliament is expected to give final approval to a controversial “foreign agent” law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. Critics of the governing Georgian Dream party say the bill which they call the “Russia law” could be used to threaten civil liberties. Thousands of people …

15-05-2024 WEST BANK/ GAZA CITY: Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza on Monday, throwing food packages onto the road and ripping bags of grain open in the occupied West Bank. The Lorries, which were set upon at the Tarqumiya checkpoint west of Hebron, came from Jordan and were …

The surge in polling percentage is being attributed to several factors, including favorable weather conditions and increased voter awareness. Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed a significant increase in polling percentage during the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, recording a voter turnout of 64.93 per cent. This marked a 2.16 per cent rise …

Hyderabad, May 14 : A voter turnout of 64.93 per cent was recorded in Telangana, where polling was held May 13 for all 17 Lok Sabha seats. Past midnight, the Election Commission put the estimated turnout at 64.93 per cent. The final figure is likely to be announced later in …

Hyderabad, May 14 (PMI): The Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi has extended the judicial custody of BRS MLC Kavitha  till May 20 in connection with the liquor policy case. On Tuesday, Kavitha was produced before the court virtually. On the occasion, the Enforcement Directorate ( ED) officials requested the …

14-05-2024 CAROLINA: Dozens of pro-Palestinian students at a US university commencement ceremony staged a walk out ahead of veteran comedian’s Jerry Seinfeld guest speech. Footage on social media showed some robed graduates at Duke University, North Carolina, chanting and waving Palestinian flags in protest as the actor received an honorary …

14-05-2024 BRISBANE: A teenager who stabbed a British mother to death after breaking into her home in Australia has been jailed for 14 years. Emma Lovell, 41, was killed when confronting two intruders in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022. She had emigrated from Suffolk in 2011 with her daughters …

14-05-2024 MOSCOW: Russia is claiming its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Ukraine says there is still heavy fighting taking place there. Russia has intensified its attacks on the region following Friday’s surprise incursions across the border, seizing at least nine …