06 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Muhammad has, for the first time, broken into the top 10 names for baby boys the United States, according to data recently released by a parenting firm that tracks the information. Muhammad had long climbed in BabyCenter’s annual list, and its …

05 December, 2019 PARIS: France’s public transport networks have ground to a near halt as unions led a nationwide strike aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to overhaul the country’s Byzantine pension system. Railway and metro stations in Paris were largely deserted on Thursdayas commuters dusted off old …

The Union Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to extend reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for another 10 years. The reservation for these categories in the lower House of Parliament and the State Assemblies was to expire on 25th January …

05 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NOUAKCHOTT/ MELBOURNE: At least 58 people, including women and children, were killed after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African nation of Mauritania, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Wednesday. The perilous sea passage …

05 December, 2019 PYONGYANG/ NEW YORK: North Korea warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it would consider any discussion of the country’s human rights situation a “serious provocation” that would increase tension on the Korean Peninsula. In a letter to the 15-member council members obtained by the …

04 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: China reacted angrily after the US House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to Xinjiang, where the more than one million Muslims, mostly ethnic Uighurs, are being held in “re-education” camps. In a …

04 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + TNA WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: US House Democrats accused Donald Trump of abusing his office for political gain and trying to obstruct the Ukrainegate investigation, in a highly anticipated report that paves the way for articles of impeachment and a trial in the Senate. …

Hyderabad Dec 4 (PMI): Majlis-e- Aza-e- Syeddus-Shohadaa.s  Bara-e-Esaal-e- Sawab Late Syed  Akhtar Zaidi Qibla and Late  Syed Qamar Zaidi towards death anniversary will be held on 7th Rabissani 1441 (H) following 5th December 2019 at 07: 30 P. M (1930Hrs) at Hussainia Inayat Jung, Mandi Mir Alam Hyderabad. According to …

Hyderabad Dec 4 (PMI): The PRO Cyberabad released a press note and advice to Citizens first  Don’t search for any courier company Customer Care contacts in Google, secondly Use the services of toll free numbers of courier companies which are connected to IVR systems to track the courier lastly Never …

Suppreme Court today granted bail to Congress leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The top court said, Chidambaram could not leave the country without prior permission of the court and neither try to influence the witnesses nor tamper with evidence. The apex …