By SJA Jafri + IRBA MELBOURNE/ TEHRAN: Iran has executed a former defence ministry worker who was spying for the United States, according to a report aired on state-run TV. The worker, named as Jalal Hajizavar, was hanged in a prison near Tehran after admitting in a military court he …
Read More »Four Killed In Separate Road Accidents In Telangana
Sangareddy: A road accident has claimed two lives in the district after the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a stationary truck. The mishap took place on Saturday at Sadasivapet of Sangareddy district. Another person sustained injuries in the incident and was shifted to a hospital for treatment. The victims …
Read More »photo exhibition on the importance of Yoga in city
Hyderabad, Three 3-day photo exhibition on the importance of Yoga in daily life has been orgnised by the Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB) under the Ministry of Information Broadcasting @ the Jubilee Bus station , Secenderabad on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Ms. Nalini Kiran, Cantonment Board member along with shri …
Read More »Indian airlines decide to avoid Iranian airspace
India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, today said all Indian flight operators in consultation with it have decided to avoid the affected part of the Iranian airspace to ensure safe travel for passengers. They will also reroute their flight suitably. The decision came amid rising tensions between …
Read More »Pakistan should take strong measures to address terror concerns: India
India expects Pakistan to take all necessary steps to effectively implement the action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) fully by September this year. In response to a media query regarding FATF decision to continuously keep Pakistan in the Grey List, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar …
Read More »PM Modi interacts with economists, experts at NITI Aayog
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended an interactive session with over 40 economists and other experts organized by NITI Aayog on the theme Economic Policy – The Road Ahead. During the session, participants shared their views in five distinct groups, on the economic themes of macro-economy and employment, agriculture and …
Read More »Four held under PD Act
Hyderabad, June 22 (PMI): In the ongoing drive against repeated offenders in the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, V.C. Sajjanar, IPS, invoked Detention Order under the P.D Act as “Goonda” against following notorious property offenders. They are: Shaik Khadar, 26, laborer, residing at Jayadarshini Colony, Kompally and native of SC Colony, Chegunta …
Read More »Police called to loud altercation at potential UK PM’s home
By SJA Jafri + Guardian MELBOURNE/ LONDON: Police were called to the home of Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in the early hours of this morning after a heated argument between the pair. A neighbour made the call after hearing screaming and shouting coming from their plush home in south …
Read More »NY Columnist accuses Donald Trump of raping her in 1990s
By SJA Jafri + AP MELBOURNE/ NEW YORK: A New York-based advice columnist has claimed Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s, according to a first-person account published by New York magazine. The US President has denied the allegations and …
Read More »‘Donald Trump ordered attack on Iran then called it off’
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: The US called off military strikes against Iran on Thursday night that were approved by President Donald Trump, according to an administration official, abandoning a move that would have dramatically escalated tensions that are already running high between the two countries. The attack, …
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