26-05-2021 WASHINGTON: The U.S. passed another major milestone Tuesday in its race to vaccinate the population against COVID-19. Half of U.S. adults’ more than 129 million people over 18 are now fully vaccinated against the virus, according to data from the US Centre for disease Control and Prevention. The CDC …

26-05-2021 GAZA CITY: Suzan Matar watched the building that housed her eight-year-old business crumble live on television. It was one of the several landmark structures targeted by Israeli fighter jets during its 11-day assault on the besieged Gaza Strip. The nine-floor al-Johara Tower in the heart of Gaza City was …

26-05-2021 BAGHDAD: A protester died Tuesday after being shot as clashes erupted between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, Iraqi security officials and a rights monitor said. Security forces used live ammunition to disperse crowds after protesters began throwing stones, witnesses and Iraqi officials said. The officials …

25-05-2021 Bureau Report BIRMINGHAM/ LONDON/ ISLAMABAD: Councillor Muhammad Afzal has become Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor and was sworn in to be the “first citizen” of the city where he’s lived for more than 50 years now. Afzal, who was first elected as a councillor way back in 1982 from the …

Amaravati, May 25 (PMI): The National President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the opposition leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu today came down heavily on the ruling YSRCP and alleged that the state government was filling false cases against his party leaders. He also alleged that it had become habit of …

Hyderabad, May 25 (PMI): Natco Trust in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & GHMC has set up a 40 bed Community Isolation Centre at Natco Government School in Site-3, Borabanda here today.             The Centre was inaugurated by Maganti Gopinath, MLA ; Baba Fasiuddin, Corporator, Borabanda and they …

Hyderabad, May 25 (PMI): Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav and Home Minister Mahamood Ali today visited state run NIMS & Chest Hospital  in the city here. They visited several wards of Covid patients in the hospital and tried to give confidence of better treatment. The ministers interacted with some …

25-05-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ KABUL: Australia has said it will shut its embassy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Friday, as the withdrawal of international troop’s proceeds. In a statement, Canberra talked of “an increasingly uncertain security environment” in the country. It said Australian diplomats would visit Afghanistan regularly – but …

Hyderabad, May 25 (PMI): Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Indian Diaspora for their role in extending relief material to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. “Respecting their roots and with great love for the motherland, many organisations and individuals supporting Indians all over the world are …

Hyderabad May 25(PMI)The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, South Zone Team, Hyderabad along with Bahadurpura Police along with Drug Inspectornabbed two persons who areillegally procuring and selling Remdesivir injections (Desrem) Antiviral medicine for Covid-19, in black market to needy customers for amount of Rs.15,000/- to Rs. 20,000/- each, without any …