20-06-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has replaced two top ministers charged with managing the country’s faltering security, as the Taliban presses on with their campaign to capture new territory in fierce battles with government forces. The shake-up of the defence and interior ministry portfolios comes as …

20-06-2021 BRASILIA: Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as the country’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 500,000. Protesters across the country blasted the administration for the high death toll and called for the removal of the president. Brazil has …

ّHyderabad: June 19 ( PMI ) The Cabinet has instructed the Education department to reopen all categories of educational institutions in the state from July 1 with full preparedness and the students are allowed to attend the classes physically. The Cabinet, which met today, sought support and cooperation from people …

Hyderabad, June 19 (PMI): A tragic road accident took place at Kodangal of the district today. The accident has claimed four lives. It took place when two cars collided with each other head on. A car which was going towards Karnataka from Hyderabad hit another car coming from the opposite …

Hyderabad, June 19 (PMI): The State Cabinet today decided to lift the lockdown totally in the State. The Cabinet has examined the reports submitted by the Medical and Health department officials that Corona positive cases have drastically come down and the Corona is now under control in the State. Hence the …

Hyderabad, June 19 (PMI): The birthday celebration of Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi was held across the state today. Sangareddy MLA T. Jayaprakash Reddy held the birthday celebrations in a grand manner. He handed over 30 wheel chairs to the handicapped of Sangareddy on the occasion. The MLA also  held …

Hyderabad/Chandigarh, June 19 (Press media of india): The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has condemned the way the Uttar Pradesh police handled the death of television Journalist Sulabh Srivastava in Pratapgarh district. Days after receiving a complaint from wife of the deceased journalist the police still maintain that he was killed in …

19-06-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD: Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi is set to be Iran’s next president after winning most of the votes counted so far. He beat three other candidates in a poll in which most would-be candidates were barred from standing. Raisi is Iran’s top judge …

19-06-2021 QUORA: People in Hong Kong have queued up to buy copies of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily a day after its newsroom was raided by police. The front page carried a message of defiance, reading: “We must press on.” The paper typically prints about 80,000 copies but increased that …

19-06-2021 WASHINGTON: US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) clashed online over whether to draw up a teaching document on …