22 August, 2019 ISLAMABAD/ NEW YORK: Amid rising tension over occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said there is “no point” talking to Indian officials, adding that his overtures for peace and dialogue with New Delhi so far have proven futile. In an interview with The New York Times journalists Salman Masood …

By SJA jafri + Agencies 22 August, 2019 MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: Migrant families who cross the southern border of the US illegally could be detained indefinitely under a new regulation announced by the Trump administration. It replaces an agreement that set a limit on how long the government could hold migrant …

22 August, 2019 BEIJING/ MOSCOW: Russia and China have asked the United Nations Security Council to meet on Thursday over “statements by US officials on their plans to develop and deploy medium-range missiles.” Moscow and Beijing want to convene the 15-member council under the agenda item “threats to international peace …

22 August, 2019 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s paramilitary groups backed by Iran have blamed a series of recent blasts at their weapons depots and bases on the United States and Israel, vowing to defend themselves against any future attack. The statement on Wednesday came from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), or Hashd …

Hyderabad, Aug.21 (PMI): In view of the  upcoming Ganesh festival, Commissioner of Police  VC Sajjanar,  today held a co-ordination meeting with GHMC, HMWSSB, TSSPDCL, Revenue, R& B, Fire, RTA, Traffic Police, L&O Police, DMHO, Irrigation, Bhagyanagar Ganesh Uthsav Committee members etc. at Cyberabad police commissionerate. Ganesh Festival this year will commence …

Hyderabad, Aug.21 (PMI): Anjani Kumar,  Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad city  today attended the trail in  the seventh  AMSJ Court, Nampally which was presided over by Judge Y. Satyendra and it was a case of murder in which a rowdy  of Shahinayatgunj PS had killed a person. The witness was examined and …

Hyderabad/ Guwahati, Aug.21 (PMI): The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and its affiliate Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) has expressed serious concern over propaganda under the “NRC” Authority logo to malign and brand a group of renowned journalists from across the country as anti-national for their critical reports and articles on ongoing …

Hyderabad, Aug.21 (PMI): Union minister of state for home affairs G. Kishan Reddy on Wednesday came down heavily on ruling TRS party working president KTR for his statement on BJP and its working president JP Nadda. He advised KTR to ask his sister and the party leader K. Kavitha about the …

21 August, 2019 DAMASCUS/ ISTANBUL: Militants have left a key rebel town in Idlib province as Syrian troops push in following intense bombardment and air strikes, in a blow to the opposition. The main insurgent group in the Syrian province of Idlib has pulled out of a key rebel town …

21 August, 2019 DAMASCUS/ RIYADH: Yemeni forces intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition while flying in the skies over Yemen’s southwestern province of Dhamar. Yemeni air defense forces shot down the US-built General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone with a precision missile early on …