14-02-2021 KABUL/ TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD: A massive fire has engulfed a customs post in Afghanistan after fuel trucks caught alight, injuring many people and prompting authorities across the nearby Iranian border to send fire engines and ambulances, officials said. Several local people battled to control Saturday’s blaze in the border town …

14-02-2021 WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” in relation to the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. After a five-day impeachment trial in the US Senate, the vote was largely split along party lines with 57 lawmakers voting to …

Hyderabad, Feb.13 (Press medi of india):  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today arrived at Begumpet Airport here from Delhi. He was accorded a warm welcome at the airport from the state government. Home Minister Mahamood Ali, newly elected woman Mayor of GHMC Gadwal Vijaya Lakshmi, her father and TRS Rajya …

13-02-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has no plans to call the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the White House said. Biden said he intends to make human right a key issue in US-Saudi relations, which he pledged during the 2020 election campaign. …

Hyderabad, Feb.13 (Press media of india ): Rachakonda CP Mahesh Bhagawath today made it clear that no rape was committed on the pharmacy student who was allegedly abducted by unknown miscreants near Ghatkesar. He said that the victim had misled the Police and lodged a false complaint with them. He …

13-02-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Dozens more Afghan security force members, including a commander, have been killed and seven critically injured in blasts in eastern and southern provinces, officials say, adding that three civilians were injured in the east. No armed group immediately claimed responsibility for the three …

13-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ GUANTANAMO BAY: The Biden administration has launched a formal review of the future of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba with the goal of reviving efforts to close the controversial facility, a White House official said on Friday. Aides involved in internal discussions are considering …

13-02-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia will next week introduce landmark legislation to force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, a senior government official said on Friday. The legislation, which Google says will be “unworkable”, will make Australia the first country to require Facebook and …

12-02-2021 PARIS/ LONDON/ BERLIN/ TEHRAN: The United Kingdom (UK), France and Germany have condemned Iran’s decision to produce uranium metal, which they said was in breach of commitments made by Iran to the international community. The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said earlier this week that Iran had followed through on …

New Delhi: Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Ladakh disengagement plan agreed with China, accusing the government of ceding Indian Territory to China. His comments came during a press conference a day after Defense Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in Parliament that …