01-05-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily illegal. The health ministry said the ruling had been made “based on the proportion of people in quarantine who have acquired a …

01-05-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 31 people and wounding as many as 91, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for Friday’s bombing in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province, and there was …

01-05-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australian supermarket Woolworths has scrapped a plan for an alcohol mega-store near three dry Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. The Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin would have stood close to three communities which ban selling and drinking alcohol – Bagot, Kulaluk and Minmarama. The Northern …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report 01-05-2021 ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS/ GUANTANAMO BAY (CUBA): A Guantanamo Bay inmate alleges he was tortured by his American captors after the September 11 attacks and will file a complaint with the United Nations over his unending 19-year detention, his lawyer has said. …

Hyderabad April 30 (PMI): The popular television Anchor and executive editor of Aajtak News channel Rohit Sardana dies due to cardiac arrest who was admitted in private hospital after being tested positive for coronavirus, sources said. He used to conduct debate show “DANGAL” daily at 5 PM on Aajtak TV …

30-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SAO PAULO (BRAZIL):  India sets another coronavirus positive tests and deaths record while the Brazil still stands first in pandemic as global COVID data tallies confirmed. India’s total COVID-19 cases have passed 18 million after another world record number of daily infections, as …

30-04-2021 JERUSALEM: Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site in the north of Israel, rescue services said. Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency service, posted the updated toll on social media on Friday, adding “MDA is fighting for the lives of dozens wounded, …

Hyderabad, April 29 (PMI): Cyberabad Police was rattled today by an unexpected firing incident that took place in Kukatpally area. Unknown miscreants entered a HDFC bank ATM Located near Patel Nagar, Kuntia park and opened fire at ATM money loading staff . They also fired three rounds of bullets on …

Hyderabad, April 29 (PMI): State Health Minister E Rajender today criticised the Centre for its failure to assess Severity of   Corona virus in Telangana and steps to prevent virus spread. He hit out at the union ministers and state BJP leaders for making false charges on Telangana with regard to cases …

New Delhi Apr 29;2021-Over 1.70 Crore people have registered for vaccination in the Cowin portal since yesterday. The Portal handled more than 50 thousand Application Program Interface API calls per second. The vaccination for people 18 years and above will begin on Saturday.  Government said, Co-WIN digital platform continues to work without any …