28-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has struck a conciliatory tone towards the kingdom’s arch-nemesis, Iran, saying he sought “good” relations after reports the rivals held secret talks recently in Baghdad. The two countries, locked in a fierce struggle for regional …
Read More »Three European journalists killed in Burkina Faso
28-04-2021 OUAGADOUGOU: Three European journalists, two from Spain and one from Ireland have been killed in an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso, officials revealed Tuesday. “It is very unfortunate, but the three Westerners were executed by terrorists,” said a senior security source in the West African nation. …
Read More »Hanuman Shoba Yatra called off
Hyderabad, April 27(PMI)The annual event of the state Capital Hanuman Shoba Yatra was called off by the activists of Bajrang Dal today. The organisers have said that they were cancelling the Yatra by keeping in view of growing number of Covid 19 cases. They also said that although they got …
Read More »‘Biden performs better than Trump in first 100 days’
27-04-2021 NEW YORK: A Reuters/Ipsos polling on Tuesday revealed more than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s performance after nearly 100 days on the job, a level of support that his Republican predecessor Donald Trump never achieved and one that should help Democrats push for infrastructure spending and …
Read More »Situation in India beyond heartbreaking: WHO
27-04-2021 GENEVA: The situation in India, where COVID-19 cases have surged, is “beyond heartbreaking”, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is sending extra staff and supplies there to help fight the pandemic, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “WHO is doing everything we can, providing critical equipment and …
Read More »Israel removes barriers from Jerusalem’s Old City
27-04-2021 JERUSALEM: Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed, allowing them access to a square that became the focus of nightly Ramadan clashes between the two sides. Thousands filled the East Jerusalem plaza late on Sunday, some …
Read More »Miscarriage rate in black women higher 40% than white
27-04-2021 LONDON: Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white, research suggests. The Lancet analysis of data on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests being black increases miscarriage risk by 43%. It calls for people in the UK to be given support after their …
Read More »India nears 200,000 COVID deaths
27-04-2021 Bureau Report BENGALURU/ NEW DELHI: Vital medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday (April 27) as hospitals starved of oxygen supplies and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll towards 200,000. Supplies from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi, …
Read More »Rs 2 lakh to kin of deceased journalists: Allam Narayana
Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): In the wake of Corona cases rise in second wave, Telangana press academy has decided to offer Rs 2 lakhs financial assistance to kin of deceased journalists in the state. This was informed by press academy chief Allam Narayana. In 10 days of Corona cases rise 15 …
Read More »Karnataka Govt announces lockdown across State for 14 days starting tomorrow
Bengaluru.Apr 26′ 2021 The Karnataka Government announced lockdown across the State for 14 days starting from 9 pm tomorrow. Only essential services would be open from 6am to 10 am for the next two weeks, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa announced this today soon after a cabinet meeting. There would no public transport …
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