Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): Former minister and Siddipet MLA Harish Rao today kept his promise and reached the Gun Park with his resignation letter for the implementation of 13 promises made by the Congress party .”If the Congress government implements the farm loan waiver and six guarantees by August 15, I …
Read More »War of words between BRS and Congress over implementation of Rs.2 lakh farm loan
Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): A war of words broke out between the ruling Congress party and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) on Friday over the implementation of Rs.2 lakh farm loan and government’s six guarantees. The challenges and counter challenges were exchanged between two party leaders after BRS MLA Harish …
Read More »CM Revanth Reddy vows to waive crop loans by August 15, asks Harish Rao to keep resignation letter ready
HYDERABAD’26 April 2024: Accepting the challenge given by BRS leader T Harish Rao, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that the Congress Government would waive crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh by August 15 and asked the Siddipet MLA to keep his resignation letter ready in the correct …
Read More »Hundreds more arrested across US in Gaza campus protests
26-04-2024 NEW YORK: Police have arrested hundreds more protesters in locations across the US, as protests against the war in Gaza intensify across university campuses. Some 108 arrests were made at Emerson College, Boston police told media. Earlier, 93 people at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles …
Read More »India inspects plants of spice makers MDH
26-04-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their products for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide. Hong Kong this month suspended sales of three MDH spice …
Read More »Arizona Jury indicts 18 over alleged Trump ‘fake elector’ scheme
26-04-2024 NEW YORK: A grand jury has charged 18 people with allegedly taking part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-US President Donald Trump in 2020, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday. The court papers list a “former US president,” Trump, as an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictment …
Read More »Migrants undeterred by deaths to continue Channel crossing attempts
26-04-2024 MADRID: The wind, which picked up and made it impossible for small boats to attempt more Channel crossings, now looks to be easing. Already, around Calais, there are indications that, despite yesterday’s deaths, smugglers are starting to shepherd migrants towards the dunes along the coast to prepare for more …
Read More »Meta shares sink after it reveals spending plans
26-04-2024 NEW YORK: Shares in US tech giant Meta have sunk in US after-hours trading despite better-than-expected earnings. The Facebook and Instagram owner said expenses would be higher this year as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence (AI). Its shares fell more than 15% after it said it expected to …
Read More »‘Iranian rapper sentenced to death’
26-04-2024 TEHRAN: An Iranian rapper jailed for supporting anti-government protests has been sentenced to death, his lawyer has said. Toomaj Salehi in his songs supported protests in 2022 that erupted over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in police custody after allegedly wearing an “improper” hijab. One …
Read More »US secretly sends long-range missiles to Ukraine
26-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ KYIV: Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the US against invading Russian forces, American officials have confirmed. The weapons were part of a $300m (£240m) aid package approved by US President Joe Biden in March and they arrived this month. They have already been …
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