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 …
Read More »Election Commission of India approves posting of Sneha Mehra IPS as DCP south zone
Sneha Mehra, IPS Will Take Charge as DCP SOUTH ZONE The Election Commission of India had asked the State government to transfer P Sai Chaitanya, who was the DCP (south), and send a list of three IPS officers who can replace him Hyderabad’25 April ( Shoukat -PMI) Sneha Mehra, a 2018 …
Read More »Modi calls rivals pro-Muslim as election campaign changes tack
25-04-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party have begun attacking opposition rivals, saying they favor minority Muslims, in what analysts see as a bid to invigorate their hardline base after general elections began last week. India began voting on Friday in a …
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