17-12-2024 DAMASCUS/ LATAKIA: Syrian Christians attended regular Sunday services for the first time since the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad a week ago, in an early test of assurances by the new Islamist rulers that the rights of minorities will be protected. As the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham …

17-12-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s Reliance Industries, opens new tab said on Friday it has bought a 74% stake in an industrial area developer, situated in the country’s financial hub of Mumbai, for 16.28 billion rupees ($192 million). Navi Mumbai IIA was renamed from Navi Mumbai …

17-12-2024 BALI/ CANBERRA: The five remaining members of the infamous “Bali Nine” drug ring say they are “relieved and happy” to be home in Australia, after serving nearly 20 years in Indonesian prisons. Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, and Michael Czugaj arrived back in the country …

17-12-2024 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israel’s government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a “new front” had opened up on Israel’s border with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime to an …

17-12-2024 MOSCOW: Two Russian oil tankers have been badly damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said. Footage released by Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office showed the bow of one tanker completely broken off, with streaks of oil visible in the water. Both tankers …

17-12-2024 SAINT-DENIS/ ANTANANARIVO: Authorities in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte say the number of dead following the devastation caused by a cyclone will definitely be in the hundreds, and possibly in the thousands. Rescue workers are still attempting to reach some communities as they search for survivors. Entire …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): A 40-year-old housewife received a WhatsApp message from scammers promoting a trade marketing investment scheme. They claimed the job involved promoting videos and photos by liking, rating, and sharing them. Initially, the scammers assigned the victim a task to give a 5-star rating. After completing the first …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee ( TPCC) led by President Mahesh Kumar Goud has called for a Chalo Raj Bhavan program over the Adani issue.             The protest program will be organized from the Indira Gandhi statue on Necklace Road to the Raj Bhavan at 11 AM …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): Minister for Transport and BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar has dared BRS leaders for an open debate on the funds spent on BCs in the last ten years.             Opposition Members raised a question in the Legislative Council about the construction of community buildings. The Minister responded with …

Hyderabad; 16 Dec 2024 (PMI): It has come to our notice that certain media reports have erroneously suggested that the Cyber Crimes Police Station operates within restricted visiting hours between 4 pm to 6 pm. We wish to provide clarity on this matter. – The Cyber Crimes Police Station operates …