06-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BHAINSWAL: Thousands of farmers in a politically important Indian state on Friday rallied in opposition to new agricultural laws, signaling growing support for a months-long campaign to have the government reforms scrapped. Angry at what they see as legislation that benefits …

05-02-2021 WASHINGTON: In his first foreign policy speech on Thursday, US President Joe Biden declared “America is back” on the global stage and announced to end support for the conflict in Yemen. While promising a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, he signaled aggressive …

05-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ The creators of an Indian farmers’ protest “toolkit” shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be investigated by police, authorities said, claiming it was designed to “encourage disaffection and ill-will” against the government. Tens of thousands of farmers have been …

05-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ MYANMAR: Myanmar’s military should relinquish power and release officials and activists detained in a coup, US President Joe Biden said in his first foreign policy  address on Thursday, as the UN Security Council issued a statement expressing “deep concern” at events in Myanmar. Biden said the United States was working …

04-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + BBC LONDON/ BEIJING/ CANBERRA/ WASHINGTON: The US government has said it is “deeply disturbed” by a BBC report detailing allegations of systematic rape of Uighur women in Chinese camps. “These atrocities shock the conscience and must be met with serious consequences,” a spokesperson …

04-02-2021 DAMASCUS/ JERUSALEM: Syrian forces responded late on Wednesday to “Israeli aggression” in the south of the country, the state news agency said. Israel launched missiles from the occupied Golan Heights at approximately 11pm (21:00 GMT) and caused material damage, the SANA state news agency reported, citing a military source. …

04-02-2021 BRUSSELS/ PARIS: Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018 bomb plot targeting an Iranian opposition group in France. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The court ruled that Assadi and three others sought to …

  Hyderabad, Feb.4 (PMI): Dedicated Aadhaar centre is set up at Darulshifa Post Office building, Darulshifa under Hyderabad South East Division for the convenience of public to utilise services from 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM on all working days (except Sunday, Holidays).  Permanent Aadhar camp at Darulshifa is inaugurated today.  …

Hyderabad, Feb.4 (PMI): Even as; Health Minister Etala Rajender expressed displeasure and raised his voice for farmers and to procure the farm produce, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy today gave clarity that crops will be procured at purchase centers as usual. He said that they did not say to remove paddy procure centers anywhere. While …

Feb 04,2021 Rajya Sabha today resumed the discussion on Motion of Thanks on the President’s address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament. The Opposition parties continued their demand of withdrawing the farm laws with suggestions of sending the revised farm legislations to a Select Committee. …