01-12-2020 RIYADH/ JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia agreed to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, news agency Reuters and Israeli media outlets have reported. Kushner and Middle East envoys Avi Berkowitz and …

30-11-2020 CAMBRIDGE: American biotechnology company Moderna Inc on Monday announced that its under-trial drug for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has shown 94.1% efficacy against the disease and a 100% efficacy in the severe cases. In a press release, the Massachusetts-based company said its coronavirus drug candidate, named mRNA-1273, was “generally well tolerated” …

30-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DOHA: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks aimed at resolving the dispute between the neighboring Gulf countries, according to media reports in the United States. A senior official …

30-11-2020 TEHRAN: Iran has laid to rest assassinated nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in the capital Tehran as authorities blamed Israel for the killing and repeated vows to avenge it. The funeral on Monday, scaled down due to coronavirus protocols and attended only by Fakhrizadeh’s family and some military commanders, was …

Hyderabad Nov 30 (PMI): In view of upcoming GHMC elections to check the Bandobast arrangements and to instill confidence among the public Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Shri VC Sajjanar, IPS, along with other officers today visited Madhapur zone. Along with CP Sir, Madhapur DCP Venkateshwarlu, SOT ADCP Sandeep, Kukatpally ACP …

30-11-2020 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ BEIJING: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was seeking an apology from China after a diplomat in Beijing tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. The tweet, posted by Chinese …

Hyderabad Nov 30 (PMI): In connection with GHMC Election Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Sri Mahesh M Bhagwat IPS has visited sensitive Ranganayakalu Gutta, Banjara basti of Hayatnagar PS & interacted with community as confidence building measure appealing them for casting vote without any fear. ACP Vanasthalipuram, SHO Hayatnagar accompanied. (Press …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, the recent agricultural reforms have opened new doors of possibilities for farmers. Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, the Prime Minister said, farmers had been demanding these reforms for a long time and his government delivered on …

Hyderabad, Nov.29 (PMI): Union Home Minister Amit shah today said that they were not scared of Chief Minister KCR. He claimed that CM KCR had lost seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by making similar comments. He made these remarks while addressing media persons at state party office. Speaking on …

29-11-2020 TEHRAN/ RIYADH: A ranking Iranian diplomat deplored as a treason against Muslims the move by certain members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to normalize relations with the Israeli regime. Iranian Foreign Ministry Director General for International Peace and Security Reza Najafi addressed the 47th session of the OIC’s Council …