22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + SCMP BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: Navy warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea twice in the past few days, the United States military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world’s two-largest economies. The busy waterway is …

22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + JP JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: A defiant Benjamin Netanyahu rejected all allegations of fraud on Thursday, vowing to stay on as the leader in Israel despite being indicted on a series of corruption charges. Netanyahu denounced what he called the “false” and “politically motivated” allegations, hours …

21 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri FLORIDA/ MELBOURNE: The graves of 145 people have been discovered under a high school in Tampa, in the US state of Florida. They are part of Ridgewood Cemetery, a mid-20th Century cemetery for the poor. The coffins – buried 3-5ft (1-1.5m) deep – were …

Hyderabad Nov 21 (PMI): Mahana Mahfil-e-Radeef which is continuously organizing since last thirty seven years will be held on 23rd November 2019 at 09:00 P. M (2100 Hrs) at Aashiyan-e-Raziya, Panjetan Colony, Dar-ul-Shifa, Hyderabad. Radeef given for this month is “Ki”. The monthly “Mahfil-e-Radeef” was started by Dr Saqiq Naqvi …

Hyderabad, Nov.21 (PMI): TRS MLA from Vemulawada Chennamaneni Ramesh on Thursday approached the High Court to set aside the orders of the Union government canceling his citizenship. On the other hand, rival of Ramesh in the Assembly elections and Congress leader Aadi Srinivas, who is the complainant in the case, filed a …

Due to increased traffic in the area in recent times, the intersection used to witness heavy traffic congestion during peak hours. To better regulate the traffic flow in the area, this junction has been modified with certain engineering works and traffic signals have been installed. Junction improvement works were taken …

Hyderabad, Nov.21 (PMI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy today said the Centre will take an initiative on the RTC strike issue in Telangana State. Accompanied by BJP MPs D Arvind, B Sanjay and S Babu Rao, Kishan Reddy called on Union Surface Transport Minister Nithin Gadkari …

Hyderabad Nov 21 (PMI): The Commissioner of Police  Rachakonda Sri M Mahesh Bhagwat IPS today inaugurated Free Health Screening Camp for staff of 21 Police Stations at Kushaiguda police station.  On inaugural day the free chek- up camp held in  seven division headquarters for 7 Law & order & traffic …

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after four weeks a PIL seeking identification and deportation of all illegal immigrants and infiltrators. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submission of lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay that the illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants …

Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla today rejected the Congress’s demand to adjournment of Question Hour to discuss Election Bond issue. Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, the request for adjournment motion was given as they were compelled to take up the issue. He also cited BJPs protests during the …