28-11-2024 CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age. Australia plans to trial an age-verification …

28-11-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party said it had no reason to defend billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday following his US indictment over alleged bribery to secure power deals in India. The main opposition Congress party has accused Modi and his Bharatiya Janata …

28-11-2024 DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh have used tear gas against Hindus protesting against the arrest of a religious leader as neighboring India called for ensuring the safety of Hindus and minorities in the Muslim-majority nation. Chinmoy Krishna Das, also known as Krishna Das Prabhu, was arrested at Dhaka airport on …

28-11-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal will take effect from 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) Wednesday, according to Biden. Earlier, Israel launched extensive air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after its military issued evacuation orders in the area. …

27-11-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with machetes intensified in recent days. A UN helicopter on Monday ferried evacuees 14 at a time from the capital to the northern city …

28-11-2024 JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu presented the ceasefire deal in the context of what he said were Israel’s “unprecedented achievements” over the past year of a seven-front war. He said Israel had set Hezbollah back “tens of years” and that it was not the same group it had been before. There …

After the 2014 and 2019 polls, Muslim representation was 9 and 10, respectively, in the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Mumbai’27 Nov’2024:When the next Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is constituted, it will have ten Muslim members, including a woman. Though the population of Muslims in the state is 12 percent, their representation …

 Alluri Sitharama Raju (AP), Nov.27 : The University of Melbourne has surpassed the ambitious target set in December 2023 to reach 50,000 students through the Schools Engagement Program in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The milestone was passed ahead of schedule and has now exceeded 60,000 students engaged in Andhra …

27-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Supporters of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have been pushed back by security forces after reaching the heart of the heavily-barricaded capital earlier on Tuesday. The convoy of opposition protesters has been marching towards Islamabad’s D Chowk or Democracy Square …

Operation Rope to control traffic, traffic congestion in the city is increasing day by day, due to which traffic is increasing, and in order to control traffic, the people, public representatives and political leaders should all cooperate with the police, said City Police Commissioner CV Anand.IPS Hyderabad’26 Nov (PMI) Hyderabad …