Hyderabad, Nov.26 (PMI): Minister for IT and Industries D Sridhar Babu inaugurated the Indo-Belgian Lifesciences conference at Avasa Hotel here on Tuesday.             In his keynote address, Sridhar Babu emphasized the transformative potential of the partnership between India and Belgium in life sciences, highlighting Hyderabad as the epicenter of innovation …

New Delhi, Nov.26 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the caste census across the country will be the third social justice movement to be achieved under the Congress’s leadership. The first phase of social justice was achieved by introducing reservations for SC and ST communities and nationalizing banks during …

26-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: A convoy of protesters demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has entered Pakistan’s capital Islamabad They are being tear gassed by armed forces as they close in on the city centre’s “red zone” that houses key government buildings The …

26-11-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA STRIP: UN’s Palestinian refugee agency says half a million people are threatened by sewage flood amid Gaza’s rainy season, and cold temperatures will take a toll on thousands of malnourished people. Hezbollah fires 340 missiles and drones at Israel, according to Israeli Army Radio, wounding 11 …

26-11-2024 NAYPYIDAW: Militant recruitment and violence have escalated in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, where thousands of Rohingya insurgents have emerged among over a million displaced people, according to sources and internal aid reports reviewed by Reuters. “We need to fight to take back our lands,” said 32-year-old Rafiq, who spent …

26-11-2024 NEW DELHI: India’s antitrust body has turned down a request from Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab to put a hold on an investigation report which found the company breached competition laws, allowing the case to continue, an internal order from the regulator seen by Reuters showed. The Competition Commission …

26-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ KHURRAM: Pakistani officials have announced a seven-day truce between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes killed dozens of people in the northwest of the country. The violence between the groups began on Thursday after gunmen attacked civilian convoys, killing at least …

26-11-2024 TEHRAN: Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom this week, amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. The meeting, which is set to happen on Friday, was announced by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, and UK officials also confirmed …

26-11-2024 WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about shutting down the United States Department of Education. Vice President-elect JD Vance has called universities the “enemy” and “hostile institutions” and while Trump’s pick for education secretary, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, stands out primarily for having no apparent experience in …

26-11-2024 BEIRUT/ TEL AVIV: Hezbollah fires 340 missiles and drones at Israel, wounding 11 people and causing “severe damage” in Tel Aviv, as its fighters put up fierce resistance against invading Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. Israeli air attacks cause “massive destruction” in the Lebanese capital, according to local media, …