06-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is to rebrand the US Department of Defense as the “Department of War”, according to the White House. The president will today sign an executive order allowing it to be used as a secondary title for the US government’s biggest organization It also means defence secretary …

06-09-2025 KABUL: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s remote south-eastern region on Thursday night, the third quake in six days, as the death toll from the first continued to rise. The shallow quake hit at 20:56 local time (15:36 GMT) and sent people in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces scampering out …

06-09-2025 BRAZZAVILLE: Dozens people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health ministry has said. The presence of the virus had been confirmed in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted to hospital last month after showing symptoms that …

06-09-2025 MOSCOW/ PARIS: The Kremlin has rejected any situation where foreign troops would be stationed in Ukraine to provide security guarantees, according to Russian state media. It follows a pledge by Emmanuel Macron that 26 Western allies had formally committed to deploying troops “by land, sea or air” to Ukraine …

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE By the Competent Authority / Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad Hyderabad, Sept 5 (PMI) It is hereby notified for the information of the general public that the Competent Authority has decided to conduct a public auction for the sale of attached properties, consisting of …

Hyderabad, Sept 6′(Ali Abbas-PMI)The Hyderabad Traffic Police has announced elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth traffic flow and public safety during the Ganesh Festival 2025 immersion processions scheduled for September 6 and 7. Addressing the media, Sri D. Joel Davis, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said that the festival, which …

Hyderabad, Sept 5′(Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI) The Hyderabad City Police has created history by inducting women into its mounted police unit for the first time. Commissioner of Police C.V. Anand, IPS, announced the development on Friday, describing it as a step towards greater representation of women in frontline policing. Ten women …

Hyderabad: The Ganesh Navaratri festivities will conclude tomorrow, with immersion processions scheduled across the city on Saturday. Special arrangements have been made by officials and police for the Khairatabad Ganesh immersion, which is expected to take place before 11 a.m. Similarly, the Balapur Ganesh Shobha Yatra is also planned to …

05-09-2025 KHARTOUM: When journalist Shamael Elnoor left Sudan at the outbreak of war in 2023, Sudanese newspapers were already suffering under an economic crisis and the worldwide shift to digital news. Then the fighting brought presses to an immediate standstill, leaving busy newsrooms in Khartoum empty and ransacked. “Since the …

05-09-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s overhaul of consumer tax stands to make everything from soaps to luxury SUVs cheaper but global fashion brands such as Zara, Levi Strauss, opens new tab and Lacoste have been spooked by higher levies on all apparel priced at more than $29. The premium …