21-11-2024 NEW DELHI/ MANSA: Swaran Singh is among a handful of farmers in Bhikhi village in India’s northern state of Punjab who, instead of burning his crop waste this year, has invested in a tractor and equipment to collect it for removal by a private contractor. The paddy waste, or …
Read More »British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance
21-11-2024 LONDON: British farmers have descended on London to call on the government to scrap inheritance tax rules on land ownership, which they say will destroy family-run farms. On Tuesday, protesters held placards reading “no farmer, no food, no future” and “(Prime Minister Keir) Starmer the farmer harmer” around Parliament …
Read More »Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland
21-11-2024 HARGEISA: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. Abdullahi also known as Irro of the Waddani Party received close to 64 percent of the vote, beating the incumbent, President Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye Party, …
Read More »‘Sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables: Germany
21-11-2024 BERLIN: Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that no one believes the …
Read More »Israel attacks Gaza hospital treating starving children, elderly
21-11-2024 GAZA CITY: The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza says the facility is experiencing an “extreme catastrophe” with Israeli forces firing on the building as children and elderly patients suffering from malnutrition seek treatment there. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking from Gaza, says Hamas will no …
Read More »Los Angeles declares itself an immigration ‘sanctuary’
21-11-2024 LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles, the second largest US city, is setting itself up for a standoff with President-elect Donald Trump over immigration. On Tuesday, its city council passed a “sanctuary city” ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities. LA’s public school system also reaffirmed itself …
Read More »Hamas negotiators ‘not in Doha’ but political office not closed
21-11-2024 DOHA: The most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza and other key figures in its negotiating team are no longer in Doha, Qatar’s government and a senior Palestinian official have said. Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said Hamas’s office no longer had a function because Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts …
Read More »Prime Minister received by the President of Guyana in Georgetown
New Delhi’20 Nov 2024(PIB )Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi arrived in Georgetown today on a State Visit to Guyana from 20-21 November 2024. This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana in 56 years. As a special gesture, on arrival at the airport, he was warmly …
Read More »President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu to visit Telangana from November 21 to 22
New Delhi’20 Nov’2024 (PIB) The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Telangana from November 21 to 22, 2024. On November 21, the President will grace the Koti Deepotsavam-2024 at Hyderabad. On November 22, the President will deliver inaugural address at the Lokmanthan-2024 at Hyderabad.(PIB)
Read More »CM Revanth Reddy showers developmental initiatives on Rajanna Sircilla district
Hyderabad, Nov.20 (PMI): In a milestone for the first year of his administration, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday announced developmental projects worth Rs.694.50 crore for Rajanna Sircilla district. The projects aim to improve infrastructure, education, healthcare, and welfare across the region. Key highlights of the initiatives include, laying …
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