16-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has chosen vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as his new health secretary and said he will do “unbelievable things”. The news was announced by Donald Trump Jr on X, before the president-elect confirmed the appointment just moments later. Former Democrat RFK Jr, the nephew of …
Read More »CM Revanth Reddy to visit Warangal on Nov. 19
Hyderabad, Nov.15 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will visit Warangal on November 19 as part of the Praja Palana Vijyotsavalu marking one year of the government in the State. He will inaugurate the Kaloji Kalakshetram and also inaugurate several development schemes during the visit. The Chief Minister will interact with …
Read More »HC rejects former MLA Narender Reddy’s petition for bail
Hyderabad, Nov.15 (PMI): The House Motion Petition filed in the High Court to keep former MLA of Kodangal Constituency Patnam Narender Reddy, who is facing charges as accused A1 in the Lagacharla village Collector attack case, in a special barrack in Charlapalli Jail, has been rejected. As the court was on …
Read More »EOW police Cyberabad arrest 8 for cheating investors
Crime No. 85/2024 U/s 316 (2), 318 (4), 61 (2) BNS, Sec. 5 of the Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act- 1999 of EOW PS, Cyberabad. Hyderabad, Nov.15 (Shoukat-PMI): The EOW Police of Cyberabad arrested eight accused, who collected deposits from innocent people on the name of Buy back …
Read More »Israel presses airstrikes as Beirut awaits truce ideas
15-11-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington’s latest ceasefire proposals after a US official expressed hope a truce could be reached. More than seven weeks since Israel went on the offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah, …
Read More »Sri Lankan President seeks increased parliamentary strength
15-11-2024 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his anti-poverty policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown. A little over 17 million Sri Lankans are eligible …
Read More »European powers pushing for resolution against Iran at IAEA
15-11-2024 PARIS/ VIENNA: European powers are pushing for a new resolution against Iran by the UN atomic watchdog’s board next week to pressure Tehran over its poor cooperation, as the world awaits the return of US President-elect Donald Trump, diplomats say. Such resolutions risk further diplomatic tension with Iran. It …
Read More »Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon
15-11-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: The rescue workers had just left when we arrived at the scene of an Israeli air strike on a building in Aramoun, south-west of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. It was supposed to have been cleared. They had found eight bodies including three children and three women – and …
Read More »Deadly car attack sparks questions in China
15-11-2024 BEIJING: A car attack that killed 35 people in China has sparked questions about a recent spate of public violence, as officials continue to censor discussion on the incident. On social media, many are discussing the social phenomenon of “taking revenge on society”, where individuals act on personal grievances …
Read More »India’s top court bans ‘bulldozer justice’ as punishment
15-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI; India’s Supreme Court has said that authorities cannot demolish homes merely because a person has been accused of a crime and has laid down strict guidelines for any such action. The ruling comes in response to a number of petitions seeking action against authorities using …
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