23-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Traders in India’s stock markets are turning to illegal election betting platforms for clues to combat the uncertainty facing citizens and markets alike regarding the outcome of a long general election. Weeks before vote counting set for June 4, stock markets are closely …

23-05-2024 JERUSALEM/ THE HAGUE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has angrily condemned the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside Hamas’s leaders over alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict. Netanyahu said he rejected with disgust that “democratic Israel” had been compared with what he called …

23-05-2024 SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell for a third straight session on Wednesday on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep US interest rates higher for longer due to sustained inflation, potentially impacting fuel use in the world’s largest oil consumer. Brent crude futures were down 43 cents, or 0.5%, to $82.45 …

23-05-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: Israel has returned broadcasting equipment belonging to the Associated Press (AP), hours after seizing it in southern Israel and shutting down the US news agency’s live feed in Gaza. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi reversed the decision, which has led to mounting international pressure. The White House expressed …

23-05-2024 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has suggested he will work with lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court as its prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials. Blinken told a congressional hearing he was “committed” to taking action against the “profoundly wrong-headed decision”. His …

23-05-2024 MOSCOW: A former Russian army commander who raised concerns about the country’s high military casualties in Ukraine has been detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud. Maj Gen Ivan Popov, 49, will be held in custody for two months, Russian state-run media reported. His attorney was quoted by Tass news …

Hyderabad, May 22 (Shoukat-PMI): The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has been renamed and changed to TGSRTC following the direction from the State government to change all references to “TS” with “TG” in the nomenclature usage. Taking to ‘X’ on Wednesday, TGSRTC Managing Director (MD) VC Sajjanar made this …

Hyderabad, May 22 (Shoukat-Press media of india): As a proactive approach towards curbing banned cotton seed, the sleuths of Special Operations Teams of Medchal and Rajendranagar along with the officials of Agricultural Department, Genome Valley PS and Shankarpally PS conducted joint operations and nabbed four accused, who have been illegally transporting …

HYDERABA’ 22 Ma7 24 (PMI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) intensified its investigation into the disproportionate assets of CCS Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Uma Maheshwar Rao, who was arrested and interrogated at the ACB headquarters. The ACB conducted searches at Maheshwar Rao’s residence on allegations that his assets exceeded his …

22-05-2024 TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader has presided over a funeral for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at Tehran University, where caskets carrying the dead were draped in Iranian flags. President Ebrahim Raisi died alongside Foreign …