08-11-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that it targeted an Israeli military base south of Tel Aviv with a swarm of drones “for the first time”, as Israel launched renewed air strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut city. Hezbollah fighters launched a “squadron of attack drones …
Read More »US Judge restores controversial 9/11 terrorist plea deals
08-11-2024 GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA: A United States military judge has ruled that plea agreements reached with the alleged plotters of the September 11, 2001, attacks are valid, reversing an order by the country’s defence minister. The order by the judge, Air Force Colonel Matthew McCall, means the three accused men …
Read More »30 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanese apartment building
08-11-2024 BEIRUT: First responders have recovered the bodies of 30 people killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building south of Beirut, Lebanon’s Civil Defence agency says. Tuesday evening’s attack destroyed one side of the four-storey building that was reportedly housing displaced people in the predominantly Sunni Muslim …
Read More »Algeria silent after civil war book wins top French award
08-11-2024 ALGIERS: For the first time, an Algerian author has won France’s top literary award, the Goncourt, with a searing account of his country’s 1990s civil war. Kamel Daoud’s novel Houris tells of Algeria’s blood-soaked “dark decade”, in which up to 200,000 people are estimated to have been killed in …
Read More »Republicans retake control of US Senate
08-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The results guarantee the Republicans at least 52 out of 100 seats in the new chamber, with a handful of races still undecided. Jim Justice, West Virginia’s current governor, won the …
Read More »German coalition on brink after Scholz fires key minister
08-11-2024 BERLIN: Germany’s governing coalition is in crisis after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired a key minister and said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year. Scholz said he had no trust in Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who leads a rival party that has been …
Read More »Australia plans social media ban for under-16s
08-11-2024 CANBERRA: Australia’s government says it will introduce world-first legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the “harm” social media was inflicting on Australian children. “This one is for …
Read More »Those who vandalized idols should be arrested
VHP and Akhilapaksha demanded immediate arrest of those who destroyed the idols in the temple. On Wednesday, a huge rally was held in Shamshabad under the leadership of VHP and Akhil Paksha. Huge rally in Shamshabad Hyderabad’ Nov’ 6 (PMI) : The VHP and Akhil Paksha have demanded immediate arrest …
Read More »Cyber fraudsters Naresh Shinde and Saurabh Shinde arrested
2.29 Crores per IT employee Cyber criminals, hoping for high profits, extorted Rs 2.29 crore from an IT employee. Going into details.. an IT employee joined the WhatsApp group called ‘B2231KSL Official Stock’. Hyderabad, Nov’ 6 (PMI): Cyber criminals extorted Rs 2.29 crore from an IT employee hoping for high …
Read More »Cyberabad CP Avinash Mahanthy IPS surprise check at Attapur police station
Hyderabad’ Nov 7 (PMI) Cyberabad CP Avinash Mahanthy conducted a surprise inspection at Attapur police station. The files of the station were examined. Inquired about the pending cases. He said that serious attention should be paid to the sale of drugs and ganja, as this is becoming the most serious …
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