Hyderabad, March 5 (PMI): The Congress party has initiated the process of selecting candidates for MLC positions under the MLA quota.             AICC Telangana In-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, along with TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, and Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, met Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at his …

05-03-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA/ JERUSALEM: The testing second stage of Gaza’s ceasefire was always in doubt; now it seems to be dead at the moment it was meant to start. Concern is mounting that war will return to this ravaged territory, deepening the profound suffering of Palestinians and threatening the lives …

05-03-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has said he is moving forward with 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico into the US, adding that time had run out to reach a deal. US stock markets sank in response to the measures, which he has threatened since earlier this …

05-03-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene to clear mucus from the Pope’s lungs, an update from the Holy See said, though it said he was alert throughout. The 88-year-old …

05-03-2025 GUANTANAMO BAY: We, the undersigned former Guantanamo prisoners, strongly condemn US President Donald Trump’s executive order to expand detention facilities for undocumented people at Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo is not just a prison, it is a place where law is warped, dignity is stripped, and suffering is hidden behind barbed …

05-03-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria has deployed security forces in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, to restore order after a dispute at a checkpoint led to the killing of a Syrian security officer and the injury of another by a militia linked to Bashar al-Assad’s former regime. The move to deploy forces …

05-03-2025 TOKYO: More than 2,000 firefighters, backed by military helicopters, are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, as the blaze burns thousands of hectares of land every day. Officials on Monday said about 4,600 residents remain under evacuation advisories as the fire rages in the northern Iwate region, …

05-03-2025 GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Chief has expressed deep concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarize people. “We have enjoyed bipartisan support from the US on human rights over …

05-03-2025 LONDON: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “for peace to be real, we need real security guarantees” after he met European leaders at a summit in London. Russia says “someone should make (Zelenskyy) want peace” after the fiery blow-up at the White House with US President Donald Trump. France and …

Hyderabad, March 4 (PMI): The State unit of the BJP today celebrated the victory of the Teachers’ constituency MLC seat winner Malka Komuraiah’s victory from Karimnagar, Adilabad , Medak and Nizamabad seat. The party leaders and the activists burst fire crackers and distributed sweets. The party Rajya Sabha MP Dr K. …