02-12-2024 WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a former aide, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency Patel has often criticized. A former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration, Patel has been a steadfast supporter of the incoming Republican president. …

02-12-2024 TBILISI: Georgia’s pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. Speaking to media, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition, described the current parliament as “illegitimate” after …

Amaravati’1st Dec 2024: The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday clarified that the State Waqf Board was dissolved due to certain concerns and that a new Board will be constituted at the earliest. The coalition government’s clarification came amid reports in a section of the media that the State Waqf Board has …

Hyderabad, Dec.1 (PMI): The ACB raids at the house of Nikesh Kumar, assistant executive engineer of the Irrigation department in the Peerancheruvu in Gandipet mandal, have come to an end. He was taken into custody by the authorities and arrested again in a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case for possessing more …

Hyderabad, Dec.1 (PMI): The Telangana BJP has released a charge sheet against the Congress’ one-year rule in Telangana State in the name of “The fraud of Congress guarantees’ six lies and 66 frauds. Union Minister and State BJP president G Kishan Reddy released the charge sheet along with BJP leaders …

Hyderabad, Dec.1 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to farmers by announcing the disbursement of Rythu Bharosa funds after the Sankranti festival.             Speaking to the media at his residence here on Sunday, the Chief Minister assured farmers of continued support through the Rs.500 bonus for …

01-12-2024 GENEVA: Large groups of women and children are scavenging for food among mounds of trash in parts of the Gaza Strip, a UN official said on Friday following a visit to the Palestinian enclave. Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights office for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, expressed …

01-12-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth slowed much more than expected in the third quarter, hampered by weaker expansions in manufacturing and consumption, likely adding pressure on the central bank for interest rate cuts. Gross domestic output, opens new tab in the world’s fifth-biggest economy rose by 5.4% …

01-12-2024 N’DJAMENA: Chad has said it is ending its defence cooperation agreement with former colonial power France, a move that will require French soldiers to leave the Central African country. Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah called France “an essential partner” but said it “must now also consider that Chad has grown …

01-12-2024 GAZA CITY: Almost 100 Palestinians have been reported killed in Israeli attacks in northern Gaza over the past 24 hours, including 75 killed in air strikes on two homes in the north’s Beit Lahiya. Hunger and suffering among Palestinians in Gaza have reached “catastrophic” levels, the besieged territory’s Government …