12-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: President Joe Biden has promised Israel “ironclad” US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a “significant attack” after Israel struck the Iranian consulate in Syria 10 days ago. “We’re going …
Read More »Revanth Reddy attends Eid celebrations at Shabbir Ali’s residence
Hyderabad, April 11 (Press media of india-PMI): In a remarkable display of communal harmony and celebration, an illustrious array of personalities, including Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy gathered at the residence of Mohammed Ali Shabbir, Advisor to the Telangana Government on Thursday to mark the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Distinguished figures from …
Read More »Phone tapping probe going on in transparent manner: CP K’ Srinivas Reddy
Hyderabad, April 11 (Shoukat-Press media of india-PMI)): It is well known that the phone tapping case in Telangana is causing a lot of sensation. The news of phones of political leaders being tapped has created ripples across the State. Several Police officials were arrested in the case so far and several …
Read More »Taiwan appoints ruling party’s ex-chairman as new PM
11-04-2024 TAIPEI: Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te appointed Cho Jung-tai, a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be his premier on Wednesday, with appointments for other roles such as foreign minister due to be announced soon. The new premier and his cabinet will not assume their roles …
Read More »‘India likely to get normal monsoon this year’
11-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India is expected to see a normal monsoon in 2024, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday, promising some respite after a prediction of more-than-normal heat wave days in the summer preceding the June-September rainy season. Monsoon rains are expected to be …
Read More »Efforts to appoint Afghanistan Special UN Envoy ongoing
11-04-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, once again mentioned the ongoing efforts to appoint a special representative for Afghanistan. Without providing details on the timeline, Stephane Dujarric said that the process of selecting a special representative for Afghanistan is ongoing. “The process is …
Read More »Indigenous people in Philippines ‘ready to fight’
11-04-2024 ITBAYAT, PHILIPPINES: Eleuterio Malupa still remembers December 7, 1941. On the same day as the Japanese military attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, it launched coordinated attacks across the Philippines, then a colony of the United States. On Itbayat, the tiny island of 3,100 that Malupa calls …
Read More »Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming SA election
11-04-2024 PRETORIA: A South African (SA) court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The Electoral Court decision on Tuesday paves the way for Zuma to run for …
Read More »UK will not block arms sales to Israel: David Cameron
11-04-2024 LONDON: The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister …
Read More »Germany rejects allegation of aiding genocide in Gaza
11-04-2024 THE HAGUE/ BERLIN: Germany has denied accusations that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a case at the top UN court brought by Nicaragua, a case that reflects a mounting legal action in support of Palestinians. Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, legal adviser for the German …
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