16-09-2025 LONDON/ KABUL: An American woman detained by the Taliban alongside a British couple has told the BBC they are “literally dying” in prison and that “time is running out”. Faye Hall was arrested with Peter, 80, and Barbie Reynolds, 76 on 1 February when returning to Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, …

16-09-2025 WASHINGTON/ MASCOW: US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia but only if NATO countries meet certain conditions which include stopping buying Russian oil. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he was “ready to do major sanctions on …

16-09-2025 KATHMANDU: Nepal’s major political parties have demanded the country’s president reinstates the parliament he dissolved following deadly anti-corruption protests. In a statement, eight parties including the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Maoist Centre, said President Ram Chandra Poudel acted unconstitutionally. Poudel dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday upon the …

16-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Families of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas have said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “one obstacle” preventing their return and reaching a peace deal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum; Bring Them Home Now wrote on social media that Israel’s strike on Qatar last week …

Hyderabad, Sept 15(PMI) Senior Congress leader and Mirza Asker Ali Baig has welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim stay on two controversial provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, calling it a significant relief for minority rights. The Supreme Court stayed: The clause requires a person to be a practising Muslim …

Hyderabad, Sept.15 (PMI): The Telangana BJP on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi for their double standards and hypocrisy over the India–Pakistan cricket match in the Asia Cup. The party questioned whether Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi, who had earlier demanded that India boycott the …

15-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week’s attack in Qatar, saying they would not have immunity “wherever they are”. Speaking at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said every country …

15-09-2025 DOHA, QATAR: Foreign dignitaries from across the Arab and Muslim world have gathered in Doha, and observers are expecting them to deliver a decisive response to Israel after its attack on Qatar. The emergency summit of the Arab League (AL) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opens on Monday, …

“Five-year Muslim condition suspended, number of non-Muslim members restricted, Supreme Court also curbs powers granted to Collectors.” New Delhi, September 15(PMI) The Supreme Court on Monday imposed restrictions on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while hearing multiple petitions challenging its validity. A bench of the apex court stayed …

“Five-year Muslim condition suspended, number of non-Muslim members restricted, Supreme Court also curbs powers granted to Collectors.” New Delhi, September 15(PMI) The Supreme Court on Monday imposed restrictions on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while hearing multiple petitions challenging its validity. A bench of the apex court stayed …