Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): Telangana BJP leaders have taken the upcoming parliamentary elections seriously. With all the key leaders losing the assembly elections, they are looking to contest the Lok Sabha elections and retain their prestige. The BJP has finalized its candidates for six MP seats in Telangana. Out of the …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): The State government on Sunday appointed K Sreenivas Reddy as the Chairman of Telangana Media Academy. The State government issued orders in this regard and Sreenivas Reddy would be in the post for two years. The main objective of Telangana Media Academy is to promote the highest …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): “During assembly elections, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had said that 200 units of free electricity will be given to everyone. But now he is saying that the scheme was meant for only a few people,” alleged BRS party working president KT Rama Rao. Addressing a meeting held …

25-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Hundreds of supporters from Pakistani Islamist parties rallied to protest against what they say were blasphemous remarks by the country’s Chief Justice. The protest call, by various religious and political groups led by hardline Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) whose …

25-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A: The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned group hit the United Kingdom-owned, Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar on February 18 with multiple missiles. It …

25-02-2024 TEHRAN: A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and turn them towards local ones. Iran’s top internet policymaking body released a directive earlier this week that stipulates new rules with potentially wide-ranging ramifications for the …

25-02-2024 NEW YORK: The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the US since 1972, the company behind the vehicle said on Friday. …

25-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ JERUSALEM: Israel’s military exports to India, its largest defence buyer, have not been affected by the war in Gaza, an Indian source and an Israeli source aware of the details said. India has imported military hardware worth $2.9 billion from Israel over the last decade, including radars, …

25-02-2024 LONDON: King Charles has been cheered up by some of the 7,000 cards of support sent to him during his cancer treatment, including those taking a humorous view. They included a card with a picture of a dog wearing a protective cone saying: “At least you don’t have to …

25-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday (Feb 24) that Israel’s plans of building new settlements in occupied West Bank were “inconsistent with international law”. He was speaking at a news conference in Buenos Aires. He said that the United States was “disappointed” after Israel’s …