13-04-2024 WASHINGTON: The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Be’er Sheva areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed …
Read More »Cyberabad SOT police busts marijuana trafficking gang, arrests two, seizes 2kg marijuana
HYDERABAD’12 April 2024 The Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT) has successfully apprehended a ganja smuggling network involving individuals from Odisha and Hyderabad and arrested two individuals at Rekulabavi Circle under Medchal Police Station limits. The SOT also seized two kilograms of marijuana from their possession. The individuals who were involved …
Read More »CM Revanth Reddy directs stringent action against millers who cheat farmers
Hyderabad, April 12 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed the officials to take stringent action against those millers who cheat farmers during the purchase of paddy produce. “If any farmer is forced to sold his crop at a low price, action should be taken against those responsible,” Revanth Reddy said. …
Read More »Congress leaders feeling insecure: Dr k Laxman
Hyderabad, April 12 (PMI): BJP Rajya Sabha member Dr k Laxman today said the Congress leaders were feeling anxious and insecure as the Lok Sabha elections are approaching fast. Speaking to media persons at State BJP office in Nampally, Laxman said the BJP candidates were ahead of all parties in …
Read More »BJP has no right to seek votes in Lok Sabha polls: Ponnam Prabhakar
Hyderabad, April 12 (PMI): Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar alleged that the Bharatiya Janatha Party government at the Centre had done nothing for the development of Telangana during the last ten years and the BJP had no right to seek votes in the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at a press …
Read More »Canadian PM Trudeau defends recent elections before inquiry
12-04-2024 OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his government’s efforts to ensure election integrity at a public inquiry looking into foreign interference in Canada. He argued that the last two elections in 2019 and 2021 had been “free and fair” and decided only by Canadians. The inquiry has largely …
Read More »Lufthansa suspends flights on alert for potential Iran attacks
12-04-2024 BERLINDUBAI: German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for possible Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran’s embassy in Syria. An Iranian news agency briefly …
Read More »Congress’s Gandhis, trailing Modi, battle for political survival
12-04-2024 RAEBARELI/ HALOL: The city of Raebareli in northern India has for most of the last 75 years been the political fiefdom of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that dominates the once-powerful Congress party and provided three of the nation’s prime ministers. But, with India’s general election just weeks away, the party’s …
Read More »Biden considering request to drop Assange charges
12-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ CANBERRA/ LONDON: US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The country’s parliament recently passed a measure backed by PM Anthony Albanese, calling for the return of Assange to his native Australia. The …
Read More »3 sons of Hamas Chief killed in Israeli airstrike on Eid
12-04-2024 GAZA CITY: An Israeli attack in northern Gaza has killed three sons of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh as Israel continues its bombardment of the besieged enclave on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In an interview with media, Haniyeh confirmed the killing of his children Hazem, Amir and Mohammad …
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