02-09-2025 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the more than 20 world leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which is now the world’s largest regional grouping by population. The Beijing-backed bloc will convene on Sunday and Monday in the northern …

Hyderabad, Sept. 2 (Shoukat-PMI): As part of security arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh festival, a flag march was conducted on Tuesday evening in the South Zone with the participation of RAF personnel and Chatrinaka division police force. The march covered areas under Shalibanda, Moghalpura, and Chatrinaka police stations. Following the …

02-09-2025 PARIS/ LONDON: The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London. The next time it will be possible to see the nearly 1,000-year-old work of art should …

Hyderabad, Sept. 1(Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): In view of the upcoming Ganesh immersion on September 6, the Charminar Division police held a coordination meeting with Ganesh organisers at Palki Garden, Hussainialam, on Monday. The meeting, chaired by ACP Charminar P. Chandrashekar, along with SHOs of Charminar, Hussainialam, and Kamatipura police stations, …

Hyderabad, September 1 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand has directed officials to ensure that Ganesh idol immersions are conducted smoothly and peacefully without any disturbances. He instructed that daily reviews be held regarding the security arrangements. On Monday, the Commissioner held a meeting with law and …

Hyderabad, Sept 1(PMI)  A simmering land dispute turned violent in Dandumailaram village, Ibrahimpatnam, on Sunday, leaving one man dead and four others injured. Police said the conflict involved 18 acres of farmland owned by G. Jangaiah, which has long been a point of contention among his four sons. Despite police …

01-09-2025 KABUL: One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather. The disaster will further stretch the resources of the war-torn nation’s Taliban administration, already …

01-09-2025 BUENOS AIRES: They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in rural Buenos Aires province but these five 10-month-olds are the world’s first genetically edited horses: cloned copies of a prize-winning horse …

01-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s economy unexpectedly gathered steam in the April-June quarter, defying expectations of slower growth even as a sharp rise in U.S. tariffs on Indian imports threatens to weigh on business activity in coming quarters. The United States doubled tariffs on Indian goods to …

01-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of staff has said there is a “deal on the table” for the remaining hostages in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Lt Gen Eyal Zamir reportedly said the Israeli military had brought about the conditions for a deal, and it is now in …