24-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers have been killed in Gaza, the deadliest day for Israeli forces since the start of their ground operation. Twenty-four (24) Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the biggest single …
Read More »7 people found shot to death at 2 locations near Chicago
24-01-2024 JOLIET, CHICAGO: Seven people were found shot and killed in two different homes in Joliet Monday afternoon, and a manhunt has been launched for a suspect, police said. Police also believe a fatal shooting on Sunday is connected with the mass-casualty incident. At a news conference, Joliet police Chief …
Read More »24-01-2024 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is allowed to cut the razor wire deployed by Texas at the border with Mexico, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The concertina wire, deployed at the direction of the Republican Texas governor, Greg Abbott, runs roughly 30 miles (48km) along the Rio Grande …
Read More »Liberia’s new president fails to end inauguration speech
24-01-2024 MONROVIA: Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai failed to reach the end of his speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony. Boakai, 79, had been speaking for around 30 minutes at his inauguration ceremony when it became clear that he was having difficulty …
Read More »United Airlines to lose money over Boeing groundings
24-01-2024 WASHINGTON: A major US airline has said it expects to lose money in the three months between January and March due to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded 171 of them after an unused door broke away mid-flight. United Airlines …
Read More »Over 25,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began: Hamas
24-01-2024 GAZA CITY: More than 25,000 people have now been killed in Gaza during Israel’s offensive there, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. It said there had been 178 deaths in the last 24 hours, making it one of the deadliest days in the war so far. As fighting continued, …
Read More »US & UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis in Yemen
24-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ LONDON: The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against eight sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to the two countries. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the …
Read More »Large number of devotees throng to Ram temple in Ayodhya on first day of its opening for public
New Delhi’ 23 Jan 2024:The newly built temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya has opened to the public for darshan from today, a day after the much-awaited Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla. A large number of devotees have gathered outside the temple for darshan. For the past many days, …
Read More »PM Modi to participate in Parakram Diwas celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi this evening; To also launch 9 day Bharat Parv showcasing country’s rich diversity
New Delhi’23 Jan 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Parakram Diwas celebrations at Red Fort in New Delhi this evening. In line with his vision to duly honour the contribution of luminaries who played a significant role in the freedom struggle, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra …
Read More »DY CM Batti holds meeting with Transport, BC Welfare depts on budget preparation
Hyderabad, Jan.23 (PMI): Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka held a meeting with officials of the Transport and BC Welfare departments for preparing the annual budget for the financial year 2024-25 at the Secretariat here on Tuesdaya Minister for Transport and BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar, Special Principal Secretary (Finance ) Ramakrishna, Principal …
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