Miss World contestants on heritage walk purchase Hyderabad’s iconic pearls and bangles Hyderabad, May 13 (Shoukat-PMI): The contestants of the Miss World competition today visited the old city of Hyderabad. The beauty queens from 109 countries were welcomed with a red carpet at the historic monument Charminar with traditional Arabic marcha music. The …

Hyderabad, May 13 (PMI): South Central Railway General Manager Arun Kumar Jain conducted a detailed review meeting on safety of train operations across the zone today at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad along with Principal Heads of Departments. Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) / Addl. Divisional Railway Managers (ADRMs) of all the six divisions …

Hyderabad, May 13 (PMI):  Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka has informed that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will launch the Indira Giri Solar Water Development scheme at Chenchu Colony in Achampet of Nagarkurnool district on  May 18.             The scheme is implemented with an estimated cost of Rs. 12,500 crores. Under …

New Delhi’May 13 : India on Tuesday officially launched in 13 cities the first phase of its next-generation e-passport initiative, combining advanced electronic technology with the traditional paper passport format to enhance identity verification and strengthen travel document security. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), this project began under …

13-05-2025 RIYADH/ DOHA/ DUBAI: The US president is due in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a three-day tour, which will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. It marks Trump’s second foreign visit as president after he attended Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome in April. …

13-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 39 people on Monday, after Hamas releases US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander from captivity. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, after the world’e leading hunger monitor says the entire population of the …

13-05-2025 LONDON: Former members of the United Kingdom’s Special Forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade. More than 30 witnesses who served with or alongside special forces soldiers broke their silence to media and spoke about illegal killings …

13-05-2025 GENEVA: China and the United States have agreed to suspend some of the heavy trade tariffs imposed against one another as they prepare to extend negotiations aimed at lowering trade war tensions. The two countries issued a joint statement on Monday, following two days of trade talks in Geneva, …

13-05-2025 ANKARA: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm, potentially bringing decades of conflict with Turkiye to an end. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the move on Monday for “peace and fraternity” in Turkiye. The move was reported by the Firat News …

13-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India “only paused” its military action against Pakistan, in his first speech to the nation since a ceasefire following a fierce military confrontation last week that threatened a fifth all-out war between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Speaking on Wednesday, the …