Hyderabad, Jan.8 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has informed that the State government is committed to revival of sick industrial units in Telangana aimed at providing employment to the local people. The Chief Minister held a review with senior officials on the status of revival of Kamlapurum Pulp Mill of …
Read More »Positive atmosphere for BJP in the country: Union Minister Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad”8 Jan;2024 ( Shoukat-PMI) Union Minister and BJP Telangana President Kishan Reddy commented that there is a positive atmosphere for BJP in the country. On Monday, in the presence of Kishan Reddy, leaders and workers of various parties from the joint Adilabad and Hyderabad districts joined the BJP at the BJP …
Read More »SFJ blocks Indian consulate in San Francisco with Indira Gandhi float
08-01-2024 SAN FRANCISCO: Pro-Khalistan Sikh for Justice (SFJ) blocked and besieged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, challenging India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) team visiting the US, with a float depicting the assassination of Indira Gandhi by Satwant Singh and Beant Singh. Hundreds of SFJ activists took part in the …
Read More »Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing over blowout
08-01-2024 PARIS: Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon. The US aviation regulator said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s must be grounded for checks after part of an Alaska Airlines plane’s fuselage fell off on Friday. …
Read More »Putin praises ‘defenders’ as Ukraine deflects another barrage
08-01-2024 MOSCOW: Celebrating Orthodox Christmas, President Vladimir Putin has pledged to support soldiers defending Russia as his army sent another barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight. Speaking on the eve of Sunday’s Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin chief promised military families that his government would offer increased backing to …
Read More »China sanctions US arms makers over Taiwan weapons sales
08-01-2024 BEIJING: China has announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers over weapons sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goals, while the United States is required by law to provide Taiwan …
Read More »Patients forced to turn to racketeers in Nigeria
08-01-2024 IBADAN, NIGERIA: A wave of red corrugated roofs welcomes visitors to the city of Ibadan in southwest Nigeria. Inside the 200-year-old city’s centre, incessant traffic winds through narrow, unpaved roads and past crowded open-air markets. At the edge of the city, Opeyemi Dasola’s home, a square fortress of cement, …
Read More »Two more journalists martyred in Israeli airstrikes
08-01-2024 GAZA CITY/ WEST BANK: Two more journalists martyred after their vehicle is targeted in an Israeli air strike, including the son of a senior journalist Wael Dahdouh. At least six Palestinians killed in an Israeli drone attack on Jenin in the occupied West Bank while dozens more innocent Palestinians …
Read More »Back-to-back winter storms begin a punishing week in US
08-01-2024 VIRGINIA/ CAROLINA: A winter storm is plowing through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Saturday, and there’s another stronger one nipping at its heels that will affect a much wider area of the US. The first storm will unleash up to a foot of snow through Sunday that could cause travel …
Read More »Bangladesh goes to poll amid boycott by opposition
08-01-2024 DHAKA: PM Sheikh Hasina is set to win a fifth term, fourth straight in general elections, boycotted by the main opposition party. Hasina voted just after ballots opened at 8am (02:00 GMT). Polls officially closed at 4pm (10:00 GMT). Counting of votes will start shortly, with initial results expected …
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