27-02-2025 KYIV: A senior Ukrainian official says the US and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a minerals deal. It contains “a number of good amendments,” the official tells media, though details about what’s included in the revised draft remain unclear. US President Donald Trump suggests his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr …
Read More »Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
27-02-2025 Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start. KHARTOUM: “He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me.” Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her rapist at a prison in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, …
Read More »Claims of white genocide ‘not real’: South African Court
27-02-2025 PRETORIA: A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as “clearly imagined” and “not real”, undermining comments made by US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. The ruling came as the court blocked a wealthy benefactor’s donation to white supremacist group …
Read More »Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US
27-02-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to offering the US access to rare minerals, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine. This comes after US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed for Ukraine to give up some of its minerals in exchange for support, in a deal which is …
Read More »Maha Sivaratri celebrated with fervour
Hyderabad, Feb.26 (PMI): On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, Saivik temples in two Telugu States reverberated with the remembrance of Lord Shiva. The Devotees flocked to the temples from early morning of Wednesday to have a darshan. Srisailam, Srikalahasti, Kaleswaram, Vemulawada, Keesara and other temples were crowded with the devotees. Vemulawada Rajanna temple buzzed with …
Read More »‘Make BC Round Table Conference on Feb. 28 grand success’
Hyderabad, Feb.26 (PMI): BCs Rights Sadhana Samithi State general secretary Dhulipala Dhananjaya Naidu today called upon the backward classes people to make the BC round table conference scheduled to be held on February 28 a grand success. Speaking to media persons along with State assistant secretary Chintakindi Kumaraswamy and Kadiyala Suresh …
Read More »Rachakonda CP Sudheer Babu, IPS, supervises security arrangements for Keesaragutta brahmotsavams
Hyderabad, Feb.26 (Shoukat-PMI): Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu, IPS, supervised the security arrangements for Keesaragutta Brahmotsavam, which began on the occasion of Mahashivratri. On the occasion, the Commissioner expressed his great heart by providing basic treatment to a person who had injured his leg and fell ill. The person was immediately sent to …
Read More »Prohibitory order in Cyberabad today’ CP Avinash Mohanty, IPS
Hyderabad, Feb.26 (PMI): With a view to maintain public order and peace in the limits of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, Avinash Mohanty, IPS, Commissioner, prohibited assembly of five or more persons in a radius of 100 meters from Zilla Parishad High School Polling station, at Ramachandrapuram on Thursday (February 27) in view …
Read More »CM Revanth urges PM Modi to clear Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II project
New Delhi, Feb.26 (PMI): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II project, aimed at enhancing connectivity throughout the metropolitan area of Hyderabad. During their meeting, the Chief Minister highlighted that the previous administration had neglected the expansion of …
Read More »Israel demands complete demilitarization of Syria
26-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarization of much of southern Syria. It is an announcement that could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria, after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, more likely. In a speech to Israeli military cadets …
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