01-03-2024 ACCRA: Ghana’s parliament has voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights, in a move that has been condemned by rights activists. A coalition of religious and traditional leaders sponsored the legislation that is favoured by most lawmakers and that passed in parliament on Wednesday. The …

01-03-2024 GAZA CITY: Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has said, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave worsens. Two children died at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the ministry said on Wednesday. …

01-03-2024 MICHIGAN: In the Michigan City known as the capital of Arab America, United States President Joe Biden came second in the Democratic primaries, in a vote hailed as “groundbreaking”. Most Democratic voters in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn chose “uncommitted” over the incumbent, as part of an organized effort …

Hyderabad, Feb.29 (PMI): Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the dreams of Telangana’s unemployed youth are being realized by taking up a series of job notifications under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.             In a release here on Thursday, the Minister reminded that so far about 23,000 posts …

Hyderabad, Feb.29 (PMI): The BRS party in Telangana received a shock with its party MP P. Ramulu, quit the BRS and joined the BJP. On Thursday, the defector wore a saffron scarf in the presence of BJP leaders Union Minister G.Kishan Reddy, BJP’s Telangana State affairs in-charge Tarun Chugh, Rajya …

Hyderabad, Feb.29 (PMI): It is good news to the unemployed youth in Telangana as a mega DSC notification has been issued for filling up 11,062 teacher posts.             The Chief Minister released a mega notification along with Minister for Roads and Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Government Whip Beerla Ilaiah, and other …

29-02-2024 SEOUL: South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as women concerned about their career advancement and the financial cost of raising children decided to delay childbirth or to not have babies. The average number of expected babies for a South Korean woman …

29-02-2024 PARIS/ DOHA/ CAIRO: Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks said on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to …

29-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ SINGAPORE: Fresh US sanctions on Moscow threaten to dent Russian oil sales to India, the biggest buyer of Russian seaborne crude, and complicate efforts by Indian state refiners to secure annual supply deals, three industry sources familiar with the matter said. Washington on Friday imposed sanctions to …

29-02-2024 BEIRUT: A senior official from the Palestinian group Hamas has dampened hopes of an immediate ceasefire deal with Israel, saying there was still a long way to go before an agreement could be secured. “The gap is still wide. We have to discuss a lot of points with the …