05-06-2024 BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran-backed Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation should they draw blood. Though the attacks, often from hundreds of miles …
Read More »British bank accused of helping to fund terrorists
05-06-2024 LONDON: A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its …
Read More »Biden expected to unveil sweeping immigration order
05-06-2024 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to issue a sweeping new executive order aimed at curbing migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border as early as Tuesday. Under the planned order, US officials could swiftly deport migrants who enter the US illegally without processing their asylum requests once a daily …
Read More »Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
05-06-2024 GAZA CITY: For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political future and their grip on power. For Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, even his physical …
Read More »Pawn Kalyan turns out to be Political ‘Power’ Star
Vijayawada, June 4 ( Zahid hussain-PMI): “Sometimes it may be too late to come, but it’s okay to come,” said Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan. He came into politics very quickly. But for 10 years, he fought a war in the political arena to be called president. His opponents know …
Read More »Etala thanks Malkajgiri people
Hyderabad, June 4 (PMI):BJP candidate Eatala Rajender today made some crucial comments on his victory in Malkajgiri MP seat. He spoke to the media at Keesara Holy Mery College. “I bow to everyone who voted for us,” he said. Etela said their way of working would be in line with …
Read More »Congress, BJP win 8 Lok Sabha seats each, BRS fails to secure any seat
Hyderabad, June 4 (PMI): Out of total 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, both Congress and Bharatiya Janatha Party ( BJP) won eight seats each and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi retained his Hyderabad Parliament segment. The three main parties in Telangana —BJP, Congress, and BRS engaged in a critical battle …
Read More »Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan says it is time to work for people of Andhra
AMARAVATI (PMI): Janasena Party chief and actor Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday said his is the only party in the entire country which has won 100 per cent of the seats contested. Addressing party workers here, he said the NDA will form a responsible government in Andhra Pradesh and the Janasena …
Read More »Lok Sabha elections: Will Modi equal the record of Nehru to become PM for third time
Lucknow’4 June:Suppose the prediction of the exit polls on the Lok Sabha elections comes true and Narendra Modi comes to power for the third consecutive term, he will equal the record of India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. So far, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had won three times in a …
Read More »Rafah border can’t reopen unless Israel quit Gaza side: Egypt
04-06-2024 CAIRO/ RAFAH: The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. Last month, Israel seized Gaza’s entire border with Egypt including …
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