22-12-2023 DENVER, COLORADO: One of the court challenges to Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president in 2024 has finally struck gold. The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party’s upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics. It’s a decision …
Read More »Hamas says 20,000 killed in Gaza as UN delays truce vote
22-12-2023 GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run Gaza government says 20,000 people have been killed there since Israel launched its military campaign against the militants. Israel took action after Hamas broke through the heavily guarded Gaza perimeter on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom have been …
Read More »Parliament passes Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill
New Delhi’21 Dec 2023:Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha(Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, with the Rajya Sabha approving them today. Lok Sabha has already passed the Bills. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code …
Read More »Kharge takes indirect jibe at Dhankhar; asks members to decide on BJY 2.0
New Delhi, Dec 21: Party President Mallikarjun Kharge said during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Thursday that the biggest challenge now is people holding constitutional positions, who are responsible for providing protection to the opposition MPs, are themselves becoming part of party politics using caste, region and occupation …
Read More »SP Apurva Rao IPS orders clearing of pending cases
Nalgonda, Dec.21 ( Shoukat-PMI): In the monthly crime review meeting held with the police officers at the Nalgonda District Police Office, Nalgonda SP Apurvarao ordered the officers to take all steps to clear pending cases and take steps as per the plan to solve the pending cases quickly and reduce the …
Read More »Govt’s top priority is transparency in every decision: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, Dec.21 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made it clear that the decisions which are being taken by the government with regard to the Irrigation sector should be transparent. The Chief Minister held a review meeting with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao on …
Read More »CM Revanth Reddy orders judicial inquiry into irregularities in power sector during BRS tenure
Hyderabad, Dec.21 (PMI): Reiterating that the previous BRS government never supplied 24-hour power supply to agriculture sector and moreover, it was involved in large scale corruption in the power sector, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced in the Assembly that his government was ready for a judicial inquiry into …
Read More »Modi breaks silence on US’s Pannun ‘murder plot’ allegations
21-12-2023 NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for the first time responded to allegations of a Sikh leader’s assassination plot on US soil, saying he will look into “any evidence” in this regard. In an exclusive interview with Financial Times, Indian PM Modi sought to play down the …
Read More »French parliament passes controversial immigration law
21-12-2023 PARIS: A key immigration reform is hanging in the balance in France, despite being approved by both houses of parliament. The bill cleared the Senate and the National Assembly after far-right leader Marine Le Pen said her National Rally (RN) would vote for it. A previous draft was rejected …
Read More »Flooded Queensland towns isolated as supplies dwindle
21-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies QUEENSLAND: Major flooding in northern Australia has begun to ease but many towns remain isolated in crocodile-infested waters as supplies dwindle. Extreme weather driven by ex-tropical cyclone Jasper has dumped a year’s worth of rain on parts of Queensland. Some rivers have swollen to record …
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