26-02-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding Israeli ground offensive. A barefoot boy wears a pot on his head and beams a smile. A child lugs a …
Read More »BRS Leader Kavitha Urges CBI To Revoke Notice
Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): BRS leader MLC Kavitha has written a letter to CBI stating “I may request you to firstly revoke or withdraw the subject Notice as it appears to be sent by invoking Section 41A Cr.P.C. while not being aware or conscious of the earlier Notice sent under Section …
Read More »Telangana BJP Finalizes Candidates for Six MP seats
Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): Telangana BJP leaders have taken the upcoming parliamentary elections seriously. With all the key leaders losing the assembly elections, they are looking to contest the Lok Sabha elections and retain their prestige. The BJP has finalized its candidates for six MP seats in Telangana. Out of the …
Read More »K Sreenivas Reddy appointed as Telangana Media Academy Chairman
Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): The State government on Sunday appointed K Sreenivas Reddy as the Chairman of Telangana Media Academy. The State government issued orders in this regard and Sreenivas Reddy would be in the post for two years. The main objective of Telangana Media Academy is to promote the highest …
Read More »CM Revanth changed his tone on the free power scheme: KTR
Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): “During assembly elections, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had said that 200 units of free electricity will be given to everyone. But now he is saying that the scheme was meant for only a few people,” alleged BRS party working president KT Rama Rao. Addressing a meeting held …
Read More »Mass protests against Pakistan’s top judge on blasphemy
25-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Hundreds of supporters from Pakistani Islamist parties rallied to protest against what they say were blasphemous remarks by the country’s Chief Justice. The protest call, by various religious and political groups led by hardline Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) whose …
Read More »US warns of ‘disaster’ from cargo ship hit by Houthis
25-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A: The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned group hit the United Kingdom-owned, Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar on February 18 with multiple missiles. It …
Read More »Iran tightens internet rules to promote local platforms
25-02-2024 TEHRAN: A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and turn them towards local ones. Iran’s top internet policymaking body released a directive earlier this week that stipulates new rules with potentially wide-ranging ramifications for the …
Read More »Moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive & well’
25-02-2024 NEW YORK: The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the US since 1972, the company behind the vehicle said on Friday. …
Read More »Israel’s military exports to top buyer India unaffected by Gaza war
25-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ JERUSALEM: Israel’s military exports to India, its largest defence buyer, have not been affected by the war in Gaza, an Indian source and an Israeli source aware of the details said. India has imported military hardware worth $2.9 billion from Israel over the last decade, including radars, …
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