13-05-2024 JABALIA/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces are “carpet-bombing” Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing and wounding several Palestinians, media reports say. The attacks come as Israel launches a new ground assault there, months after announcing Hamas had been “dismantled” in the area. Officials from the European Union and the United Nations …
Read More »Thousands march in Georgia over foreign influence bill
13-05-2024 TBILISI: Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the government. Protesters marched to the capital’s Europe Square holding Georgian and EU flags, chanting “no to the Russian law”. The law …
Read More »Crack in US-Israel alliance for first time in decades
13-05-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: President Joe Biden upended part of one of the world’s most significant strategic relationships this week. It happened in a TV interview, when Biden was asked what would happen if Israel went ahead with a planned invasion of Rafah. “I’m not supplying the weapons,” he replied. Arms …
Read More »Swiss singer wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th
13-05-2024 STOCKHOLM: Swiss singer Nemo has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, with their song The Code. A compelling hybrid of opera and hip-hop, it topped the jury vote, helping the 24-year-old gain an impressive score of 591 points. The singer becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision. …
Read More »Virginia University students walk out of graduation event
13-05-2024 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their graduation ceremony on Saturday, partly over a speaker’s response, the state governor to campus protests. It comes as US school officials brace for possible disruptions of commencement events over Israel-Gaza war protests. Dozens of colleges roiled by …
Read More »Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls in Andhra Pradesh Tomorrow
Amaravati‘ 12 may 24(PMI) The stage is set for polling as the high-octane poll campaign in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh came to an end on Saturday. Polling for all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, and for all 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly is scheduled in …
Read More »Over 3.17 crore eligible to cast vote in Telangana
Hyderabad, May 12 (PMI) A little over 3.17 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes in Telangana as the stage is set for the polling in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies on May 13. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the peaceful and smooth conduct of the …
Read More »Speeding car crash uncovers Rs. 1.5 crores in Khammam
KHAMMAM’12 may 24: In a shocking incident in Khammam, Rs. 1.5 crores were discovered in a speeding car that crashed in Kusumanchi Mandal at Keshawapuram on Sunday. According to the reports, the police discovered Rs. 1.5 crores inside the car after the speeding car overturned in Khammam district. The police …
Read More »CP Hyderabad K. Sreenivasa Reddy, IPS orders closure of liquor shops in city today
Hyderabad, May 12 (PMI): K. Sreenivasa Reddy, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, today ordered in the interest of public peace and tranquillity that all liquor shops and hotels, restaurants, clubs and other establishments selling/serving liquor, situated within the limits of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, shall remain closed …
Read More »Mother’s Day-2024 celebrating around the world
12-05-2024 By SJA Jafri GAZA CITY/ LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK: Thousands of Palestinians are also celebrating Mother’s Day like millions enjoying across the world under the umbrellas of fears, tears, thirst, hungers and apathetic of entire Muslim Ummah, sources, victims and participants told PMI. Not a public holiday, but a …
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