27-04-2024 BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has cautioned his US counterpart Antony Blinken against stepping on China’s “red lines”, as the two country’s top diplomats met in Beijing on Friday. Wang opened the meeting acknowledging the China-US relationship is beginning to stabilize, but it is still being tested by …
Read More »Global wine demand drops to 27-year low as high prices hit
27-04-2024 PARIS: Global wine consumption fell to its lowest level since 1996 last year as inflation sent prices to record highs, deterring consumers already facing lower spending power, the International Organization for Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Thursday. The Paris-based OIV estimated world wine consumption in 2023 at 221 …
Read More »Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of threatened invasion
27-04-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault despite allies’ warnings this could cause mass casualties. Medics in the besieged Palestinian enclave reported five Israeli airstrikes on Rafah early on …
Read More »Poll heats up after charged Modi comments about Muslims
27-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The world’s biggest election heated up after India’s Prime Minister made remarks about the country’s Muslim minority that drew fire from political opponents, only days before millions went to the polls. India has 968 million voters, more than the populations of the United …
Read More »US justices lean toward level of immunity in Trump case
27-04-2024 WASHINGTON: Conservative US Supreme Court justices have signaled sympathy to the argument that presidents have some immunity against criminal charges for certain actions taken in office as it heard arguments over Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo his 2020 election loss. Some of the …
Read More »Kenyan Military deployed as East Africa floods kill hundreds
27-04-2024 NAIROBI: Kenya’s military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed hundreds of people across East Africa over the past month. At least 45 people have died in the floods in Kenya since March, including dozens since Monday, the Kenya Red Cross said. Large …
Read More »PM Claims Opposition Dreams Shattered Over VVPAT Verdict; Congress Offers Rebuttal
PM Modi’s assertions signal a heightened political discourse surrounding the integrity of India’s electoral process and the divergent ideologies driving various political factions. Bihar 26 Aoril 2024:Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Opposition coalition INDIA following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of requests for 100% VVPAT verification …
Read More »Former minister & BRS Medchal MLA Malla Reddy Said Etela Rajendar Is Going To Win The Parliamentary Election
Former Minister & Medchal MLA Malla Reddy Today Made Sensational Comments Once Again Raising Many An Eyebrow In The Political Circles. Hyderabad; April 26 (PMI): MLA Malla Reddy and BJP Malkajgiri MP candidate Etala Rajendar came face to face at a marriage function today. Seeing Etela Rajendar at the function, Malla …
Read More »Intl cell phones snatching & smuggling gang busted, 17 held
Hyderabad, April 26 (Ali Abbas PMI): Sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, South Zone Team, Hyderabad along with Bandlaguda Police have busted an International Smart Phones Smuggling & Snatching Gang and apprehended 17 accused, including five Sudanese Nationals. The sleuths seized a total property worth Rs 1.75 crore (703) Smart Phones …
Read More »Harish keeps his promise, visits Gun Park with resignation letter
Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): Former minister and Siddipet MLA Harish Rao today kept his promise and reached the Gun Park with his resignation letter for the implementation of 13 promises made by the Congress party .”If the Congress government implements the farm loan waiver and six guarantees by August 15, I …
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