15-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale price-based inflation (INWPI=ECI), opens new tab rose 1.26% in April, the highest pace in a year, mainly driven by food and primary articles, government data showed on Tuesday. The April figures were higher than the 1% rise expected by economists polled …

15-05-2024 PARIS: Violence has erupted in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the South Pacific, after lawmakers in Paris discussed a draft constitutional amendment to allow recent arrivals to the territory to vote in provincial elections. The bill, which some local leaders fear will dilute the vote of indigenous …

15-05-2024 JABALIA/ GAZA CITY: Fierce fighting has been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza, after the Israeli military went back into areas where it said Hamas had regrouped. Residents who fled said they had seen tanks advancing towards Jabalia’s refugee camp, which has come under heavy bombardment since Saturday. Palestinian …

15-05-2024 BALTIMORE: Part of a collapsed bridge in Baltimore has been deliberately destroyed, clearing the way for the eventual full return of shipping through one of the busiest sea routes in the US. A ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March, causing it to collapse and killing …

15-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail. David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing military secrets on the eve of his trial last year, after legal …

15-05-2024 TBILISI: Georgia’s parliament is expected to give final approval to a controversial “foreign agent” law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. Critics of the governing Georgian Dream party say the bill which they call the “Russia law” could be used to threaten civil liberties. Thousands of people …

15-05-2024 WEST BANK/ GAZA CITY: Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza on Monday, throwing food packages onto the road and ripping bags of grain open in the occupied West Bank. The Lorries, which were set upon at the Tarqumiya checkpoint west of Hebron, came from Jordan and were …

The surge in polling percentage is being attributed to several factors, including favorable weather conditions and increased voter awareness. Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed a significant increase in polling percentage during the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, recording a voter turnout of 64.93 per cent. This marked a 2.16 per cent rise …

Hyderabad, May 14 : A voter turnout of 64.93 per cent was recorded in Telangana, where polling was held May 13 for all 17 Lok Sabha seats. Past midnight, the Election Commission put the estimated turnout at 64.93 per cent. The final figure is likely to be announced later in …

Hyderabad, May 14 (PMI): The Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi has extended the judicial custody of BRS MLC Kavitha  till May 20 in connection with the liquor policy case. On Tuesday, Kavitha was produced before the court virtually. On the occasion, the Enforcement Directorate ( ED) officials requested the …