New Delhi’30 Dec’2023:Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur today launched the Government of India Calendar for the year 2024 at a function in New Delhi. The calendar showcases the achievements of the Narendra Modi government theme-wise in various fields. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Thakur talked in detail …

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the people of the country to celebrate Deepawali and light Ram Jyoti on the 22nd of January the day of Pran Pratishtha of Ramlala at the newly constructed temple in Ayodhya. The Prime Minister said that the whole country must be illuminated on this …

Hyderabad, Dec.30 (PMI): The 83rd Numaish (All India Industrial Exhibition) will start at the Nampally Exhibition Grounds in Hyderabad from January 1.             Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the exhibition which will be held upto February 15.             Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Minister for IT and …

31-12-2023 BEIJING: China’s government called the frontrunner for Taiwan’s next president “confrontational” and a destroyer of peace after he spoke at a presidential debate and said the island’s sovereignty and independence belong to its people. The Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are happening at a time of fraught relations …

31-12-2023 LONDON: British shopper numbers at stores on Boxing Day rose from a year earlier, especially in London, research data showed on Wednesday, marking a strong start to the post-Christmas bargain-hunting spree. Research group MRI Software said footfall rose 4% across all UK retail destinations on Dec. 26. Known in …

31-12-2023 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers. The unusually large surf often towering over 20 feet has prompted beach …

31-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Israeli bombardments have destroyed 70 percent of Gaza homes, says the government’s media office. The Israeli war cabinet will meet to discuss captive-prisoner exchanges as Netanyahu vows to continue the war. US President Joe Biden’s administration again bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel. In Gaza, at …

31-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India has formally requested that Pakistan extradite the 2008 Mumbai attacks suspect Hafiz Saeed for trial in India, according to New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs. “We have conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents to the government of Pakistan,” ministry …

31-12-2023 CAPE TOWN/ THE HAGUE: South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli bombardment has killed more than 21,500 people and caused widespread destruction in the …

Hyderabad, Dec.30 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has expressed anger over the sale of applications which are being submitted to avail the benefits of government schemes during the Praja Palana programme.             The officials have been asked  to make available as many applications as required to the applicants. The Chief Minister …