28-03-2024 QUEENSLAND: An Australian state premier has backed a campaign to return an Instagram-famous magpie to its human careers after it was seized by wildlife authorities. The bird, dubbed Molly, was rescued as a chick by a Queensland couple and formed an unlikely bond with their bull terrier, Peggy. More …
Read More »Divers recover bodies from Baltimore Bridge
28-03-2024 BALTIMORE: The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore Bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the …
Read More »Rafah bombing intensifies despite UN truce call
28-03-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: Attacks continue and the situation on the ground remains dire despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan. Hamas says Israel is “losing political cover and protection even in the Security Council” and “the US is unable to impose …
Read More »Dozens drown trying to reach aid off Gaza Beach
28-03-2024 GAZA CITY: Dozens people drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel’s military campaign. Video of the airdrop obtained by media showed crowds of people running towards the beach, …
Read More »KCR, KTR will go to jail in phone tapping case: Congress MLA Yennam Srinivas Reddy
Hyderabad, March 27 (PMI): Congress MLA Yennam Srinivas Reddy said former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his son and former minister KT Rama Rao will definitely go to the jail in future in connection with the phone tapping case. Speaking at a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on …
Read More »Congress senior leader V Hanumantha Rao meets CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, March 27 (PMI): Congress senior leader V Hanumantha Rao called on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at his residence here on Wednesday. PCC working president Mahesh Kumar Goud himself took V Hanumantha Rao to the Chief Minister. VH’s meeting with the Chief Minister assumes significance. Hanumantha Rao has recently expressed …
Read More »“His Passing Leaves A Profound Void”: Rahul Gandhi Condoles Ramakrishna Mission Chief’s Death
New Delhi ’27 March 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed his condolences on the death of Ramakrishna Mission President Swami Smaranananda, who passed away due to old age ailments at the age of 95. Rahul Gandhi, in a post on Facebook, said that the life and legacy of …
Read More »UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
27-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: There are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is committing genocide in the besieged Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip, according to a report issued by a United Nations-appointed expert. In the report, issued late on Monday, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories …
Read More »5 Chinese among 6 killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
27-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Five Chinese nationals and a Pakistani man have been killed after a suicide attacker rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into their convoy near Besham city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan. The incident happened on Tuesday when …
Read More »Anti-abortion activists plan backdoor strategy to US ban
27-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: US anti-abortion activists, including allies of Donald Trump, have a strategy to ban abortion nationwide, one that bypasses Congress and the American people. It’s a plan that hinges on Trump’s re-election in November and the use of a little-known 19th Century law. At this year’s annual …
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