Hyderabad, May 13 (PMI):  Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka has informed that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will launch the Indira Giri Solar Water Development scheme at Chenchu Colony in Achampet of Nagarkurnool district on  May 18.             The scheme is implemented with an estimated cost of Rs. 12,500 crores. Under …

New Delhi’May 13 : India on Tuesday officially launched in 13 cities the first phase of its next-generation e-passport initiative, combining advanced electronic technology with the traditional paper passport format to enhance identity verification and strengthen travel document security. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), this project began under …

13-05-2025 RIYADH/ DOHA/ DUBAI: The US president is due in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a three-day tour, which will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. It marks Trump’s second foreign visit as president after he attended Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome in April. …

13-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 39 people on Monday, after Hamas releases US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander from captivity. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, after the world’e leading hunger monitor says the entire population of the …

13-05-2025 LONDON: Former members of the United Kingdom’s Special Forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade. More than 30 witnesses who served with or alongside special forces soldiers broke their silence to media and spoke about illegal killings …

13-05-2025 GENEVA: China and the United States have agreed to suspend some of the heavy trade tariffs imposed against one another as they prepare to extend negotiations aimed at lowering trade war tensions. The two countries issued a joint statement on Monday, following two days of trade talks in Geneva, …

13-05-2025 ANKARA: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm, potentially bringing decades of conflict with Turkiye to an end. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the move on Monday for “peace and fraternity” in Turkiye. The move was reported by the Firat News …

13-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India “only paused” its military action against Pakistan, in his first speech to the nation since a ceasefire following a fierce military confrontation last week that threatened a fifth all-out war between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Speaking on Wednesday, the …

13-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has released Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander, 21, “paving the way” for a return to ceasefire talks for the war-battered Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group says. Gaza’s entire population is at critical risk of famine and half a million Palestinians in the besieged territory face starvation, according …

Katkur, Siddipet 12 May 2025 (PMI): Unlike other villages, villagers in Katkur of Akkannapet mandal discuss real-time stories of the Indian Army and their courageous battles on the border. This is based on updates from nearly 100 of its sons, who are serving in the Indian armed forces in various …