05-10-2023 WASHINGTON/ LONDON: The US government has said that the global Khalistan Referendum campaign run by pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) advocacy group is covered under the First Amendment of the Constitution. During a media briefing at the State Department, a spokesperson was asked to comment on the fact that …

05-10-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan has ordered all unauthorized Afghan asylum seekers, an estimated 1.7 million people to leave the country by November. A spike in attacks along the two countries’ border, which Islamabad blames on Afghanistan-based operatives, has escalated tensions this year. It has …

05-10-2023 BALTIMORE/ MORGAN: A shooting at Morgan State University’s homecoming celebration in Baltimore has left five people with non-threatening wounds and prompted an hours-long lockdown. People on campus took shelter during a four-hour lockdown on Tuesday while police scouted rooms for suspects. In an “abundance of caution” the historically Black …

05-10-2023 LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended long-running speculation Wednesday by announcing he was scrapping part of a massive high-speed rail scheme, during a keynote speech closing his ruling Conservatives’ annual conference. His much-anticipated address in northwest England effectively fired the starting gun on Britain’s next general election campaign, with …

05-10-2023 NEW DELHI/ GANGTOK: A cloudburst Wednesday triggered a flash flood in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, resulting in the disappearance of 23 Indian troops, a defense spokesperson told media. The flood was a result of torrential rain which hit a valley approximately 150 km (93 miles) north of Gangtok, …

05-10-2023 NEW YORK: The four-time indicted former US President Donald Trump attended Tuesday his fraud case trial on the second day in New York court reiterating his claim that he is under the target of a political witch hunt, weeks after he was found liable in financial malpractices. The criminally …

Karimnagar; 04 Oct 2023 ( Ali Abbas PMI ): Karimnagar police arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a woman. Shaik Gous Pasha, Vankaya Mohan, and Mohammed Noorzahan Begum, residents of Karimangar, were arrested on charges of the murder of G Prameela, a resident of Kamalapur, Bheemaram mandal …

Hyderabad; 04 Oct 2023 ( Ali Abbas PMI ): Government school students are all set to savor delicious and nutritious breakfast from Friday with the State government launching the ‘CM’s Breakfast Scheme’. The unique breakfast scheme will be launched by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for government school children in Rangareddy district …

Hyderabad; 4 Oct 2023 ( Ali Abbas PMI ): NABBED (3) INTER STATE AND (2) LOCAL DRUG PEDDLERS – SEIZED (18) GRAMS MDMA, (1) BIKE AND OTHERS ALL WORTH OF RS. 2 LAKHS. On 03/04-10-2023, the sleuths of TSNAB along with Chandanagar Police, Cyberabad Commissionarate apprehended (5) persons who are …

04-10-2023 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples. Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with “pastoral charity”. “We cannot be judges …