Mumbai’11 Nov 2023: Lyricist Javed Akhtar hoghligted Hindu culture and said that they have always been tolerant, adding that democracy in India existed because of Hindus at an event in Mumbai on Friday.He also emphasised Hinduism’s cultural significance and expressed concern over dwindling freedom of expression. Lyricist Javed Akhtar said, …

11-11-2023 NEW YORK: Two international news agencies and The New York Times have denied claims in a viral report alleging that photojournalists may have had prior knowledge of Hamas’ attacks in Israel last month and even possibly “coordinated” with the militant group in order to document the carnage. An article …

11-11-2023 WASHINGTON: Officials around the globe are scrambling to find and rescue the hundreds of men, women, and children abducted by Hamas terrorists a month after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. As of now, 10 Americans are still believed to be held hostage in Gaza where thousands of civilians …

11-11-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has warned the scale of civilian suffering caused by Israel’s war on Hamas will inevitably lead to an expansion of the conflict, as officials in Gaza report Israeli air strikes on or near several hospitals in the Palestinian enclave. The comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian …

11-11-2023 JERUSALEM: The Israeli diplomat Ofir Gendelman was flamed on Thursday after he tried to pass off behind-the-scenes footage from a Lebanese short film as proof that Palestinians were faking injuries sustained in Israel’s month-long barrage of airstrikes in Gaza. Gendelman, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, posted …

11-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s website states that secularism in India has become “minority appeasement … at the cost of majority”. Some analysts say the party has politicized fault-lines between Hindus and Muslims to such an extent that Modi’s cabinet doesn’t have a …

11-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The White House says Israel has agreed to suspend fighting for four hours on a daily basis to allow for Palestinian civilians to flee from northern Gaza. Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in Gaza City attacked twice on Thursday, according to the director, forcing the hospital to almost fully …

Hyderabad, Nov.10 (PMI): Telangana state government has changed  general  holiday for Diwali festival   November 13 (Monday) from November 12(Sunday).  It is known that according to the previous announcement, November 12 was declared a general holiday for  Diwali. It  has issued an order on Friday changing the Diwali holiday to November …

Hyderabad, Nov.10 (PMI): The deadline for filing nominations for Telangana Assembly polls ended on Friday. Compared to last year, more than a thousand nominations have been filed this time.  The number of nominations has reached 3,114 as of 12 PM, according to the details disclosed by the CEO’s office. This …

10-11-2023 GAZA CITY: Al-Qassam Brigades says it is confronting Israeli forces as they try to advance deeper into Gaza City. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in intense overnight Israeli bombardments in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north and Sabra in western Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians walking long distances to …