13-03-2024 MUSCAT: The navies of China, Iran and Russia have begun joint drills in the Gulf of Oman, their fifth common military exercise in recent years. The war games starting on Tuesday coincide with heightened tensions in the region as Israel’s war on Gaza rages for a sixth month and …
Read More »2,000 medical staff starving as UN mission reaches Gaza
13-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The WHO chief says an aid mission managed to reach Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza, bringing food and medical supplies, as the Health Ministry says 2,000 medical workers in the north face famine. The US says Israel has not yet presented a plan to protect …
Read More »Trump makes last-ditch effort to delay first criminal trial
13-03-2024 NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump asked Monday to delay his hush-money trial until the Supreme Court rules on whether he has presidential immunity. Trump is currently set to face trial in New York on March 25 for his role in hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels …
Read More »Modi, KCR want to topple Congress govt in Telangana: C M Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao are making plans to topple the Congress-led Telangana government. “Both of them are making agreements in the dark….” he remarked, at the unveiling of the Mahalakshmi Swashakhi Mahila policy document at …
Read More »CM launches Travel Safe (T-Safe) service by Women Safety Wing
Hyderabad, March 12 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today launched the Travel Safe (T-Safe) service and dedicated the same to the citizens of Telangana, especially women travelling alone. It is the first of its kind ride monitoring service by Police in the country, which aims at making Travel safer for Women, …
Read More »Govt decides to set up 16 corporations for various communities in Telangana
Hyderabad, March 12( Zahid Hussain -PMI): The State government has decided to constitute 16 separate corporations for various communities in Telangana. The State Cabinet, which was chaired by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at the Secretariat here on Tuesday, took some key decisions on various subjects. Disclosing the Cabinet decisions to the …
Read More »BJP will retain power at Centre for third time: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Modi is set to become Prime Minister for the third time. Congress, BRS and MIM parties are the same, Hyderabad, March 12 (PMI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the BJP would be in power again in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and added that people wanted to see Narendra …
Read More »India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law before election
12-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian government has notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government. The controversial law passed in 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government allowed Indian …
Read More »Gaza aid ship yet to leave Cyprus
12-03-2024 NICOSIA/ GAZA CITY: A ship with humanitarian aid for Gaza remains docked in Cyprus, a day after it was due to begin its journey. A charity leading the mission told media it was “a quickly evolving and fluid situation”, but it hoped the ship, Open Arms, would set sail …
Read More »Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip
12-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained attack on the international airport, …
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