Telangana police maintain a strict vigilance against the illegal transportation of cash, jewellery, drugs, and other freebies HYDERABAD’ :Over the past 10 days, Rs. 243 crore worth of gold, silver, diamonds, and cash were seized in Telangana State following the implementation of the Modal Code of Conduct. Telangana police seized …

20-10-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Fresh off its first-ever successful robotic moon landing, India aims to put an astronaut on the lunar surface by 2040 and build an Earth-orbiting space station by 2035, the nation’s government said on Tuesday (Oct. 17). On Aug. 23, India became just the fourth nation …

20-10-2023 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned Western states against “decoupling” from his country’s economy, insisting amid declining foreign investment that China’s development should be viewed as not a threat but an asset. Xi’s caution came as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing on …

20-10-2023 WASHINGTON: Some 500 people have been arrested during a sit-in at the United States Congress in Washington, DC, where they protested against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians”, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, the group that organized the demonstration. The protesters, many wearing shirts emblazoned with the words “Not …

20-10-2023 Multiplying and escalating crises are placing ever greater strains on people’s mental health and the services available to support them. From the lingering effects of COVID-19, the uptick in climate-related emergencies and the ongoing impacts of conflict and displacement in many regions, more and more people are suffering. Meanwhile, …

20-10-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel announced on Wednesday that it would permit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through Egypt, focusing on “food, water, and medicine.” This decision was made in response to a request from US President Joe Biden, as confirmed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Israel emphasized that …

20-10-2023 MANAGUA: Nicaragua’s government has released a dozen Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome, following negotiations with the Vatican. A government statement released late on Wednesday said the 12 were flown to Rome in the afternoon, following “fruitful conversations” with Catholic leaders in …

19-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United States has exercised its veto power at the United Nations Security Council, blocking a resolution put forward by Brazil that called for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas. The purpose of these pauses was to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian …

19-10-2023 TEHRAN: Members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors over a deadly strike on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Amirabdollahian’s remarks came in a statement on Wednesday …

19-10-2023 BEIJING: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that attacks by Hamas on Israel did not justify the “collective punishment” of Palestinians, and called for an immediate ceasefire. Speaking at an economic forum in China, Guterres condemned the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed more than …