01-10-2023 KAZAN/ KABUL/ AFGHANISTAN: A consultative meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors and other regional states, including China and India, has asked the Taliban government to prevent the country from being “a terrorism and instability hotspot” an endorsement of concerns Pakistan has been raising. The demand came in the declaration issued after …

01-10-2023 NEW YORK: New York City experienced significant disruption on Friday as torrential downpours triggered flash flooding after a week of non-stop rainfall, and New Yorkers were not impressed by their mayor at all. New York Mayor Eric Adams was seriously criticized for his tardy response to Friday’s devastating floods …

30-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ OTTAWA: The deadly bombing of an Air India flight in 1985 is back in the news after relations between India and Canada hit a new low. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was investigating “credible allegations” that could link …

30-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Don’t run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin their annual turf war. Streets and parks become a …

30-09-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: In the dark after midnight, it was like rush hour in the northern Gaza Strip. Thousands of Palestinian workers had heard that Israel was to open its side of the Erez crossing at dawn after 12 days of closure in response to renewed violent protests by the …

30-09-2023 STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings. The two men and the country’s police chief will meet on Friday to discuss what role the military could play. It comes after a bloody 12 hours that saw …

30-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The US has offered a $5m (£4.1m) reward for details leading to the arrest of the “masterminds” who orchestrated the assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned against corruption, was shot dead at a rally in August. Organized crime was behind the killing, Ecuador’s president …

30-09-2023 PARIS: Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said. The four Vietnamese and two Iraqi women were found by police after getting into the lorry, which they believed was heading …

Hyderabad; 29 Sept 2023 ( PMI ): Director General of Police (DGP), Anjani Kumar on Friday conducted a review meeting via video conference on election management arrangements of the police department in wake of the Central Election Commission’s visit to Hyderabad from October 3 to 5 for the upcoming State Legislative Assembly elections. …

Hyderabad; 29 Sept 2023 ( PMI ): “The city’s annual Ganesh Idols procession and the final immersion, which commenced yesterday morning, concluded successfully today, with the collaborative efforts of the organizers, the public, and the city police and we thank all stakeholders.” Said the City Police Commissioner Mr.CV Anand who …