Kolkata, Jan 27 (PMI) Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP national president Nitin Nabin will undertake his first visit to the state since assuming office. He is scheduled to tour the industrial hubs of Durgapur and Asansol over two days, beginning Tuesday. Nabin will arrive at Andal …

27-01-2026 CANBERRA: Defence department boss Greg Moriarty will be the next Australian ambassador to the US, replacing outgoing ambassador Kevin Rudd. Moriarty has served as the Defence secretary for nearly a decade and was previously chief of staff to then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. The secretary has also held senior roles …

27-01-2026 MINNEAPOLIS: US immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month. The Department of Homeland Security characterized the incident as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in …

27-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ GHAZIABAD: Indian drug-maker Abbott Healthcare’s supply chain is being scrutinized as part of a wider investigation into the alleged misuse of its codeine-based cough syrup which is prone to abuse by addicts, documents show. Abbott’s Phensedyl contains codeine, which is a narcotic used in cough …

27-01-2026 DAMASCUS: A ceasefire between Syrian military and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been extended by 15 more days, officials said, hours after the four-day truce expired. Syria’s defence ministry said late on Saturday that the extension, which began at 11pm local time (20:00 GMT), aims to support …

27-01-2026 BERLIN: German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and planning attacks in Europe. The man, named as “Mohammad S”, was stopped at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut on Friday evening. Federal prosecutors said that in August 2025 he helped …

27-01-2026 BAGHDAD: Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is on the verge of a return to power after being nominated as the country’s next premier by an alliance of Shia political blocs that hold a majority in parliament. The Shia Coordination Framework said on Saturday that it had picked al-Maliki, …

27-01-2026 TEXAS CITY, NEW ENGLAND: Thousands of flights have been cancelled in the United States ahead of a major winter storm that has already knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers and snarled major roadways with dangerous ice. Widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million …

Hyderabad, Jan 26 (PMI): Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma unfurled the national tricolour at the Parade Grounds here on Monday as part of the 77th Republic Day celebrations. He later inspected the march past by various contingents. Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy, Assembly Speaker G Prasad Kumar, Deputy Chief …

Hyderabad, Jan26 (PMI): The state transport department has launched a strict enforcement drive against the unauthorized display of “Press, Advocate, Human Rights-related titles, government emblems, flags, symbols and logos” on vehicles across Telangana. According to a circular issued by the Transport commissioner, following a Karnataka High Court judgment dated April …