12-10-2024 ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FLORIDA: At least 16 people are confirmed dead after Hurricane Milton passed through Florida, though the total number of deaths could rise as rescue workers make their way through floodwaters and debris. More than two million homes and businesses are without power and thousands of people …

12-10-2024 STOCKHOLM/ TOKYO: Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Known as hibakusha, the group is made up of survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It has been recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for efforts to rid …

12-10-2024 PITTSBURGH: Former President Barack Obama made a passionate case against Donald Trump and in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday during a rally at a Pittsburgh college campus aimed in part at spurring young people to show up for the Nov. 5 election. Obama has been a …

12-10-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon were in growing danger. Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah’s liaison and coordination unit responsible …

12-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India approved on Wednesday plans to construct two of a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, two defence officials said, in a project estimated to cost about 450 billion rupees ($5.4 billion). As India scrambles to modernize its military in the face of …

12-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA SRTIP: A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system” during its ongoing war with Hamas. The commission said Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare facilities and Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees amounted to war crimes, …

12-10-2024 ASMARA/ CAIRO/ MOGADISHU: The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia have been meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara. An Eritrean statement wrapping up the summit made reference to “respect for the sovereignty… and territorial integrity of the countries in the region”. …

Inter-state robbers who were stealing from temples have been caught by the police. To this extent, SP Uday Kumar Reddy revealed the details to the media. Hyderabad’11 oct'(PMI) Inter-state robbers who were stealing from temples have been caught by the police. To this extent, SP Uday Kumar Reddy revealed the …

New Delhi’ 11 oct’24 (PMI) It is known that Prime Minister Modi presented the crown to Mother Kali during his visit to Bangladesh. But the crown was taken away. Prime Minister Modi presented the crown to Goddess Kalika at the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkira. He presented a silver crown gilded …

Hyderabad’ 11 oct’ An idol installed at a Durga puja pandal as part of Navratri festivities at the Exhibition Ground in Nampally was found damaged, with the police investigating if it was an intentional act of miscreants. Police suspect that unidentified individuals have tampered with a donation box at the …