01-01-2025 NEW DELHI: India has launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh state at 16:30 …

Officials recovered 30 two-wheelers, altogether worth Rs 46 lakh from them Hyderabad, Dec.31 (Shoukat-PMI): On December 30 evening, Chaitanyapuri police officers and staff nabbed two automobile offenders, who committed theft of 30 Motorcycles in the Limits of Rachakonda, Cyberabad, Hyderabad city, Vikarabad, Nizamabad and Sanga Reddy. When both the accused came …

Hyderabad, Dec.31 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will chair the Cabinet at the Secretariat at 4 PM on January 4. The Cabinet is expected to discuss several key issues, including Rythu Bharosa scheme, new ration cards, SC categorisation, BC reservations, establishment of Yadagirigutta Temple Board, agriculture mechanisation, VRO system …

31-12-2024 ANKARA/ SANLIURFA: Turkey announced on Sunday a $14 billion regional development plan that aims to reduce the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and the rest of the country. The announcement comes amid increased hopes for an end to a decades-long insurgency waged by the outlawed Kurdistan …

31-12-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian household spending on non-food items such as transport, garments and entertainment rose in both rural and urban areas in 2023/24 while outlays on staples like wheat and rice dropped, a government report showed on Friday. The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2023/24, conducted from …

31-12-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces killed 30 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, including seven people in an assault on al-Wafaa Hospital in Gaza City. The nearby Ahli Hospital was also shelled. Gaza’s Government Media Office says a “significant” cold front will affect the Strip in the coming hours and days, …

31-12-2024 KABUL: In a world where crises compete for attention, Afghanistan, once at the forefront of international aid and media coverage, now sits in the shadows. This year, the global focus has overwhelmingly been on victims of wars in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. The multiple crises that plague Afghanistan have …

31-12-2024 ABUJA: The glitzy parade had floats and dancers from many of Nigeria’s different ethnic groups taking part. A month of celebrations in December draws many partygoers to Calabar, the capital of Cross River state and home to many Christian communities. The organizers say up to two million people attend, …

31-12-2024 TBILISI: Thousands of Georgians protested in the capital Tbilisi as a new president allied with the ruling Georgian Dream party was inaugurated. Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former pro-footballer, has been sworn in during a critical political period for the country after the government suspended its application to join the European …

31-12-2024 DAMASCUS: Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a timeline for possible elections in Syria since his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel offensive that …