24-04-2025 VATICAN CITY: Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptized Roman Catholics. It also promises to be a highly unpredictable and open process for a host of reasons. The College of Cardinals will meet …

Terrorists Attack Tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir — Deeply Saddening, Says Shia Muslim Forum Telangana Hyderabad, 23 April ( S Hussain ali Sajjad-PMI): The Shia Muslim Forum of Telangana State has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, terming it an assault on humanity. The Forum has called for decisive …

Hyderabad, April 23 (Shoukat-PMI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, where assailants reportedly targeted civilians after identifying their religion.             Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Owaisi said, “Terrorists killed innocent people after asking their religion …

23-04-2025 ISTANBUL: Several earthquakes have hit Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, the strongest with a magnitude of 6.2. The tremors, also felt in the Turkish capital 275 miles away, sparked panic as people fled shaking buildings. Fifty-one aftershocks have been recorded but no significant damage has been reported so far. At …

Hyderabad’April 23 : Telangana is reeling under an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring past 40°C across all 33 districts on Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, and Jagtiyal for the next three days due to extreme heatwave conditions. …

Hyderabad’April 23: Voting for the local body MLC (Member of Legislative Council) elections in Hyderabad district commenced today, with polling taking place from 8 AM to 4 PM. The elections are being held to elect a representative from the local bodies, with major political players including the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Bharatiya Janata …

23-04-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted progress in talks for a trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid US tariffs and court Trump’s administration. Vance arrived in India earlier …

23-04-2025 BEIJING: China has warned it will hit back at countries that make deals with the US that hurt Beijing’s interests, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies threatens to drag in other nations. The comments come after reports that the US plans to pressure governments to …

23-04-2025 GAZA STRIP/ JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least 29 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, medics say, including four in an attack on a tent camp in Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “a powerful response” to Yemen’s Houthis after the rebels claimed more attacks …

23-04-2025 VATICAN CITY/ COLOMBO: The Vatican has recognized 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as ‘witnesses of faith’, six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has said that the Vatican has recognized 167 of its members …