25-03-2023 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: China’s defence ministry has said that it had for a second time monitored and driven away the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Milius after it entered what Beijing claims as its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. Friday marked the second …

25-03-2023 PARIS/ LONDON: A planned visit to France from Sunday by King Charles III has been postponed due to ongoing protests over pension reform, the French presidency announced. “Given the announcement yesterday of another national day of protests against pension reform on Tuesday March 28, the visit of Charles III, …

New Delhi March ’24 ‘2023– Modi government has once again given good news for the common poor. Along with the DA hike, the subsidy available under the Ujjwala scheme has also been increased. Let’s look at the major decisions taken in the cabinet today. DA Hike and LPG Cylinder News: The decision …

Hyderabad, March 24 (PMI): Aurobindo Pharma Foundation had sponsored Rs 3.5 crore to construct the state-of-the-art Modern Police Station at Bachupally. The police station is well-equipped with modern facilities and will support Cyberabad police, to effectively deal with safety and security concerns.          The state-of-the-art police station spans over 21,000 …

24-03-2023 PARIS: Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion. Coe said no female transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to …

24-03-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: India’s parliament on Friday disqualified the leader of the main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court jailed him for two years in a defamation case loosely linked to the prime minister, parliament said in a statement. Gandhi “stands disqualified from …

24-03-2023 WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok’s CEO about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children’s mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the app’s power over Americans. CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress did little to assuage US worries over TikTok’s …

24-03-2023 PYONGYANG/ SEOL: SEOUL: North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, state media reported on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un warned joint military drills by South Korea and the US should stop. During the test, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of …

24-03-2023 WASHINGTON: The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack that killed an American contractor, injured another and wounded five US troops earlier in the day, the Pentagon said. Both the attack on US …

24-03-2023 PARIS: A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday, March 23, during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister GErald Darmanin said. Speaking to the CNews channel on Friday morning, Darmanin also said that there had been 903 fires …