17-12-2024 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israel’s government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a “new front” had opened up on Israel’s border with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime to an …

17-12-2024 MOSCOW: Two Russian oil tankers have been badly damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said. Footage released by Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office showed the bow of one tanker completely broken off, with streaks of oil visible in the water. Both tankers …

17-12-2024 SAINT-DENIS/ ANTANANARIVO: Authorities in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte say the number of dead following the devastation caused by a cyclone will definitely be in the hundreds, and possibly in the thousands. Rescue workers are still attempting to reach some communities as they search for survivors. Entire …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): A 40-year-old housewife received a WhatsApp message from scammers promoting a trade marketing investment scheme. They claimed the job involved promoting videos and photos by liking, rating, and sharing them. Initially, the scammers assigned the victim a task to give a 5-star rating. After completing the first …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee ( TPCC) led by President Mahesh Kumar Goud has called for a Chalo Raj Bhavan program over the Adani issue.             The protest program will be organized from the Indira Gandhi statue on Necklace Road to the Raj Bhavan at 11 AM …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): Minister for Transport and BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar has dared BRS leaders for an open debate on the funds spent on BCs in the last ten years.             Opposition Members raised a question in the Legislative Council about the construction of community buildings. The Minister responded with …

Hyderabad; 16 Dec 2024 (PMI): It has come to our notice that certain media reports have erroneously suggested that the Cyber Crimes Police Station operates within restricted visiting hours between 4 pm to 6 pm. We wish to provide clarity on this matter. – The Cyber Crimes Police Station operates …

16-12-2024 SYDNEY: Australia’s government said on Sunday that five members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned from Indonesia, after diplomatic efforts between the countries this month to strike a repatriation deal. “The Australian Government can confirm that Australian citizens, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, …

16-12-2024 TEHRAN: A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of “collaborating with the hostile US government”, according to his lawyer. Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, the lawyer of Valizadeh, told media that the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued the first-instance verdict …

16-12-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israel is still attacking homes and schools across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several people just one day after dozens were massacred in a strike on Nuseirat camp. Dawn raids on Saturday killed four members of the Saadallah family in their home in Jabalia, two people …