28-10-2024 TOKYO: Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings. The election was announced by Shigeru Ishiba three days after he was selected as …

Hyderabad’Oct 27 (PMI): The loans of four lakh more farmers will be waived after Diwali, Panchayat Raj Minister Seethakka said. Seethakka said the government had waived farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh taken by 25 lakh farmers and the remaining would be waived after Diwali. She said the government will …

Hyderabar’Oct 27 (PMI) On the intervening night of 26/27th Oct, on reliable information a raid was conducted by local police, SOT and Excise officials on the farm house of Raj Pakala,located at Janwada and it was found that 21 men and 14 women were present there. DCP Rajendranagar. Ch Srininas …

New Delhi’27 ;Oct’24:External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (26 October) said that India outrightly rejects the manner in which the Canadian government targeted Indian diplomats amid ongoing row over Ottawa’s allegations of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Addressing an event in Pune, …

NEW DELHI’Oct 27’24: Delhi Police has nabbed five people, including four minors for allegedly killing a 16-year-old boy and injuring another in the Kishangarh area of southwest Delhi, officials said on Sunday. One of the victims was found dead with multiple stab wounds while the other was under treatment for …

Medak District SP Udaykumar Reddy said in a statement on Saturday that firecracker shopkeepers must take permission from the concerned divisional level police officers. Medak Urban, October 27 (PMI): On the occasion of Diwali festival, firecracker shopkeepers must take permission from the concerned divisional level police officers, Medak District SP …

27-10-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM/ BERIUT/ GAZA: Israel’s attack on Iran deepens the war in the Middle East. Avoiding, or risking, an even worse escalation is at the heart of decisions being taken by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key advisors. They must decide on the least bad of …

27-10-2024 APIA: Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery and the threat of climate change were major themes for representatives of the 56 …

27-10-2024 BHUBANESWAR/ KOLKATA: Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India’s eastern coast, the authorities said, warning of heavy rainfall and intense winds. At least 1.1 million people in the states of Odisha and West Bengal were relocated to storm shelters, media reported, before the cyclone’s …

27-10-2024 BERIUT/ JERUSALEM: Hezbollah said that it launched rocket attacks against 20 gatherings of Israeli soldiers in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, as well as strikes on Nahariya and three military bases near Haifa and on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. The group said in statements that it fired rocket …