03-09-2023 TAIPEI CITY: As Typhoon Haikui approaches Taiwan, nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas in the eastern part of the island. This marks the first time in four years that Taiwan is directly facing a tropical storm of this magnitude. With a sustained wind speed of approximately …

02-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: China has told India to “stay calm” over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory. India protested after Beijing released the map showing north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state and the disputed Aksai Chin plateau as China’s territory. Beijing responded …

02-09-2023 WASHINGTON: As the number of US mass shootings topped over 470, with numerous lives lost, President Joe Biden initiated a crackdown Thursday on the country’s arms dealers who are involved in selling weapons without valid licenses that enable them to perform screening of buyers, by exploiting the legal loopholes. …

02-09-2023 GEORGIA/ CAROLINAS: Tropical Storm Idalia made its presence felt as it brought heavy rain to the Carolinas before moving away from the US Eastern Seaboard. The storm’s arrival had raised concerns about potentially devastating floods. However, the Carolinas have mostly escaped the severe damage. The prior forecasts and accompanying …

02-09-2023 KHARTOUM/ NEW YORK: A hacking group called Anonymous Sudan took X, formerly known as Twitter, offline in more than a dozen countries in an attempt to pressurise Elon Musk into launching his Starlink service in their country. X was down for more than two hours, with thousands of users …

02-09-2023 TEHRAN: An Iranian man who was imprisoned last year died on Thursday in detention after his death sentence for taking part in anti-government protests was overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court. The 35-year-old Javad Rouhi, who was detained during demonstrations last year over Mahsa Amini’s murder in custody for reportedly …

02-09-2023 QUINTO: The capital city of Ecuador, Quinto, witnessed two car bombings and grenade attacks, which were followed by at least 57 prison guards and police personnel being taken hostage by convicts in six prisons, according to officials. The prison uprising was believed to be in retaliation to a police …

Hyderabad’sep 1(PMI) On 01-09-2023, Sri Durga Prasad, Hon’ble Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, has pronounced the Judgment in CC.No.695/2018 in Crime No. 181/2018, U/S.324 IPC, wherein the accused person C.Srinivas S/o late Yellaiah, age 40 years, Occ: Business, R/o Shivaji Nagar, Uppuguda, Hyderabad, was found guilty and sentenced to SIMPLE …

Faiz Mohammed from the Shangal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was detained on Thursday, as stated in a press meet  by Deputy Commissioner of Police  South Zone P Sai ChaitanyaIps Hyderabad, Sept.1 (PMI) The Bahadurpura Police on 31.08.2023 on credible information apprehended Pakistan National who had entered into India illegally …

01-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian government has told the country’s top court it is ready to hold elections in Indian-administered Kashmir “any time now”. “The central government is ready for elections any time now. Till date, the updating of voter list was going on which is …