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 …

27-10-2024 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: US authorities say cybercriminals linked to China may have attempted to tap into the phones or networks used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, a number of sources familiar with the matter confirmed to media. The sources said the Trump-Vance …

27-10-2024 VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is cutting the already shrinking pay packages of cardinals who head the Catholic Church’s top offices in Rome by about 10% or 500 euros ($540) a month as the pope pursues a “zero deficit” agenda of greater thrift. The cardinals will no longer receive two …

27-10-2024 APIA: Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth’s “painful” history, amid a push for former colonial powers to pay reparations for their role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of 56 countries, most with roots in …

27-10-2024 JOHANNESBURG: South African fashion and homewares retailer TFG (TFGJ.J), opens new tab has bought UK-based fashion and lifestyle retailer White Stuff, it said on Friday, adding the deal will help it reach “critical mass”. The acquisition was made through the London subsidiary of TFG, which has a portfolio of …

27-10-2024 TOKYO: Japan’s voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country’s leadership. The general election, nine days before the US chooses a new president, adds uncertainty to an already turbulent geopolitical landscape …

MUMBAI’Oct 26: A teacher of Arabic was arrested in Mumbai after a 17-year-old girl disclosed during a counselling session that she was allegedly molested by him a decade ago, a police official said on Saturday. A case was registered on Thursday on the complaint of the school where the victim …

HYDERABAD’Oct 26: The Telangana government is expected to start a caste survey in the state from November 4-5 and it is likely to be completed by November 30, minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Saturday. Prabhakar was addressing the media after a cabinet meeting during which a proforma for the caste …

Hyderabad, Oct.26 (PMI): Minister for Forest Konda Surekha and Minister for Roads and Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy held a review meeting with officials at the Secretariat here on Saturday and discussed in-depth the road construction projects stalled due to pending forest clearances.             The Ministers directed the officials to expedite …

Hyderabad, Oct.26 (PMI): Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka has alleged that some people deliberately have been carrying out a malicious campaign for the last few months on development works in Hyderabad.             Speaking at the Property Show organised by NEREDCO at Hitex here on Saturday,  Bhatti Vikramarka said that “Hyderabad …