26-01-2023 AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman in a rare meeting as relations between the two leaders have been strained for years. The royal palace said they discussed the situation in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and “the importance of respecting the …

26-01-2023 BRUSSELS: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday he plans to go to Iran next month for “much needed” talks on getting it to resume cooperation over its nuclear activities. “I might be back in Tehran… in February, perhaps, for a much-needed political dialogue, or reestablishment …

25-01-2023 Powered By PlayUnmute Loaded: 1.17% Fullscreen Shah Rukh Khan, one of the most iconic actors in Bollywood, has made a comeback with his latest film “Pathaan”. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in key roles. The excitement among the audience was palpable …

Hyderabad, Jan.25 (PMI): On behalf of the State government, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday presented a ‘chadar’ at Ajmer Dargah on the occasion of the annual Urs. After offering prayers in the presence of Muslim religious heads at Pragathi Bhavan here, the Chief Minister handed over the ‘chadar’ …

Hyderabad, Jan.25 (PMI): Union Minister of Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy today alleged that Chief Minister  K Chandrasekhar Rao wanted to have a conflicting relationship with the Central government as he was scared that he would not be able to make his son KTR as the next CM of …

25-01-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A top Indian university has warned its students’ union of strict disciplinary action if it goes ahead with a planned screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it might “disturb peace and harmony” on the campus. Modi’s government has dismissed the …

25-01-2023 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: 214 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say. About 70,000 livestock had also perished in what is the coldest winter in a decade, a State Ministry for Disaster Management spokesman said. Many aid agencies suspended operations in recent weeks after …

25-01-2023 PARIS: Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving against us. Earth’s inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday. …

25-01-2023 VIENNA: Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and …

25-01-2023 GENEVA: Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans-fat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, calling out countries that have failed to act against the toxic substance. The WHO issued an appeal in 2018 for the industrially produced fatty acids in foods to …