22-12-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Vladimir Putin believes Russia is not to blame for the war in Ukraine, adding both countries are “sharing a tragedy”. During a televised address with senior military officials, the Russian president said he continued to see Ukraine as a “brotherly nation”. He claimed the conflict was “the …

22-12-2022 TOTONTO: Eight teenage girls who apparently met on social media have been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man, Toronto police said Tuesday. Investigators allege that the girls assaulted and stabbed the man in Toronto’s downtown core early Sunday morning. Police said medics took …

22-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry on Tuesday suspended access to universities by female students until further notice, drawing strong condemnation from the United States, Britain and the United Nations. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry, instructed …

22-12-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked the country’s states to keep a sharp lookout for any new variants of the coronavirus and urged people to wear masks in crowded areas, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases in China and other parts of the globe. Health …

22-12-2022 LONDON: UK ambulance workers have gone on strike, widening a dispute with the government over its refusal to increase pay above inflation after recent walkouts by nurses. Healthcare leaders warned about straining a health system already in crisis as ambulance staff at the state-run National Health Service (NHS), including …

22-12-2022 TEHRAN/ RIYADH/ BAGHDAD: Saudi Arabia is open to more dialogue with Iran, according to comments made by the Iranian foreign minister after he met his Saudi counterpart in Jordan. In an Arabic tweet published on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said he spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince …

22-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australia was again forced to confront what experts say is “deeply entrenched” racism this year after the alleged murder of a 15 year old Indigenous boy, Cassius Turvey, shocked the nation. Cassius of the Noongar Nation people of Western Australia was walking …

Hyderabad’Dec 21 2022- The Regional Passport Office will keep five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) open on Saturday in an effort to reduce the lengthy appointment process of applications and for Police Clearance Certificate. Three PSKs in Hyderabad- Ameerpet, Begumpet and Tolichowki and two in Karimnagar and Nizamabad will be open …

 city police are keeping a watch on the drug peddlers and transporters.cp cv Anand    Hyderabad, Dec.21 (Press media of India): The State capital Hyderabad has recorded 22060 crimes in the current year so far. City Police Commissioner C V Anand revealed this during his annual year-ending crime review meeting. …

21-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies GENEVA/ ISLAMABAD: The United Nations on Tuesday named three women to lead a rights investigation into Iran’s violent crackdown on women-led protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for more than three months. Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Sara Hossain, Pakistani law …