26-02-2024 ABUJA: The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union – a move that threatens regional integration. Leaders of the Economic Community of West …

26-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s Go First has received two financial bids as part of its bankruptcy process, said two bankers who attended a meeting of the airline’s creditors held on Friday. Budget carrier SpiceJet’s (SPJT.BO), opens new tab managing director, Ajay Singh, and Busy Bee Airways have jointly submitted …

26-02-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding Israeli ground offensive. A barefoot boy wears a pot on his head and beams a smile. A child lugs a …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): BRS leader MLC Kavitha has written a letter to CBI stating “I may request you to firstly revoke or withdraw the subject Notice as it appears to be sent by invoking Section 41A Cr.P.C. while not being aware or conscious of the earlier Notice sent under Section …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): Telangana BJP leaders have taken the upcoming parliamentary elections seriously. With all the key leaders losing the assembly elections, they are looking to contest the Lok Sabha elections and retain their prestige. The BJP has finalized its candidates for six MP seats in Telangana. Out of the …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): The State government on Sunday appointed K Sreenivas Reddy as the Chairman of Telangana Media Academy. The State government issued orders in this regard and Sreenivas Reddy would be in the post for two years. The main objective of Telangana Media Academy is to promote the highest …

Hyderabad, Feb.25 (PMI): “During assembly elections, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had said that 200 units of free electricity will be given to everyone. But now he is saying that the scheme was meant for only a few people,” alleged BRS party working president KT Rama Rao. Addressing a meeting held …

25-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Hundreds of supporters from Pakistani Islamist parties rallied to protest against what they say were blasphemous remarks by the country’s Chief Justice. The protest call, by various religious and political groups led by hardline Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) whose …

25-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A: The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned group hit the United Kingdom-owned, Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar on February 18 with multiple missiles. It …

25-02-2024 TEHRAN: A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and turn them towards local ones. Iran’s top internet policymaking body released a directive earlier this week that stipulates new rules with potentially wide-ranging ramifications for the …