14-12-2022 BRUSSELS: Greek MEP Eva Kaili has denied involvement in an alleged bribery scandal involving World Cup host Qatar at the European Parliament. She is one of four suspects charged, after Belgian investigators found €1.5m (£1.3m) in two homes and a suitcase. MEPs have voted, by 625 to one, to …

14-12-2022 JERUSALEM: A close ally of Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has been elected as the new speaker of Israel’s parliament, marking a step closer to the formation of what is expected to be the most right-wing government in the country’s history. Yariv Levin, a senior member of Netanyahu’s right-wing …

14-12-2022 WELLINGTON: New Zealand´s Jacinda Ardern apologized for calling a political rival an “arrogant prick” in parliament on Tuesday, as the prime minister faces a drop in public support. In the throes of spirited parliamentary debate, Ardern took issue when the leader of an opposition party asked her to give …

New Delhi’Dec 13’2022- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has a pivotal role in tackling challenges faced by the world today. He said, it is the duty of every citizen to take inspiration from Sri Aurobindo and make the dreams of a developed India a reality. Mr Modi …

Hyderabad, Dec.13 (PMI): The High Court here today granted permission for holding padayatra of YSRTP founder-president YS Sharmila. It asked Sharmila to remember the conditions imposed by it in the past. Sharmila’s counsel Varaprasad, who argued the case urged the court to grant permission to her padayatra.  Sharmila filed a …

Hyderabad, Dec.13 (PMI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will inaugurate the central office of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) at Sardar Patel Marg in New Delhi between 12.37 PM and 12:47 PM on Wednesday. The Chief Minister will unveil the party flag at the central office and will later sit in …

Hyderabad’Dec 13’2022(PMI) Cyberabad Police Commissioner Shri Stephen Raveendra, IPS., requested Padma Shri Awardee Sunitha Krishnan to make a presentation on the proposed Sex Offenders Registry. Ms Krishnan gave a broad overview on the proposed registry, highlighting on the functions and pre requisites for the same. She also gave an insight …

13-12-2022 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Sunday that Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons. Indirect US-Iranian talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact between global powers and Iran, which Washington exited in 2018, stalled in September. The …

13-12-2022 BRUSSELS: A Belgian judge has charged four people over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament, putting the credibility of the European Union at stake. Prosecutors searched 16 houses and seized 600,000 euros ($631,800) in Brussels on Friday as part …

13-12-2022 NEW YORK/ LONDON: A Libyan man accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie 34 years ago is in United States custody, Scottish authorities have said. The US announced charges against Abu Agila Masud two years ago, alleging he had played a key role …