Hyderabad’Jan’11’2023 (press media of india) Aiming at raising public awareness on drug use and it’s prevention, Rachakonda Commissionerate, organised an Anti -Drug Awareness campaign today at SYR convention hall, Meerpet. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest of the program, Smt. Sabitha Indra Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Education, Telangana emphasised on …
Read More »Hyderabad CP .C V Anand IPS inaugurates various stalls set up by city police in Numaish
Hyderabad;11 jan 2023 (PMI) City Police Commissioner Mr.CV Anand inaugurated various stalls of Hyderabad police set up at Hyderabad’s iconic industrial exhibition – Numaish, here on Wednesday.Speaking on the occasion, Anand pointed out that these stalls gives an oppurtunity to the citizens to get an insider look of the state …
Read More »Suicide blast kills several outside Afghan foreign ministry
12-01-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber killed at least five people outside the Afghan foreign ministry on Wednesday, police said, but some officials put the death toll higher. Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the official confirmed death toll was five. Ustad Fareedun, an …
Read More »Jailed Iran activist describes brutality in letter
12-01-2023 TEHRAN: One of Iran’s most prominent female activists has described how confessions are forced out of prisoners, in a letter written inside a notorious jail. Sepideh Qolian has been serving a five-year sentence since 2018 after being convicted of acting “against national security” for supporting a strike. Writing from …
Read More »US flights gradually resuming after FAA issue
12-01-2023 NEW YORK: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually in the US after hours of delays, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says. It follows a problem with the system that alerts pilots to potential hazards on flight routes. The FAA had said flights would take off again from 0900 …
Read More »Austria drops bogus ‘terrorism’ charges against Muslim academic
12-01-2023 VIENNA: “Terrorism” charges against an Austrian academic, Farid Hafez, have been dropped after documentary revealed the case was based on false evidence and fabricated accusations. In an interview, Hafez said he was relieved to be no longer living in “limbo” more than two years after officers barged into his …
Read More »Iraq’s ‘Arabian Gulf Cup’ name sparks anger in Iran
12-01-2023 TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD: Iran has summoned the ambassador of neighboring Iraq to protest against its use of the “Arabian Gulf Cup” name for a regional football tournament as part of a long-standing dispute over the waterway’s name. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday that Tehran had communicated its …
Read More »China warns Taiwan independence will be ‘punished’
12-01-2023 BEIJING/ TAIPEI: China has renewed its longstanding threat to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playing with fire”. A spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday that Beijing was recommitted in the New Year to “safeguarding sovereignty and territorial …
Read More »Crackdown on YouTubers in Yemen
12-01-2023 SANAA: The last upload on Ahmed Hajar’s YouTube channel, which has almost 250,000 subscribers and millions of views, was on December 22. On the same day, Hajar was dragged into a bus in broad daylight on a busy street in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Witnesses said armed individuals, believed …
Read More »India approves proposals for defence equipment over $500m
12-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s government said on Tuesday it has approved three proposals worth Rs42.76 billion rupees ($523.03m) to purchase equipment for its army and navy. The country has long been building and modifying its conventional arsenal as a Sweden-based institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute …
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