22-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ IMPHAL/ GUWAHATI: More than 80 people killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeastern Manipur state over the past seven months were laid to rest on Wednesday, officials said, as sporadic violence continued in the region. At least 180 people have died since fierce …

22-12-2023 CAIRO/ GAZA/ JERUSALEM: The U.S. said “very serious” negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian …

22-12-2023 LUANDA: An Angolan billionaire who has been described as Africa’s richest woman has lost a High Court battle to stop her assets being frozen. Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of a former president, is being sued by telecoms firm Unitel. The Angolan company is seeking damages of $733m (£580m) …

22-12-2023 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a controversial immigration reform, describing it as a “shield”. He said the tougher legislation – passed by MPs on Monday was needed to cut an influx of illegal migrants. It makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France …

22-12-2023 DENVER, COLORADO: One of the court challenges to Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president in 2024 has finally struck gold. The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party’s upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics. It’s a decision …

22-12-2023 GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run Gaza government says 20,000 people have been killed there since Israel launched its military campaign against the militants. Israel took action after Hamas broke through the heavily guarded Gaza perimeter on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom have been …

New Delhi’21 Dec 2023:Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha(Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, with the Rajya Sabha approving them today. Lok Sabha has already passed the Bills. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code …

New Delhi, Dec 21:  Party President Mallikarjun Kharge said during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Thursday that the biggest challenge now is people holding constitutional positions, who are responsible for providing protection to the opposition MPs, are themselves becoming part of party politics using caste, region and occupation …

Nalgonda, Dec.21 ( Shoukat-PMI): In the monthly crime review meeting held with the police officers at the Nalgonda District Police Office, Nalgonda SP Apurvarao ordered the officers to take all steps to clear pending cases and take steps as per the plan to solve the pending cases quickly and reduce the …

Hyderabad, Dec.21 (PMI): Chief Minister  A Revanth Reddy made it clear that the decisions which are being taken by the government with regard to the Irrigation sector should be transparent.             The Chief Minister held a review meeting with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao on …