28-12-2023 KINSHASA: Opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election in which early results show the incumbent with a large lead, plan to march in the capital on Wednesday, despite authorities banning the protest. Five opposition presidential candidates informed the governor of Kinshasa in a letter published …
Read More »No embassy staff hurt in blast near Israeli mission in Delhi
28-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday did not kill or wound any staff members, authorities said, adding that investigations into its cause were ongoing. Officials were still inspecting the area but it had been reopened to the general …
Read More »Japan set to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant
28-12-2023 TOKYO : Japan’s nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban it imposed on Tokyo Electric Power’s massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant two years ago, clearing the path for it to resume a process towards a restart. Tepco has been eager to bring the world’s largest atomic power plant …
Read More »China threatens trade sanctions on Taiwan as election nears
28-12-2023 BEIJING: The Chinese government on Wednesday threatened to place further trade sanctions on Taiwan if the ruling party “stubbornly” adheres to supporting independence, in a further escalation of the war of words as Taiwanese elections approach next month. Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place as …
Read More »Migrant caravan advances north as US officials head to Mexico
28-12-2023 VILLA COMALTITLAN: Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers moved slowly north across the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Tuesday in a caravan hoping to reach the US border, one day before top US officials planned to visit Mexico to discuss migration. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
Read More »Israel grants Intel $3.2 billion for new chip plant
28-12-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel’s government agreed to give Intel (INTC.O) a $3.2 billion grant for a new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday, in what is the largest investment ever by a company in Israel. The news comes as Israel remains …
Read More »Wild weather lashes Australian States Victoria & Queensland
28-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Nine people were killed in Australia after severe thunderstorms battered the country’s east over the Christmas holidays, authorities said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of properties still without power. Wild weather lashed the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on Dec. …
Read More »Rachakonda police sees 7% rise in crime rate in 2023: Annual report: CP Sudheer Babu IPS
According to the Annual report, crimes against women have decreased by 6.65 percent, and 58 cases of human trafficking have resulted in the arrest of 163 individuals Rachakonda police also logs 50 detentions under PD Act and 89% ‘conviction in major crimes’, which is more than any other Commissionerate in …
Read More »Govt to collect corrupt money from BRS leaders: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, Dec.27 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has once again reiterated that all the corruption that happened during the ten-year rule of BRS will be exposed and the State government will collect the corrupt money from BRS leaders. Speaking on the occasion after unveiling the Praja Palana application form at …
Read More »Previous BRS Govt stayed away from people: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, Dec.27 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said the previous BRS government has been far away from the people for the past ten years and the response for the Prajavani programme being organised by the new Congress government at Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan is telling facts. The Chief Minister …
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