02-05-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia will discuss the option of extending the terms of its $3bn deposit in Pakistan’s central bank to help Islamabad’s faltering economy, according to a joint statement. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has provided Pakistan with $4.2bn of support in the form …
Read More »UK legislator resigns after viewing porn in parliament
02-05-2022 LONDON: A British legislator from the governing Conservative Party resigned after admitting he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber. Neil Parish, a Member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision on Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse …
Read More »KCR SCARED OF RAHUL GANDHI’S VISIT: TPCC chief REVANTH
Hyderabad, May 1 (PMI): TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy today said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was scared of the visit of their party leader Rahul Gandhi to the State. He asked the CM as to why he was obstructing the visit of Rahul Gandhi to the Osmania University. In …
Read More »TSRTC OPENS CALL CENTER AT BUS BHAVAN
Hyderabad, May 1 (PMI): Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) today rolled out a 24×7 call center at Bus Bhavan to cater to the information needs of passengers, said its Chairman Bajireddy Govardhan, MLA and VC and MD VC Sajjanar. The Call Center, functioning from May 1, can be …
Read More »KAVITHA SLAMS MODI GOVT OVER PRICE HIKE IN COMMERCIAL GAS
Hyderabad, May 1 (PMI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha today slammed the Modi government for again raising the price of commercial LPG. The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was increased by Rs 102.50 on Sunday, which now costs Rs 2,355.50 against the earlier price of Rs 2,253. …
Read More »NEED TO THINK ABOUT WORKERS’ WELFARE: Union minister Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad, May 1 (PMI): Union minister G. Kishan Reddy today took part in a meeting of Telugu movie workers. The meeting was held by Telugu film federation. State ministers V. Srinivas Goud, Ch. Malla Reddy, CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Megastar Chiranjeevi took part in the event. Speaking on …
Read More »Taliban Supreme Leader makes 2nd appearance at Eid
01-05-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada appeared for only the second time since taking control of the Taliban in 2016 to tell worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr that the Taliban had achieved freedom and security since seizing power last year. Flanked by security, …
Read More »Russian missile attack destroys Ukrainian airport
01-05-2022 KYIV: The runway at the main airport in Ukraine’s Odesa has been destroyed in a Russian missile attack, officials said, as Ukrainian forces in the east of the country fought village by village to hold back Moscow’s advance. In a late-night video address on Saturday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Read More »US police awards to ‘Karachi man’ for saving citizen’s life
01-05-2022 CALIFORNIA: Local police in the US state of California have decided to award Bilal Shahid, a young Pakistani (who belongs from Karachi) for saving a life of a 72-year-old elderly citizen. According to reports, the elderly citizen Billy Kiyabu, who is a resident of Livermore, fell on the sidewalk …
Read More »India seizes heroin-soaked yarn worth $58 million
01-05-2022 Bureau Report AHMEDABAD/ NEW DELHI: Indian authorities seized 90 kg (198 lbs) of drugs worth $58 million from a port in the western state of Gujarat, a police officer said on Saturday, and the third such haul in two weeks. Friday’s seizure was made from a container that arrived …
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