13-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has called for $46bn in funding for 2024 as it scrambles to get aid to millions hit by humanitarian crises around the globe. Noting the situations in the Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said …

13-12-2023 BERLIN/ ALRIERS/ JERUSALEM: On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany signed the act of military surrender to the Allies. The next day, people all over the world, including in occupied Algeria, took to the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. An estimated 134,000 Algerians fought with the …

13-12-2023 DJIBOUTI/ KHARTOUM: An African regional body involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan at the weekend said it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. At talks on Saturday in Djibouti, the …

13-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: UN expert warns “every single Palestinian in Gaza is going hungry” as Israel continues its deadly bombardment of the enclave. Media denounces the killing of its journalist Anas al-Shifa’s 65-year-old father in an Israeli attack on home in northern Gaza. Israel says will screen humanitarian …

Hyderabad, Dec.12 (Najaf Ali Shoukat PMI): The Central Election Commission (EC) has lifted the suspension imposed on senior IPS officer and former DGP Anjani Kumar from Telangana. Anjani Kumar was the DGP of the State when the assembly election results were announced. He went and met Revant Reddy when the results …

The arrested include a media person, an app-based autorickshaw driver, and an accused harassing minor students by filming them on mobile phones and on social media, police said.  Hyderabad: Police Rachakonda She Teams police said they had caught 117 persons, including 70 minors, for harassing women at different public places in …

Hyderabad, Dec.12 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): After Revanth Reddy took charge as Telangana Chief Minister, the major reshuffle of officers is taking place in all the departments.             As part of the administration reshuffle, many IPS officers who were in key responsibilities were transferred on Tuesday.             The State government appointed new police …

12-12-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DARABAN, DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Fighters have stormed a military post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 23 people in a gun and suicide bomb attack, according to the Pakistani military. The incident took place on Tuesday in the town of Daraban, about 60km (37 …

12-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ruling on Monday, the court also ordered the region to hold local elections by September 30 next year. The decision is viewed by critics …

12-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA: The Australian government on Monday announced a new 10-year immigration strategy aimed at addressing its “broken” immigration system. According to media, the plan involves striking down the migration intake by “around 50%” within two years, to reduce the annual intake to 250,000 by June …