25-02-2025 NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fueling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa. In a letter seen by the BBC from India’s Drugs Controller General, Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said permission to manufacture …

25-02-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition but “has not presented any further respiratory crises”, the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday. He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy and had undergone blood transfusions. Blood tests also showed he had “initial, mild, renal insufficiency”, a kidney …

25-02-2025 KYIV: Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to “give up” his presidency in exchange for peace ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “If you need me to leave this chair, I am ready to do that. And I also can exchange it for …

25-02-2025 BERLIN: Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by concerns over immigration, the economy and the return of Donald Trump. The CDU’s party headquarters were filled with cheers …

25-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA/ CAIRO: As the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is meant to be drawing to an end, it has once again been put in doubt. After the last six living Israel hostages due to be released in this phase were freed, more …

Delhi’24 Feb (PMI) National Executive Meeting of Muslim Rashtriya Manch was held at Gandhi Smriti Bhavan New Delhi on Sunday’23 February. Various National issues have been discussed during the meeting and many dicesions were taken in the presence of Sri Indresh Kumarji. MRM National Convener Ilyas Ahmed and Regional Convener …

Hyderabad, Feb.24 ( Ali Abbas – PMI): In a significant healthcare initiative, the Central Peace and Welfare Committee (South Zone) and Welcare India Social Welfare Foundation, in collaboration with Yashoda Hospital will organize a Free Medical Camp on 25th February 2025 at Sanjary Function Hall, Etebar Chowk, Yakutpura Road, Hyderabad.  …

24-02-2025 SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor government on Saturday promised an extra AU$8.5 billion ($5.4 billion) for the country’s universal healthcare system if re-elected at a national election due by May, amid sagging popularity for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Centre-left Labor traditionally sees its protection of Australia’s cherished Medicare universal healthcare scheme …

24-02-2025 WASHINGTON: The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening to US federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday night or risk losing their jobs. The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of …

24-02-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are looking into “deeply troubling” information about US governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after President Donald Trump suggested that a US government agency had spent money trying to influence Indian elections. The Indian foreign ministry comment …