31-12-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ BUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s former president has defended his decision to flee the country as the Taliban closed in earlier this year, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of Kabul. The Taliban seized power in August after taking control of the capital. Ashraf Ghani revealed …

31-12-2021 TEHRAN/ VIENNA: Iran has launched a satellite carrier rocket bearing three research devices into space, according to state media, as difficult negotiations over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers continue in Vienna. The reports on Thursday did not say when the launch was conducted, nor what devices the …

31-12-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s first year in office was a rollercoaster, marked by legislative victories and major political setbacks and with midterm elections set for November, next year promises to be even tougher. When Biden was inaugurated this past January, outgoing President Donald Trump’s supporters were still angling …

Hyderabad: Telangana reported five new Omicron cases on Thursday, pushing the state’s tally to 67. Of the five new cases, four had arrived from other than “at risk” countries. A traveller from an “at risk” country also tested positive for the new variant of Covid-19. According to the director of public …

Hyderabad: Telangana Government on Thursday extended the tenure of former IPS officer A K Khan for another year as advisor to the Government. The Chief Secretary had issued orders extending the tenure of A K Khan, advisor to the Government, minorities welfare department for further period of one year beyond …

Hyderabad, Dec.30 (Press media of india): In view of the New Year eve celebrations , Cyberabad Traffic Police have issued  instructions including restrictions on certain roads and closure of flyovers on December 31. Closure of certain roads:   The Nehru Outer Ring Road will be closed for light motor vehicles except the …

Hyderabad, Dec.30 (PMI): The founder president of YSRTP YS Sharmila today lashed out at CM KCR and wondered as to when a day without any suicides  would come under the CM’s rule . She said that the state was witnessing suicides by one or another on one or the other …

Hyderabad, Dec.30۔(Press media of india)The DGP of the state M. Mahender reddy today said that the police department had imposed ban on the Organization of rallies and public meetings till January 2,2021 in order to prevent the spread of Covid virus . He said that the restrictions would be in …

30-12-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: A motor neurone disease patient, Philip O’Keefe, has become the first person to send a tweet to the world using only direct thought, with the help of a microchip implant that picked up his brain signals. O’Keefe is a 62-year-old man from Australia with amyotrophic lateral …

30-12-2021 RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will re-implement social distancing as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges across the globe. On Wednesday, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque decided that worshippers and Umrah performers would have to maintain social distance …