07-07-2024 TEHRAN: Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian’s favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Jalili polled at 44.3%. The run-off came after no candidate secured …

07-07-2024 PARIS: France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result. This is the first time the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella has had …

Hyderabad’7 July:Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that his government respects all religions. He participated in the 45th Rath Yatra of Sri Jagannath organised by ISKCON at NTR Stadium here. The Chief Minister said that ISKCON organised a good programme. “My government is for everyone. The state …

Hyderabad’7 july:Two tourists from Hyderabad died in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Saturday after being hit by boulders following a landslide, police said. According to reports reaching here, the accident took place on the Badrinath national highway near Chatwapeepal between Gauchar and Karnaprayag. The dead have been identified as Nirmal Shahi …

Hyderabad, July 6 (PMI): A 76-year-old retired local man received a fake WhatsApp video call from someone posing as Alambagh Police, Lucknow. Using the victim’s Aadhaar card, the fraudsters opened bank accounts. They intimidated the victim into closing his fixed deposits worth Rs 10,68,000 in the Union Bank of India, Hyderabad, …

Hyderabad’6 July :The BRS party is planning to introduce a No Confidence Motion against GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi. According to sources, the BRS party could move the motion in the ongoing meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to unseat Vijayalakshmi, who defected to the ruling Congress party along …

NALGONDA’ 6 July (PMI) The Nalgonda District Police have arrested two members of the notorious Pardhi gang. This Pardhi gang has been involved in multiple robberies and thefts across highways and suburban areas, with operations spanning Nalgonda district, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda Commissionerate. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Superintendent of …

New Delhi ‘ 5 July: The National Commission for Women (NCW) and Cyber Peace Foundation launched the fifth phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign, a Pan-India initiative aimed at digitally empowering and upskilling women and girls in cyberspace on Friday. Speaking at the event, Rekha Sharma, Chairperson of NCW said, …

06-07-2024 LONDON: The UK’s opposition Labour Party won a huge parliamentary majority in the country’s general election, unseating the incumbent Conservatives after 14 years. Early on Friday morning, Labour passed the threshold needed to govern alone as outgoing PM Rishi Sunak conceded defeat. Sunak later exited Downing Street and resigned …

06-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Two key allies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have asked for about $6 billion in funds for their home states, pressuring the federal government to raise spending when it presents its budget later this month, according to a document reviewed by Reuters …