After the Centre’s decision to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel, several BJP and NDA-ruled states announced to reduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) on fuel to further provide relief to consumers. The Centre yesterday announced to slash excise duty on petrol by 5 rupees and that of diesel by 10 …

The Prime Minister today said that spending Diwali with the Armed Forces, for him, is in the same spirit as celebrating Diwali with his family. He said, that is why he has spent all his Diwalis with the armed forces at the border after assuming the Prime Minister’s post. He …

03-11-2021 By SJA Jafri KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: International Lawyers Forum (ILF) along with the Civil Society celebrated the Diwali, the festival of lights at Shri Swaminarayan Temple situated at main M A Jinnah Raod Karachi headed by Chairman Nasir Ahmed Advocate. Dozens of young girls showered flowers on the members of …

03-11-2021 TEHRAN/ MASQAT: Iran says it has thwarted an attempt by the United States navy to seize a tanker in the Sea of Oman carrying its oil, the country’s elite forces said in a statement. “With the timely and authoritative action of the Guards naval forces, the US terrorist Navy’s …

03-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ QUETTA/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an already ailing economy. Since the group seized power in mid-August, the national currency Afghani has depreciated and the country’s …

03-11-2021 NEW DELHI: Late last month, one of India’s largest and most trusted consumer goods companies released an advertisement that featured two women swooning over a jar of skin bleaching cream. The advertisement drew outrage – not for promoting a skin-lightening product – but because the women it depicted were …

03-11-2021 ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s council of ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately, according to state-affiliated media. “The state of emergency is aimed to protect civilians from atrocities being committed by the terrorist TPLF group in several parts of the country,” Fana reported on Tuesday, referring to …

03-11-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ PARIS: Australian PM Scott Morrison has escalated a row with France over a scrapped submarine deal, saying his nation will not accept “sledging” and “slurs”. On Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron said he knew Morrison had lied to him about his intentions to renege on the …

Hyderabad, Nov.2 (PMI): Sentiment and sympathy has upper hand in Huzurabad by poll as BJP candidate Etala Rajender won the battle and the ruling TRS lost it. Etela Rajender won the fray for seventh consecutive time as he got 1130 votes lead to a total of 23,865 votes majority in 22nd being …

02-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions, followed by gunfire, hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul, interior ministry sources told PMI on Tuesday. The gunshots were also heard near the Sardar …