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01-07-2020 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM: Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal”, the United Nations’ human rights chief said on Monday, warning that the consequences could be “disastrous”. Just days before Israel intends to kick-start plans to annex its West Bank settlements and parts of …

01-07-2020 ISTANBUL: A boat that sank on Lake Van in eastern Turkey is believed to have been carrying up to 60 refugees and migrants when it went down in stormy weather, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Speaking to reporters in Van province on Wednesday, Soylu said authorities detained 11 people …

01-07-2020 WASHINGTON: In its first big abortion ruling of the Trump era, the United States Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices. Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal …

Hyderabad Jul 1 (PMI): Telangana Government planning to shift Tahsil office in Alwal in the land/property without consulting or contacting real owners and working along with local TRS leaders to secure illegally occupied land for their followers. A news published in Namastay Telangana Telugu news Paper on 1st July 2020 …

The third round of talks between India and China are in progress at Moldo- Chushul border post on Chinese side. Our correspondent reports,  Commander level Army officers of India and China are holding discussions to ease the tensions on the border issues of Eastern Ladakh region. As per the latest …

Hyderabad, June 29 :  Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali was admitted to a corporate hospital in Hyderabad after testing positive for covid-19. According to information the Home Minister has developed symptoms a few days ago. He underwent test for covid and was reported positive on Monday it is said.  He …

29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ LYON (FRANCE): Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. Tehran prosecutor Ali …

29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: At least seven people have been killed after gunmen stormed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in the southern city of Karachi, firing indiscriminately as they entered the building complex, rescue officials say. Four attackers stormed the building at 10am (05:00 GMT) Monday morning as trading began, carrying …

29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE/ CANBERRA: An Australian clean-energy lobby group outlined a road map to the sector creating one million jobs, in response to calls from the country’s powerful fossil fuel industry for a gas-powered economic revival from coronavirus. The plan by Beyond Zero Emissions …

29-06-2020 NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ LONDON: More than 500,000 people worldwide have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University in the US. Since the virus emerged in China late last year, there have been more than 10 million cases, Johns Hopkins …