Top News

28 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW YORK/ NAYPYITAW: The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Muslim Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar. The resolution also calls on Myanmar to stop the incitement of hatred against the Rohingya and other minorities. Thousands …

28 December, 2019 ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: More than 235,000 people have fled the Idlib region over the past two weeks, the UN has said, amid air raids by Russian and Syrian government forces targeting Syria’s last major opposition bastion. The mass displacement between December 12- 25 has left the Maaret al-Numan region …

28 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has freed 27 members of an activist group urging peace, two days after abducting them and taking them to an undisclosed location. The Taliban has released 27 members of a peace group a day after they were …

Hyderabad Dec 27 (PMI): Commissioner of Police Sri VC Sajjanar IPS today inaugurated Cyberabad Home Guards Mutually Aided Co-Operative Thrift & Credit society ltd. He said Cyberabad Home Guards mutually aided co-operative thrift & credit society ltd, it is first of its kind in TS state. The Cyberabad police work …

27 December, 2019 MOSCOW/ BEIJING/ TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Russia, Iran and China began their joint naval drills in the northern waters of the Indian Ocean on Friday, the deputy commander of the Iranian Navy announced. Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Admiral Gholamreza Tahani said the northern part of the Indian Ocean …

27 December, 2019 ALMATY: A plane carrying 95 passengers and five crew members crashed near Almaty in southeastern Kazakhstan. Initial reports indicate there are survivors and emergency services have responded at the crash site. An airplane crashed with 100 people on board on Friday morning in southeastern Kazakhstan, according to …

Important Bills Passed by Parliament New Delhi(PIB) Jammu and Kashmir –Abrogation of Article 370 and 35A ; The Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act, 2019; The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2019 National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 …

Hyderabad, Dec.26 (PMI): City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar on Thursday said the CCTVs were playing a pivotal role in crime investigation and helped to solve 4,216 cases during the year. Compared to the previous year, the crime rate this year was reduced by three percent, he added. Anjani Kumar today conducted …

26 December, 2019 COLOMBO/ NEW DELHI/ RIYADH: People across Asia are witnessing an annular solar eclipse, which is also known as a “ring of fire”. Crowds have gathered to watch the natural phenomenon in a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and Saudi Arabia. In an annular eclipse, …

26 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri DAMASCUS/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Five more pro-Iran fighters were killed by unidentified missiles on Wednesday evening in Syria’s eastern province of Deir Ezzor, but the missile was attacked by Israeli forces, sources and a war monitor said. “Missiles of unidentified origin targeted the headquarters …