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22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + SCMP BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: Navy warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea twice in the past few days, the United States military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world’s two-largest economies. The busy waterway is …

22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + JP JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: A defiant Benjamin Netanyahu rejected all allegations of fraud on Thursday, vowing to stay on as the leader in Israel despite being indicted on a series of corruption charges. Netanyahu denounced what he called the “false” and “politically motivated” allegations, hours …

21 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri FLORIDA/ MELBOURNE: The graves of 145 people have been discovered under a high school in Tampa, in the US state of Florida. They are part of Ridgewood Cemetery, a mid-20th Century cemetery for the poor. The coffins – buried 3-5ft (1-1.5m) deep – were …

Hyderabad Nov 21 (PMI): The Commissioner of Police  Rachakonda Sri M Mahesh Bhagwat IPS today inaugurated Free Health Screening Camp for staff of 21 Police Stations at Kushaiguda police station.  On inaugural day the free chek- up camp held in  seven division headquarters for 7 Law & order & traffic …

21 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri SYDNEY/ ADELAIDE/ MELBOURNE: Smoke from Australia’s bushfire crisis has blanketed the major cities of Sydney and Adelaide. In Sydney, locals woke on Thursday to smoke which appeared worse than a fire-driven haze that was seen on Tuesday. Health officials issued warnings as air quality …

21 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Actually the America and Israel are behind the protests in Iran but it seems that neither the majority of Iranians are ready to be a part of West nor the authorities will allow protesters to create chaos in country like happened in …

20 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: The White House attacked its own top Ukraine official as he testified to an impeachment hearing that a phone call made by the president was “improper” and had left him in “shock”. Lt Col Alexander Vindman told Congress that President Donald Trump …

Hyderabad, Nov.19 (PMI): Urdu has the potential to become an International language for communication like English. In United Arab Emirates (UAE), where earlier court proceedings were used to be done in Arabic language only, advocates are now allowed to plead the cases in Urdu language also. Dr. Aquil Ahmad, Director, …

19 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + TNA TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD/ MELBOURNE: Highest-ranking military commanders from Iran and Pakistan held a meeting in Tehran to discuss a range of issues, including the common border security and the joint action against terrorism. Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army General Qamar …

18 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE/ BEIJING: The conclusion of an extraordinary sensitive detailed report revealed that the relations in-between China and Australia have reached till bottom line while, the borders of both countries declared most vigilant for the citizens of both countries, hence, this …