20-06-2022 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s troops have opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station as unprecedented queues for petrol and diesel were seen across the bankrupt country. Troops fired in Visuvamadu, 365 kilometres (228 miles) north of Colombo, on Saturday night as their guard point was pelted with stones, …
Read More »Biden defends meeting with Saudi Crown Prince MBS
19-06-2022 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: US President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not travelling to Saudi Arabia explicitly to meet de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman during a trip next month and said he was seeing the Saudi crown prince as part of a broader “international meeting.” Biden’s plans to …
Read More »Macron faces tough battle in French parliamentary election
19-06-2022 PARIS: France is voting today (Sunday) in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. Voting started at 8am (0600 GMT), with initial projections expected at 8 pm (1800 GMT) in an election that …
Read More »Mystifying rise of suicide in Pakistan’s Thar Desert
19-06-2022 Warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and references to sexual assault which some readers may find disturbing. If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts, help and support are available. Visit Befrienders International for more information about support services. By SJA Jafri MITHI/ THARPARKAR: Early in …
Read More »BJP condemns Bhatti’s remarks on BJP over Agnipath violence
Khammam’June 19 2022- BJP Kisan Morcha State president Kondapalli Sridhar Reddy on Saturday trained his guns at CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka over his remarks on BJP. Addressing the media at Paleru party office, Sridhar Reddy said that Congress failed to expose the failures of TRS government as the BJP did. …
Read More »YS Sharmila to contest from Paderu Assembly constituency
Khammam, June 19 (PMI): Founder president of YSRTP and daughter of former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Sharmila today announced that she would contest from Paleru Assembly constituency of Khammam district in the next Assembly elections scheduled to be held in 2023. As part of her ongoing padayatra, Sharmila …
Read More »Congress to hold Satyagraha to expose Centre
Hyderabad, June 19 (PMI): TPCC has decided to hold Satyagraha Deeksha following instructions from AICC and paddy supremo Sonia Gandhi. Revealing the details about the program, former minister Dr J. Geeta Reddy said they would hold the Deeksha to expose the Centre and its failure before people’s court. Targeting the Union government, …
Read More »KTR demands Centre to withdraw proposal of selling PSUs
Hyderabad, June 19 (PMI): Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for initiating the proposal of selling the assets of Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) in Telangana as part of the disinvestment process. KTR on Sunday wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, demanding …
Read More »Police officers condemn Renuka’s atrocious act
Hyderabad, June 18 (Press media of india): The Hyderabad City Police Officers’ Association today strongly condemned the atrocious behaviour of senior Congress leader and former Union minister Renuka Chowdary towards a police officer, who was performing bandobust duty on Friday. The association convened an urgent meeting and strongly warned that such behaviour …
Read More »TRS launches scathing attack on BJP over Agnipath scheme
Hyderabad, June 18 (PMI): The Telangana Rashtra Samithi launched a scathing attack on the union government over the Agnipath scheme, saying that the scheme was designed by the Modi government only for introducing contract jobs in the armed forces. Speaking to the media after taking part in several development and …
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