04-03-2024 CAIRO/ RAFAH: A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo on Sunday for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a potential final hurdle towards an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks. Washington said a ceasefire deal was already “on the table”, approved by Israel and …

Hyderabad’03 Mar 2024 (Shoukt-PMI) The Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency has been a fortress of the Majlis since 1984. Between 1984 and 2004, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi won the seat on 6 different occasions. Since 2004, Asaduddin Owaisi has been winning the Hyderabad MP seat(2004, 09, 14). But the BJP has devised …

Blizzard ‘as bad as it gets’ hits California & Nevada 03-03-2024 SACRAMENTO: A massive blizzard is pounding parts of California and Nevada in the western United States. The snowstorm has closed major roads, shut down ski resorts and left tens of thousands of homes without power. The blizzard was especially …

03-03-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced on Friday plans to carry out a first military airdrop of food and supplies into Gaza, a day after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid threw a spotlight on an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the crowded coastal enclave. Biden said the US …

03-03-2024 ZURICHBERG: Saudi Arabia launched its campaign to host the 2034 soccer World Cup, a bid that is all but certain to succeed due to the absence of any other expressions of interest before FIFA’s deadline late last year. With Morocco, Portugal and Spain set to share the hosting of …

03-03-2024 OVIEDO: Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods and way of life. In the province of Asturias, Spain, authorities are preparing for worse. Last spring, in an unprecedented conflagration there, nearly 300 wildfires leapt across …

03-03-2024 WELLINGTON: A New Zealand court has ordered NZ$10m (£4.8m; $6m) in compensation to the victims of the White Island volcano disaster, where 22 people died. Some 47 people were touring the volcano when it erupted in December 2019. Many of the survivors were gravely injured. The firm that owns …

03-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of the Palestinians injured in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said more than 80 per cent had been struck by gunfire. At least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured …

03-03-2024 ABUJA: The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance. It says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate-fixing, which have seen the naira lose nearly 70% of its value in recent months. Two Binance executives were arrested …

03-03-2024 SYDNEY: Qantas has made a special tribute to flight attendant Luke Davies at Sydney’s 2024 ‘Mardi Gras Parade’, following his alleged murder at the hands of a serving police officer. NCA NewsWire understands Sandy Davies joined Qantas crew on board the float, which featured the nose of a plane …