18-01-2022 NUKU’ALOFA/ TOKYO: Tongans living overseas are facing an anxious wait for news of loved ones after a volcano triggered a tsunami. The underwater volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku’alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves …

18-01-2022 Bureau Report HERAT/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least 12 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their residential houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, district governor Mohammad Saleh Purdel told media. The …

Hyderabad:Jan;17– With Covid-19 cases increasing day by day in the State, citizens along with many frontline workers especially policemen have also been affected by Covid during the third wave. Despite the State government strictly enforcing Covid protocols the number of cases continues to rise. The Covid-19 third wave has severely …

Hyderabad:Jan;17’2022-— With focus on improving the existing infrastructure and the quality of education in government schools, the State government is all set to launch ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme soon across the State. The State Cabinet on Monday approved a budgetary allocation of Rs 7,289 crore to strengthen government schools in the …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + BBC ELGRADE/ MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has arrived in Serbia after being deported from Australia. The top men’s tennis player was deported after losing a visa battle that centred on the fact he is unvaccinated. Supporters gathered at the airport in Belgrade, waving the national flag …

  17-01-2022 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A suspected drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people and started a separate fire at Abu Dhabi’s international airport, police said. Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) identified the dead as two Indian nationals and …

Hyderabad;17;Jan;2022–A fast food eatery owner was attacked by a man after being rejected food supply at night here at Jeedimetla. The victim was identified as Bidyadhar (32), the owner of a fast food centre at Subhash Nagar bus stop. Going into details, the accused, Yasin was running a pan shop …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLLEYVILLE/ TEXAS: United States authorities have identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe …

17-01-2022 PYONGYANG/ TOKYO: North Korea carried out what appeared to be a test of a ballistic missile on Monday morning, Japan’s coast guard said, as Pyongyang continues a wave of weapons tests that have triggered condemnation at the United Nations. South Korea’s military said the launch involved an ‘unidentified projectile’ …

16-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his chance to defend his Australian Open title after an Australian court upheld a government deportation order. Three Federal Court judges on Sunday sided with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision made on Friday …