25-12-2021 WASHINGTON: In the wake of concerns around surging Covid-19 cases, the United States is waiving of in-person interviews for H-1B and other certain non-immigrant visa applicants, the State Department said. In a bid to reduce the visa wait time, United States is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for …
Read More »Insulting Islam is not freedom of expression: Putin
25-12-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies MOSCOW/ ISLAMABAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said insulting Prophet OF Islam (PBUH) does not count as freedom of expression. Insults to the prophet are a “violation of religious freedom and the violation of the sacred feelings of people who profess Islam”, Putin said on …
Read More »New CP C V Anand IPS
CV Anand belongs to 1991 batch of IPS and was allotted the erstwhile AP cadre. After state bifurcation, he was allotted Telangana cadre. The first 10 years of his service was spent in the highly Maoistaffected districts of Warangal, Adilabad and Nizamabad as ASP and SP. There he led the …
Read More »CV Anand new CP of Hyderabad, Anjani Kumar DGP to head ACB
Hyderaba Dec ’24’2021- Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has opted for a major reshuffle of the police top brass in the State and has cleared the transfer of 30 police officers on Friday night. Anjani Kumar, CP Hyderabad has been transferred as DG of Anti Corruption Bureau while, CV Anand, who reported to Telangana after his Central stint is now the new Commissioner of Hyderabad Police. Here are …
Read More »HEALTH & FINANCE MINISTER HARISH RAO AND OTHERS INAUGURATED OXYGEN PLANT INSTALLATION AT VANASTHALIPURAM AREA HOSPITAL
Hyderabad Dec 24 (PMI): Hon;ble Health and finance Minister Sri T Harish Rao Garu, MLA L B Nagar Sudheer Reddy, Collector Rangareddy, Director Medical Education, MLCs with CP Rachakonda Mahesh Bhagwat IPS has inaugurated Oxygen plant installed at Vanasthalipuram area hospital by Infosys under CSR. From Infosys Lata Ram subramanian …
Read More »‘OIC summit held in Pakistan highlights Afghan issue’
24-12-2021 ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: A summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Islamabad recently, became a platform to highlight the plight of Afghan people. Envoys from 57 Islamic nations as well as observer delegates participated in the session. It was the first such meeting in Afghanistan that also …
Read More »Biden signs law banning goods made in China’s Xinjiang
24-12-2021 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: Amid worsening relations between Beijing and Washington, President Joe Biden signed a new law on Thursday banning products made in China’s Xinjiang region because of China’s oppression of its largely Muslim Uighur minority population. Pushed by members of the United States Congress, the law passed in both …
Read More »Dozens dead in Bangladesh ferry fire
24-12-2021 DHAKA: At least 37 people have died when a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, according to police, in the latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying nation. The incident happened early on Friday near the southern rural town of Jhalokati, 250km (155 miles) south of the …
Read More »Japan’s professor creates lickable TV screen
24-12-2021 TOKYO: A Japanese university student tells a machine she wants to eat chocolate and moments later a transparent film with liquid droplets slides out on top of a screen showing luscious gooey chocolate. She licks the film and then says: “It actually tastes like milk chocolate. It’s sweet and …
Read More »Shaik Saleema, first Telangana Muslim woman IPS officer
Khammam: Khammam district now has the distinction of having the first Muslim woman IPS officer in Telangana, with DCP in Rachakonda Police Commissionerate, Shaik Saleema, was conferred IPS status in the select list of 2020. Saleema hails from Komatlagudem village in Chintakani mandal of the district. She was promoted as IPS …
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