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21 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + State Media NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party on Monday elevated a veteran lawmaker and long-time associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become its president ahead of a string of state elections. Jagat Prakash Nadda, who rose through the ranks …

21 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s legal team, representing him at his impeachment trial, has demanded that he is immediately acquitted by the Senate. In a brief submitted on Monday, they called the impeachment “a dangerous perversion” of the constitution. Meanwhile House impeachment managers submitted their own brief, saying …

Hyderabad Jan 20 (PMI): According to Rachakonda Police one Sri Nihal Kovvali, S/o Thyyagaraj Kovvali, lodged a complaint at Ghatkesar PS  in which he stated that one Girl, aged about 13 years who was residing in the house of her maternal uncle (accused) Ramesh, Aged 48 years Resident of Ghatkesar …

Hyderabad   Jan 20  (PMI): V C Sajjanar, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad cum-Addl. District Magistrate (Executive) of Cyberabad notified “Dry Day” after reviewing the situation carefully and with a view to maintain Public order, peace and tranquility in the limits of  Cyberabad Commissionerate   all the Toddy Shops, Wine Shops, Including …

20 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ COLOMBO/ ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka and India have pledged to strengthen military ties and widen maritime links with neighbors after security talks, the president’s office said on Sunday, as New Delhi moves to counter Chinese influence in the region. China, a …

20 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LONDON/ MELBOURNE: Three men have been killed in a triple stabbing in east London tonight – one of bloodbath Britain’s worst mass knifings. Police said the three victims, thought to be in their 20s or 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene …

20 January, 2020 Bureau Report QUEENSLAND/ SYDNEY: Hailstorms have brought heavy rains to fire-hit regions of eastern Australia but authorities warn the nation’s bushfire crisis is still “far from over”. More than 80 blazes were still burning across New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria on Monday, despite downpours in recent …

19 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + PR KARACHI: Though the Article 19 of the constitution of Pakistan and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) guarantee freedom of expression and free media but media in Pakistan continued to be in chains or under strict form of physical intimidation like killings …

19 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy ABC News) MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: In the New South Wales Southern Highlands, about 100km south-west of Sydney, no matter what the season, there has always been one constant: green but not anymore. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News was this week given access to …

19 January, 2020 BEIJING: China reported 17 new cases of a mysterious virus on Sunday, including three patients in a severe condition, heightening concerns of more infections as hundreds of millions of people prepare to travel home for the Lunar New Year holiday. The new corona-virus strain has caused alarm because …