Cong bans protests at Osmania University; KTR accuses Rahul Gandhi & Cong of hypocrisy

Hyderabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President Shri K. Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) strongly condemned the Telangana Congress government’s decision to ban protests at Osmania University, calling it a direct attack on democracy. In a statement released on Sunday, he questioned whether this was the “spirit of democracy” that Rahul Gandhi and…

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Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) Hundreds of staffers at Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email that they will be barred from their offices and should surrender press passes and equipment, local media reported Saturday. The cuts followed an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump…

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9 killed in Israeli drone attacks on N. Gaza

Gaza/Jerusalem, Mar 16 (UNI) Nine people were killed and several others injured on Saturday by Israeli drone attacks in northern Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA said the drone attacked a group of citizens in Beit Lahia and bombed a vehicle, leading to the death of nine citizens, including two journalists. The…

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US sends destroyer to southern border to help combat migrants – Northern Command

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) The United States has sent destroyer USS Gravely to the country’s southern border to help combat illegal migrants, the US Northern Command said. “USS Gravely’s deployment will contribute to the U.S. Northern Command southern border mission as part of the DOD’s coordinated effort in response to the Presidential Executive Order. Gravely’s…

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9 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

Islamabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Nine terrorists were killed when Pakistani security forces conducted two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Saturday. The operations were carried out in Mohmand and Dera Ismail Khan districts on Friday and Saturday based on intelligence, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the…

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