Govt pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.4 pc for 2024-25; agriculture bounces back, services surge
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 down from 8.2 per cent growth recorded in 2023-24, according to the first advance estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday. The projection is lower than the recent RBI’s estimate […]
e-Shram portal now available in all 22 scheduled languages
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The e-Shram portal, that helps unorganised workers access various social sector schemes. is now available in all 22 scheduled languages, the government informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the multilingual functionality on e-Shram portal during an event in the national capital. Dr Mandaviya […]
Hyderabad’s second longest flyover thrown open, named after former PM Manmohan Singh
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Aramghar-Nehru Zoological Park flyover, the second longest flyover in Hyderabad, was, on Monday, inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who decided to name it after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away recently. The four-kilometre-long six-lane flyover has been constructed at a cost of about Rs 800 crore. […]
Formula-E case: ED summons K.T. Rama Rao on Jan 16 after he misses date with it
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday, directing him to appear before it on January 16 for questioning in connection with the Formula-E race case. The Central agency issued the notice after the former minister did not […]
BJP, Cong cadres clash in Hyderabad over Ramesh Bidhuri’s remarks on Priyanka Gandhi
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) High tension prevailed in Nampally area here after BJP and Congress cadres clashed during a protest by the latter against BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri’s unsavoury remark about Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in the national Capital recently during a poll rally. Protesting against the BJP leader’s “smooth roads like Priyanka Gandhi’s cheeks” […]
Saudi authorities warn of inclement weather as country braces for heavy rainfall Previous
RIYADH(RAHNUMA): Saudi Arabia’s meteorology authorities have forecast more rain accompanied by thunderstorms across several regions, with a red alert in Makkah, Asir and Baha regions due to the inclement weather. The National Center for Meteorology forecast moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, hail and strong winds in parts of Asir, Al-Baha and Makkah. Temperatures […]
International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2025 longlist
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The longlist for the 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction has been revealed, with 16 novels in the running for the $50,000 award, sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre. While works from Bahrain and Mauritania have made the list for the first time, other nominated novels come from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Algeria, […]
KSrelief delivers critical food, shelter aid to Syrian families
RIYADH(RAHNUMA): Saudi aid agency KSrelief on Tuesday distributed food and shelter aid to 200 families in the city of Douma, in the Rif Dimashq governorate of Syria, in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. Also on Tuesday, KSrelief distributed food and shelter aid in the village of Nasib, in the Daraa governorate, the Saudi […]
Philippines welcomes clemency for 220 Filipinos in UAE
MANILA(RAHNUMA): The Philippines has welcomed the UAE’s decision to extend clemency to 220 Filipinos as a move strengthening bilateral relations and the government’s labor migration efforts. Serving prison terms for various offenses, the Philippine nationals were pardoned as part of last month’s National Day celebrations — a move officially announced by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos […]
Centre evicting me from CM’s house, claims Atishi; BJP refutes charges, says ‘she is lying’
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday stated that the allotment of her official residence had been cancelled by the Public Works Department (PWD), for the second time in the last three months as part of a conspiracy and declared that it won’t break her morale, rather she would work with […]
