Turkiye’s Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): A delegation from one of Turkiye’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison Saturday, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s 40-year conflict, the party said. Three senior figures from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, met the party’s former co-chairperson, […]
Syria de facto leader Al-Sharaa phones congratulations to Lebanon’s newly elected President Aoun
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa called newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the phone and congratulated him for assuming the presidency, Syria’s ruling general command reported on Sunday. The phone call followed talks between Al-Sharaa and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who was in the Syrian capital on Saturday with a mission […]
UAE ship delivers 3,000 tonnes of relief supplies to Lebanon
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The second aid ship from the UAE arrived at Beirut port on Sunday, carrying 3,000 tonnes of relief supplies as part of the UAE Stands with Lebanon campaign. The UAE launched its campaign to support Lebanon last October as Israel’s war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah escalated in the south of the country. Nasser Yassin, […]
BJP eyes increased presence in Telangana Legislative Council
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing an increased presence in the Telangana Legislative Council as it announced candidates for three constituencies even before the announcement of the poll schedule by the Election Commission. The saffron party took both the ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by […]
Traffic jam on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway as thousands head home for Sankranti
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway saw traffic jams for the third consecutive day on Sunday as thousands of families from Hyderabad and outskirts were heading to their native places in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for Sankranti. Bus stations and railway stations in Hyderabad and Secunderabad were crowded with passengers. Road Transport Corporations of both […]
Telangana to issue new ration cards to eligible from Jan 26
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The government of Telangana will launch the process to issue new ration cards from January 26. State Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar told the media after meeting officials in Hyderabad on Sunday that the beneficiaries will be identified during the verification process at the field level between January […]
Telangana government issues guidelines for Rythu Bharosa
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Telangana government on Sunday issued guidelines for the implementation of the Rythu Bharosa scheme, which is set to be implemented from January 26. Under this scheme, farmers will receive crop investment support of Rs12,000 per acre annually. As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, financial […]
Revanth Reddy blames lack of ideology in politics for defections
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday blamed lack of ideology and student politics for increasing defections. Stating that leaders are changing parties for posts, he underlined the need for ideological student politics. Students who follow party ideology will always be loyal to the political organisation, he said. The Chief […]
BRS MLA creates commotion at official meeting, fights with defected MLA
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) An official review meeting in Telangana’s Karimnagar district was disrupted after BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy entered into an altercation with Jagtial MLA Dr Sanjay Kumar, who defected from the BRS to the Congress last year. When Sanjay Kumar was speaking during the meeting held to review the development works in […]
FairPoint: Delhi dilemma for Congress – how far to push against AAP!
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) As the BJP and AAP’s aggressive campaigning for the February 5 Delhi Assembly election takes centre stage, the Congress suddenly appears to have run out of steam, rather it has held back its horses. This is intriguing given the fact that this election presents the right opportunity for the grand […]
