French, Algerian ties ‘back to normal’, France says after talks

ALGIERS(RAHNUMA): France’s foreign minister said on Sunday that ties with Algeria were back to normal after he held 2 1/2 hours of talks with Algeria’s president following months of bickering that have hurt Paris’ economic and security interests in its former colony. Ties between Paris and Algiers have been complicated for decades, but took a […]
Moroccans protest Israel’s offensive in Gaza and take aim at Trump

RABAT, Morocco(RAHNUMA): Tens of thousands of Moroccans on Sunday protested Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza, putting fury toward US President Donald Trump near the center of their grievances. In the largest protest Morocco has seen in months, demonstrators denounced Israel, the United States and their own government. Some stepped on Israeli flags, held banners showing […]
Telangana CM eats lunch with beneficiary family of fine rice scheme

Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had lunch on Sunday with a beneficiary family of the state government’s free fine rice distribution scheme. The Chief Minister dined with B. Srinivas’s family at their residence in Sarapaka in the Burgampadu mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district. Revanth Reddy was accompanied by Deputy Chief […]
Union Minister lauds Hyderabad-based CSIR labs’ role in drug discovery, genetic diagnostics

Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh has lauded Hyderabad-based CSIR institutes’ pivotal role in drug discovery, genetic diagnostics and developing cost-effective Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. The Minister convened a meeting to review the recent work outcomes of Hyderabad-based CSIR labs, particularly after the personal impetus and patronage provided […]
Tributes paid to seventh Nizam on birth anniversary

Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Rich tributes were paid to the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan on his 139th birth anniversary on Sunday. Nizam’s family members, historians, heritage enthusiasts and citizens from various walks of life paid floral tributes at his grave near Judi Masjid in King Kothi Palace. Nizam’s grandson Nawab Mir Najaf Ali […]
KTR condemns plans to shift Hyderabad Central University to ‘Fourth City’

Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has said that the fight to save 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli forest is not yet over and condemned plans to shift Hyderabad Central University to the proposed ‘Fourth City’. He issued a heartfelt open letter to students, environmental enthusiasts and people of Telangana […]
Use tech to meet green fodder deficit: Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh stressed upon the need for technology-led interventions to address the prevailing national green fodder deficit, currently estimated at 11 per cent, an official said on Sunday. Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, said that while only 8.5 million hectares […]
World Health Day: India makes substantial strides in improving public health

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) There are over 1.76 lakh active Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in India (As of April 5), providing comprehensive primary health care, the government said on Sunday, adding that over 76 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created to date. Ahead of the ‘World Health Day 2025’ on Monday, the […]
75-day countdown to International Day of Yoga to begin in Odisha tomorrow

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A 75-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be launched in Odisha with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga on Monday hosting the grand Yoga Mahotsav 2025. The event, coinciding with World Health Day on April 7, will feature a grand Common Yoga Protocol demonstration from 6.30 […]
Rahul Gandhi to launch ‘White T-shirt movement’ in Bihar, seeks youth participation

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made a fervent appeal to the youth of Bihar to participate in the White T-Shirt movement, beginning Monday, in huge numbers to send across a strong message that people of the state won’t get swayed away anymore and they are ready to write their […]