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Algeria buys milling wheat in tender, traders say

HAMBURG/PARIS(RAHUNMA): Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC has bought milling wheat in an international tender which closed on Wednesday, European traders said. Purchases were initially reported at around $244.50 a metric ton cost and freight (c&f) included, they said. The precise size of the purchase in tonnage terms was not initially clear. But preliminary trader estimates […]

Qatar, US sign key agreements during Trump’s visit to Doha

DOHA(RAHNUMNA): Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and US President Donald Trump oversaw the signing of several major agreements and memorandums of understanding on Wednesday during a state visit to Doha, Qatar News Agency reported. The leaders witnessed the signing of a joint declaration of cooperation between the two governments, as well as agreements […]

Miss World beauty pageant: KTR slams Congress govt for demolitions in Warangal

Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday slammed the Congress government in Telangana for demolitions in Warangal town for the ongoing Miss World beauty pageant. The former minister took to ‘X’ and posed questions to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. KTR, as Rama Rao is popularly known, […]

Oil India Limited begins gas exploration work in Tripura

Agartala, May 14 (IANS) In a significant development, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) commenced its exploration and production activities in Tripura by spudding its well at Debtamura in Tripura’s Gomati district, officials said here on Wednesday. An OIL spokesman said that the company’s Resident Chief Executive (RCE), Rupjyoti Phukan and other senior officials from […]

State level committee to be formed for educational reforms in military schools: Maha CM

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the administration to set up a state-level committee for educational reforms in the military schools. “The policy of military schools has been announced with a view to ensuring that a maximum number of students in the state participate in the National Defence Academy […]

BJP holds ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Tripura, Mizoram to honour armed forces

Agartala/Aizawl, May 14 (IANS) As part of the ongoing nationwide outreach efforts, the BJP on Wednesday organised ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Tripura and Mizoram to celebrate the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’ conducted in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. In a momentous nationwide outreach effort, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began its 11-day-long ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on […]

AIIMS-Bhopal introduces doctorate of medicine course in Pediatric Endocrinology

  Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) In yet another significant development, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Bhopal has started the Doctorate of Medicine (DM) course in Pediatric Endocrinology. With this, AIIMS Bhopal has become the third institute in the country to offer this super-speciality program. Prior to this, the course was available only at […]

Meghalaya spends 8.5 pc budget on health: CM Sangma

Shillong, May 14 (IANS) Meghalaya is spending more than 8.5 per cent of the state budget in the healthcare sector, said Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday. Speaking at an occasion, Sangma reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery across the state. He stated that Meghalaya currently spends more than 8.5 per cent of […]

Himalayan apple growers seek ban on the fruit’s imports from Turkey

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Himalyan Apple Growers Society has demanded an immediate ban on the import of apples from Turkey. The general secretary of the body, Rajesh Dhanta, has called for India to immediately withdraw its engagement in import in the economic interests of the Himalayan states. The apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh, […]

CJI Gavai-led Bench to hear tomorrow pleas against Waqf Amendment Act

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. As per the cause list published on the apex court website, a 2-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih […]