Qatari PM meets Iranian president in Tehran
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian received Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, in Tehran on Sunday for high-level talks, Qatar news agency reported. The two officials discussed enhancing cooperation between their countries, particularly in economy and trade. They also reviewed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied […]
Iraqi FM arrives in Tehran to attend regional security forum
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Iraq’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein arrived in Tehran on Sunday to take part in a forum on regional security, Iraqi state news agency INA reported. The Tehran Dialogue Forum aims to “discuss ways to enhance regional security and joint cooperation, and exchange views on the political and economic challenges facing the region,” […]
Sudan’s army chief names former UN official Idris as new premier
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan appointed on Monday former UN official Kamil Idris as the country’s new prime minister, more than two years into a brutal war. Idris, a career diplomat and past presidential candidate, was the director general of the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organization and has also served in Sudan’s […]
Lebanese and Egyptian presidents discuss regional challenges
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed regional challenges and the strengthening of ties with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo on Monday. El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s strong support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability, condemning ongoing Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency. Aoun confirmed Lebanon’s full […]
Hyderabad blaze: KTR slams CM Revanth Reddy for not visiting fire accident site
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has slammed Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for not visiting the site of Sunday’s fire accident near Charminar, which claimed 17 lives. Rama Rao, who visited the accident site on Monday and spoke to the family of the deceased, felt that […]
Telangana launches scheme to make land of 2.30 lakh tribals cultivable
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday launched a scheme to enhance the livelihood and income of tribal families in the state. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched the “Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam” scheme at Macharam in Nagarkurnool district. More than 2.30 lakh tribals farmers will be helped under the scheme to […]
Three Amrit railway stations in Telangana ready for inauguration
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Three railway stations in Telangana have been developed as Amrit Stations and are ready for inauguration along with 100 other stations across the country on May 22. The Begumpet railway station in Hyderabad, along with Karimnagar and Warangal railway stations, have been developed as Amrit Stations under the Amrit Bharat Station […]
Punjab to ensure uninterrupted power supply during paddy plantation
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) The Punjab government has completed all arrangements to ensure uninterrupted power supply to farmers during the plantation of paddy, state Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said on Monday. He said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has issued directives to promote DSR (direct sowing of paddy), and the schedule for it has been released […]
Tamil Nadu: CPI urges CM Stalin to reject proposed power tariff hike
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu State Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI), R. Mutharasan, has voiced strong opposition to the proposed 3.16 per cent increase in electricity tariffs in the state, slated to take effect from July 1, 2025. In a sharply worded statement, he urged the DMK-led state government to reject the […]
CDS and Army Chief visit Longewala & Suratgarh military station post Operation Sindoor
Jaipur, May 19 (IANS) In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited the India-Pakistan border on Monday to assess the situation and boost the morale of the troops. CDS General Anil Chauhan visited the strategically crucial Suratgarh Military Station on the western […]
