Boat from intercepted Gaza aid flotilla docks in Cyprus
ATHENS(RAHNUMA): A boat from a flotilla that had been carrying aid to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel has docked in Cyprus, the Mediterranean island’s government said on Friday. The vessel carrying 21 foreigners asked to dock in Larnaca for refueling and humanitarian reasons, a government spokesperson said on X. He did not identify […]
UK Foreign Office ‘very concerned’ about Gaza flotilla detainees
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The UK Foreign Office has voiced its concern over the fate of around 470 activists set to be taken by Israeli authorities to a prison in the Negev Desert. The activists — including environmentalist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela and a former Royal Air Force pilot — were part of the Global […]
Egypt blames Ethiopia’s Nile dam for flooding
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Egypt on Friday blamed Ethiopia for the rising Nile River waters and flooding this week in two of its northernmost provinces, claiming the unusually high water levels are due to the east African country’s mismanagement of its new controversial dam on the river. The floods in Beheira and Menoufia provinces in the Nile Delta […]
Road over Bridge near Hyderabad’s famous Falaknuma Palace thrown open
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) A new Road over Bridge (RoB) was thrown open for traffic near historic Falaknuma Palace in the Old City of Hyderabad on Friday. Hyderabad In-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated the RoB, which has been built parallel to the existing RoB. It is expected to ease traffic congestion on the key stretch, […]
Telangana govt urges Rajnath Singh to expedite transfer of defence lands
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Telangana government has urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite the process of handing over certain defence lands for public use. Hyderabad In-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Friday met the Defence Minister on his arrival here to attend a programme. The state minister submitted a memorandum to Rajnath Singh. While […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds Jain community’s contribution to entrepreneurship
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded the contribution of the Jain community in nation-building, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Addressing Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) Connect 2025 here, he noted that the share of the Jain community in India’s total population is less than 0.5 per cent, but their contribution to the […]
Total market borrowings by states, UTs to cross Rs 2.81 lakh crore in Oct-Dec: RBI
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that the state governments and Union Territories are expected to raise Rs 2,81,865 crore through market borrowings during the October-December quarter of the current financial year. Tamil Nadu is among the highest borrowers with plans to raise Rs 39,000 crore during the […]
India a stabilising force in world economy: Global experts
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Global economic experts on Friday highlighted India’s growing role in the world economy and stressed the importance of reforms to strengthen its growth story. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the fourth edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave 2025, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Member of the House of Lords in […]
GST 3.0 should aim at having only one rate: Former Commerce Secretary Ajay Dua
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Former Commerce Secretary Ajay Dua on Friday said that the next generation of GST reforms, which will probably be called GST 3.0 if the current one is 2.0, should aim at having only one rate. Speaking to IANS here, Dua said that in most industrialised or developed countries, “there is […]
Bihar government approves land acquisition for two airports
Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet on Friday approved a series of major decisions aimed at boosting Bihar’s air connectivity and electoral infrastructure. In a significant step, the cabinet granted administrative approval for land acquisition and compensation for two key airport projects in Saharsa and Bhagalpur. For Saharsa Airport, an additional 1,208.891 acres of […]
