Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Local committees in Syria cast their ballots for members of a transitional parliament, with a third of the new lawmakers to be appointed directly by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. The assembly’s formation is expected to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose forces led a coalition that toppled longtime ruler Bashar Assad in December after more […]
Kuwait dispatches 16th relief aircraft to help Palestinians in Gaza
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Kuwait dispatched on Sunday its 16th plane carrying aid and relief supplies bound for the territory of Gaza as the Arab Gulf state continues its humanitarian airbridge to support Palestinians. Talal Al-Hindi, representative of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society, said that the Air Force plane, carrying 10 tonnes of food supplies, landed on Sunday […]
BRS slams RTC bus fare hike in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has slammed the Congress government for the hike in bus fares in Hyderabad. BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao said on Sunday that the decision to hike city bus charges by Rs 10 at once is reprehensible. He took to ‘X’ to react to the decision […]
Two persons in Hyderabad lose over Rs 50 lakh in trading, investment fraud
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Two victims of trading and online investment frauds lost more than Rs 50 lakh in two separate cases in Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. In online gold stocks trading fraud, a person was cheated to the tune of Rs 6.32 lakh while another citizen lost Rs 43 lakh in online investment […]
Andhra farmers throw tomatoes on roads as prices crash
Amaravati, Oct 5 (IANS) With the price of tomato dropping sharply, tomato farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district are throwing their produce on roads. The price in Pathikonda wholesale market in Kurnool district plummeted to one rupee per kilogram, dealing a huge blow to the farmers. The tomato growers lodged their protest by dumping their […]
More BJP MLAs leave for Delhi to meet central leaders over govt formation in Manipur
Imphal, Oct 5 (IANS) Ten more BJP MLAs on Sunday left for Delhi to meet and urge the party’s central leaders to form a popular government in the state at the earliest. Several MLAs, including former state Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, are already camping in the national capital to persuade the BJP’s central leaders […]
Durga Puja festivities conclude in Bengal with spectacular carnival in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) Kolkata on Sunday witnessed a spectacular Durga Puja carnival as about 113 award-winning Puja committees displayed their idols, artistry and creativity at Red Road in the city. The Durga Puja carnival marked the end of the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the carnival, which was […]
Zubeen Garg death probe: CM Sarma warns members of Assam Association in Singapore
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday issued a stern warning to members of the Assam Association Singapore (AAS) allegedly connected to the probe into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, directing them to return to the state by October 6. The Chief Minister made it clear that if they […]
Northeast Frontier Railway records 9.63 per cent rise in freight unloading
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) continues to record consistent growth in freight unloading activities, officials said on Sunday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that in the month of September 2025, NFR unloaded a total of 1,059 freight-carrying rakes, reflecting a 9.63 per cent growth over the […]
New Korean envoy to US pledges best efforts to address trade, other bilateral issues
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) South Korea’s new top envoy to the United States vowed to mobilize “all embassy capacities” to help address trade and other bilateral issues with the US, as she arrived in Washington to begin her ambassadorship. Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha, who served as Seoul’s foreign minister from 2017-2021, made the remarks as Seoul […]
