India–Russia ink postal agreement to boost cross-border e-commerce

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India’s Department of Posts and JSC Russia Post on Friday signed a bilateral agreement on the international tracked packet service (ITPS), marking an important milestone in strengthening cross-border postal cooperation and facilitating the growing volume of e-commerce trade between the two countries. The operationalisation of ITPS between India and Russia […]
ED attaches Anil Ambani group-linked assets worth Rs 10,117 crore to date (Lead)

New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has provisionally attached properties and assets belonging to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group entities worth Rs 10,117 crore to date. In the latest action, the financial regulator attached over 18 properties, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unquoted investments of Reliance Anil […]
India, Russia sign health cooperation agreement to boost research and medical education

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India and Russia on Friday signed a comprehensive agreement to strengthen collaboration in healthcare, medical education, and scientific research. A ministry official said that the pact, concluded between India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Russia’s Ministry of Health, aims to enhance bilateral cooperation across critical health domains. He […]
Tripura CM Saha stresses boosting industries using local raw materials

Agartala, Dec 5 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday emphasised the need to promote industries that utilise the state’s readily available raw materials. The Chief Minister said that, in this regard, “we need to think outside the box and adopt new approaches”. Saha held a review meeting of the state-owned Tripura Small Industries […]
Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait attacked by suspected pirates, officials say

DUBAI(RAHNUMA): A ship traveling Friday through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait came under attack by suspected pirates, officials said. The incident saw a ship chased by smaller vessels that opened fire on it, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The private security firm Diaplous Group said the vessel twice came under […]
Syria nears anniversary of Assad’s fall amid renewed ‘deeply troubling’ abuses, UN warns

NEW YORK(RAHNUMA): Syria is days away from marking the first anniversary of the fall of President Bashar Assad’s regime, but the country’s interim authorities face mounting criticism over continuing abuses and a fragile security environment, the UN human rights chief said. In a statement on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said […]
Hezbollah chief says supports state diplomacy to stop Israeli aggression

BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday said his group supported the Lebanese state’s pursuit of diplomacy to end Israeli attacks, while also criticizing the inclusion of a civilian representative in recent talks with Israel. The state has chosen “diplomacy to end the aggression and implement” a November 2024 ceasefire deal “and we support it […]
Festival film shows Gaza circus yearning for ‘one more show’

CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Amid bombed-out buildings, Palestinian circus performers juggled and cartwheel and tried to spread joy despite war and famine, as shown in a documentary screened at the Cairo International Film Festival. Shot during the summer of 2024, as war raged in Gaza, “One More Show,” co-directed by Egyptian Mai Saad and Palestinian Ahmed el-Danaf, followed […]
SCCL releases Vision Document 2030–2047

Hyderabad, Dec.5 (RAHNUMA): In line with the Telangana government’s Vision 2047, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has released its Vision 2030–2047 document. At a meeting held at Singareni Bhavan in Hyderabad on Friday, the Company’s Chairman & Managing Director N. Balram officially unveiled the Vision Document and elaborated on its objectives in an inspiring manner. […]
Komatireddy invites AP CM Chandrababu for Telangana Global Summit

Amaravati, Dec.5 (RAHNUMA): Telangana Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here on Friday and invited him for Telangana Raising Global Summit-2025 to be held in Hyderabad on December 8 and 9. The Minister informed the Chief Minister that they are going to conduct Global summit on the lines of […]