EVs driving India’s growth in clean mobility & jobs: Minister
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Electric vehicles (EVs) are driving India’s next growth story from environmental protection to employment creation, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday Visiting the Electric Vehicle (EV) Expo at Bharat Mandapam here, the minister toured multiple stalls at the exhibition and took note […]
‘Greatest gift for Assam’: Leaders and commoners praise PM Modi over Namrup urea plant
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Political leaders and common people on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he performed the Bhoomi Poojan of the new urea plant of Assam Valley Fertiliser & Chemical Company Ltd. at Namrup in Assam, calling it a long-cherished dream coming true for the state and the Northeast. Reacting to […]
Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules 2025 to bring paradigm shift in oil & gas sector: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules 2025, which have been notified recently, will introduce a paradigm shift in India’s quest to strengthen and boost domestic production of hydrocarbons, and provide momentum to efforts towards achieving India’s energy […]
No changes in existing rules for short selling: SEBI
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Sunday clarified that there is no change in the existing regulatory framework for short selling. The market regulator said that “a media article has incorrectly reported about changes in short selling framework which would become applicable from December 22, 2025”. The SEBI […]
Iraq’s political future in limbo as factions vie for power
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t produce a bloc with a decisive majority, opening the door to a prolonged period of negotiations. The government that eventually emerges will be inheriting a […]
UAE president and Macron discuss strategic relations in Abu Dhabi
LONDON(RAHNUMA): UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the historical and strategic relations between their nations. The meeting on Sunday at the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi focused on strengthening ties in the economy, investment, culture, renewable energy, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. Sheikh Mohamed and Macron […]
Jordanian border forces intercept drug-laden drone in southern region
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Jordanian border forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country via drone along the southern region and close to the western border on Sunday. Border guards in the Southern Military Zone, overseeing the areas of Aqaba, Ma’an, Tafilah, and Al-Karak, monitored the drug-laden drone, intercepting and downing it within Jordanian territory. The […]
US senator Lindsey Graham urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah remained armed
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian Islamist group of consolidating its power in Gaza. The Republican politician, on a visit to Israel, is a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump. Beginning in October, a fragile […]
Gaza access: Foreign press group welcomes Israel court deadline
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem on Sunday welcomed the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to set Jan. 4 as the deadline for Israel to respond to its petition seeking media access to Gaza. Since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, sparked by the attack on Israel, Israeli authorities have prevented foreign […]
Sudan drone attack on Darfur market kills 10: rescuers
ORT SUDAN, Sudan(RAHNUMA): A drone attack on a busy market in Sudan’s North Darfur state killed 10 people over the weekend, first responders said on Sunday, without saying who was responsible. The attack comes as fighting intensified elsewhere in the country, leading aid workers to be evacuated on Sunday from Kadugli, a besieged, famine-hit city […]
