“EVERY OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILD IS A CHILD LABOURER”: SHANTA SINHA

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (RAHNUMA): Padma Shri awardee and renowned child rights activist Shanta Sinha on Friday asserted that “every child outside the formal education system must be treated as a child labourer”, terming it a grave failure of society. Addressing a gathering at the 36th Annual Day Cultural Meet of Sister Nivedita School at Shilpakala Vedika, […]
Governor pays rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Bapu Ghat

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (RAHNUMA): Governor Jishnu Dev Varma offered floral tributes at the Bapu Ghat, Hyderabad, on Friday, on the occasion of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud, MLAs, MLCs, other elected representatives and senior officials from various departments also […]
GHMC opens new horizons for children of sanitation workers

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (RAHNUMA): In a landmark initiative, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is opening the doors of one of India’s premier institutions IIT Hyderabad to the children of the city’s sanitation workers. For the first time, these young students will embark on a specially curated exposure visit to the IIT Hyderabad campus on January […]
CM Revanth concludes Harvard Kennedy School leadership course

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy and his cohort of 62 students at the Harvard Kennedy School completed their executive education programme. The programme, “Leadership in the 21st Century” was held typically everyday from 7 am to 6 pm, in temperatures around -15 to -24 degrees Celsius. After successful completion of programme, students were […]
Putin thanks UAE’s president for Ukraine mediation efforts

LONDON(RAHNUMA): Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his counterpart from the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, on Thursday for his mediation efforts on the war in Ukraine. As Russian and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for another round of peace talks, due to take place in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the Emirati president met the Russian […]
Syrian government, Kurdish forces announce integration deal

DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led group the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday they had agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire and a phased integration of military and administrative bodies into the Syrian state under a broad deal. Under the agreement, forces that had amassed on front lines in the country’s north would pull […]
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel’s COGAT says

JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, the Israeli government agency that coordinates civilian policy in Gaza, COGAT, said on Friday.
RSF-encircled city in Sudan’s Kordofan targeted by drones: witness, military source

PORT SUDAN(RAHNUMA): The city of El-Obeid in Sudan’s Kordofan region, largely encircled by paramilitary forces, was targeted by a drone attack on Friday that hit multiple government-linked facilities, several witnesses told AFP. The drone strikes, which began early in the morning and lasted two hours, hit a military base, a police headquarters, the regional parliament […]
MSF says it will not share staff details demanded by Israel to access Gaza

GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday it will not submit lists of staff demanded by Israel to maintain access to Gaza and the West Bank, saying it had not been able to obtain assurances over the safety of its teams. MSF, which supports and helps staff hospitals in Gaza, is one of […]
Shiʿism as Constitutional Fidelity, Not a Doctrine of Resistance

Fatima al-Zahra and the Unresolved Question of Succession Shiʿism did not originate as a movement of rebellion or resistance against authority. It emerged as a constitutional claim rooted in inheritance law, covenantal continuity, and lawful succession following the close of prophethood. The earliest Shiʿa sought recognition through legal argument, precedent, and claims to inheritance—not through […]