BJP wins Karimnagar Mayor Election
Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): In a dramatic conclusion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the position of Mayor of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, amassing a total of 34 votes. Kolagani Srinivas, a corporator from the second division of the BJP, was elected as Mayor, while Y. Sunil Rao from the 42nd division was appointed as Deputy […]
Congress secures Nizamabad Mayor seat with AIMIM support
Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): The ruling Congress party has secured the mayoral position in Nizamabad with the assistance of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Umarani was appointed as Mayor, while Salma Tahseen assumed the role of Deputy Mayor. The elections for these positions occurred following the swearing-in of the corporators. In the recent municipal elections, […]
Erdogan postpones UAE visit, saying leader has ‘health problem’
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a “health problem” — then deleted the message. The message, posted by Erdogan’s team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone. “During the course of […]
Iran FM in Geneva for second round of US talks
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Geneva ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States, Iranian state television said Monday, as Washington keeps up pressure on the Islamic republic. According to Tehran, “indirect” Iran-US nuclear talks mediated by Oman will be held on Tuesday, although Washington has previously pushed for other […]
Germany will keep supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave, German president says Previous
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Germany moved to assure Lebanon on Monday that it will support the Lebanese government even after pulling out German troops deployed as part of UN peacekeepers along the Lebanon-Israel border when their mission ends later this year. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made the announcement during a news conference at the presidential palace near Beirut. […]
Morocco residents begin returning to northwest as flood waters recede
RABAT(RAHNUMA): Moroccan authorities began organizing the gradual return of residents to the city of Ksar El Kebir and other flood-hit northwestern areas as weather conditions improved, state media showed on Monday. Authorities backed by the army had helped evacuate 188,000 people since early February, to protect them from overflowing river waters that swept across 110,000 […]
Drone attack on Sudan market kills 28: rights group
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): A drone attack on a crowded market in central Sudan killed 28 people, a rights group reported Monday, as the army and its paramilitary rivals traded aerial strikes in their battle for territory. The attack occurred in a paramilitary-controlled area in the far north of Sudan’s Kordofan region, currently the fiercest frontline in the […]
