DGP inaugurates 4th state police sports meet in Cyberabad
Hyderabad, Feb.19 (RAHNUMA): The fourth edition of the Telangana State Police Sports and Games Meet–2026 was inaugurated with ceremonial splendour at the Cyberabad police parade grounds in Hyderabad on Thursday, marking a significant occasion in the state police calendar and reinforcing the commitment of the force towards fitness, discipline and collective professional excellence. Telangana Director […]
Kharge, Rahul Gandhi review Telangana govt’s two-year progress in Delhi
Hyderabad, Feb.19 (RAHNUMA): AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge and party senior leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his cabinet Ministers in New Delhi on Thursday and reviewed the Congress government’s two-year progress. Kharge led a two-hour assessment of the performance of the Congress government in Telangana over the past two […]
Turkiye says Greece-Chevron activity off Crete unlawful
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said on Thursday it opposed Greece’s “unilateral activities” in hydrocarbon fields south of Crete with a consortium led by US oil major Chevron as a violation of international law and good neighborly relations. The Chevron-led consortium signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the United […]
MSF will keep operating in Gaza ‘as long as we can’: mission head
AMMAN(RAHNUMA): The head of Doctors Without Borders in the Palestinian territories told AFP the charity would continue working in Gaza for as long as possible, following an Israeli decision to end its activities there. In early February, Israel announced it was terminating all the activities in Gaza by the medical charity, known by its French […]
Gaza death toll far higher than initially reported: Lancet study
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The war in Gaza saw 25,000 more deaths in its first 16 months than authorities announced at the time, according to the Lancet. Research published by the medical journal estimated that 75,000 deaths occurred between Oct. 7, 2023, and Jan. 5, 2025, including 42,200 women, children and elderly people. The authors of the study […]
Head of Gaza technocrat committee in Washington for ‘Board of Peace’ meeting
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories(RAHNUMA): The head of the Palestinian technocratic committee formed to handle day-to-day governance of Gaza, Ali Shaath, was in Washington Thursday to attend the inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting, two Palestinian officials told AFP. “Ali Shaath… arrived in Washington at dawn today to participate in the Washington meeting of the Board of […]
Turkiye’s approval of peace roadmap is important step, PKK source says
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): A Turkish parliamentary commission’s approval of a report setting out a roadmap for legal reforms alongside the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is an important step and the beginning of a fundamental change in Turkish policy, a PKK source told Reuters on Thursday. The commission voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to […]
Hamas tightens grip in Gaza as Trump pushes peace plan
CAIRO/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Hamas is cementing its hold over Gaza by placing loyalists in key government roles, collecting taxes and paying salaries, according to an Israeli military assessment seen by Reuters and sources in the Palestinian enclave. Hamas’ continuing influence over key Gaza power structures has fueled widespread skepticism about the prospects of US President Donald Trump’s […]
Syria launches debris removal campaign in Idlib
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian authorities launched a campaign to remove at least 600,000 cubic meters of debris in Idlib province, which was created by the civil war. The Syrian Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management said on Thursday that the project targets the towns of Khan Sheikhoun, Maaret Al-Numan and Jisr Al-Shughour, areas that sustained significant damage […]
US imposes sanctions on commanders of Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of Al-Fashir, accusing the group of carrying out systematic and widespread killings. The US Treasury Department in a statement announcing the sanctions accused the RSF of perpetrating “a […]
