Ankita Raina and Zeel Desai advance to second round in ITF W35 Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi, March 4 (IANS) Indian stars Ankita Raina and Zeel Desai advanced to the second round of the ITF W35 Kalaburagi on Wednesday with confident opening-round victories, while Karnataka’s Soha Sadiq showed early promise before bowing out after a dramatic shift in momentum at the Chandrashekhar Patil Stadium in Kalaburagi. Eighth seed Ankita Raina produced […]
PGTI NexGen 2026: Sukhraj Gill, Rajesh Gautam share lead after Round 2 in Phillaur Open
Phillaur (Punjab), March 4 (IANS) Sukhraj Singh Gill and Rajesh Kumar Gautam held the joint lead at a total of five-under 137 after round two of the DP World PGTI NexGen Phillaur Open 2026, which will be played at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur, Punjab. Sukhraj (70-67) and Rajesh (70-67), who were both overnight […]
Israeli military orders immediate evacuations in southern Lebanon as strikes on Beirut intensify
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Israel’s military ordered on Wednesday residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate “immediately” as airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut intensified and Hezbollah claimed more attacks. Lebanon was dragged early Monday into the war in the Middle East, which erupted following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, when Hezbollah fired rockets and drones […]
A son of Iran’s late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(RAHNUMA): Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he’s has never […]
Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is alive and favored to succeed him, Iranian sources say
DUBAI/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Mojtaba Khamenei, the powerful son of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is alive and favored to emerge as his father’s successor, two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday. As new explosions rang out in Tehran, plans were in doubt for a funeral for the elder Khamenei, 86, killed by Israeli forces on Saturday […]
Aid trucks resume crossing Egypt-Gaza border after closure
RAFAH(RAHNUMA): More than 100 aid trucks crossed the Egyptian side of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP. Israel closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, after it launched a joint attack on Iran with the United States. It agreed to reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, where trucks from Egypt […]
Turkiye says NATO defenses destroyed incoming missile from Iran
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said that NATO air defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the expanding Middle East conflict. It was unclear where the missile was headed, but a NATO spokesperson said the trans-Atlantic defense bloc […]
Damage to Israeli economy from Iran war could top $2.9 billion a week, ministry says
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Damage to Israel’s economy from the air war with Iran could reach more than 9 billion shekels ($2.93 billion) a week, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. Under current “red” restrictions by Israel’s Home Front Command that limit traveling to work and school closings, along with callups to the reserves, economic loss is estimated […]
Oman navy rescues crew of ship hit by missiles in Hormuz Strait
MUSCAT(RAHNUMA): The Omani navy rescued 24 crew members of a Malta-flagged container ship struck by missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, state media said, as Iran pressed its Gulf retaliation campaign. The cargo ship was “hit by two missiles” and Oman’s royal navy rescued its “crew of 24 people” who are now […]
Qatar PM holds call with Iran’s Araghchi, urges ‘immediate halt’ to attacks: statement
DOHA(RAHNUMA): Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a call with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday, as Tehran pressed its missile and drone campaign against Gulf states including Qatar. Sheikh Mohammed urged “an immediate halt to these attacks,” according to a statement by Qatar’s foreign ministry and accused Tehran of seeking […]
