Trump says he wants Iran uranium for optics
BEIJING(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump suggested that hunting down Iran’s enriched uranium was primarily for political optics, after Israel demanded it as a goal. “I just feel better if I got it, actually, but it’s — I think, it’s more for public relations than it is for anything else,” Trump told Fox News host Sean […]
Iran FM says US willing to continue talks, open to Chinese help to end war
NEW DELHI(RAHNUMA): Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday he had “received messages” from the United States saying it is willing to continue talks, and that he was open to any support, including from China. “We received messages again from the Americans saying that they are willing to continue the talks and continue the […]
Iran allowing more ships through Strait of Hormuz: state TV
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are allowing more ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television said Friday, after Tehran blocked the waterway following US-Israeli strikes. Since the outbreak of war on February 28, Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait, while days later the United States imposed […]
Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of the Palestinian territory than set out in an October ceasefire plan. His comments come as Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, and as efforts to advance the fragile truce and put a […]
Indian PM Modi urges ‘open and safe’ Hormuz during UAE visit
ABU DHABI(RAHNUMA): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an “open and safe” Strait of Hormuz during a visit to the UAE on Friday, the start of a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Modi, whose plane was guided in and out of UAE airspace by military jets, […]
UAE slams Iranian attempts to justify its attacks on Gulf countries
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The UAE on Friday “categorically rejected” Iran’s attempts to justify its “terrorist attacks” against the Emirates and other Gulf countries. The comments were made by Minister of State Khalifa bin Shaheen Al-Marar at a BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, which included Iran’s Abbas Araghchi. Al-Marar told the meeting that his country rejected […]
Israel targets head of Hamas armed wing with Gaza strike
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel said it had targeted the head of Hamas’ armed wing with a strike in Gaza on Friday, describing him as an architect of the October 7, 2023, attacks that precipitated Israel’s two-year assault on the Palestinian territory. Hamas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the fate of Izz Al-Din […]
Syria’s recovery could be a ‘success story’ if the world acts, Security Council told
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): Syria remains at a “critical, yet promising” juncture, the UN warned on Friday, as senior officials told the Security Council that progress on efforts related to accountability, recovery and the return of refugees risk being undermined by insecurity and economic hardship, coupled with severe gaps in humanitarian funding. Briefing council members in […]
CS directs officials to fast-track high-speed rail proposals
Hyderabad, May 15 (RAHNUMA): Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao on Friday held a meeting at the Secretariat with senior officials from relevant departments to discuss the proposed high-speed rail corridor projects focused on Hyderabad. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary urged officials to collaborate with the Telangana government and the Union Ministry of Railways to […]
Sridhar Babu lays foundation for ₹651 Cr KJS India unit in Sangareddy
Hyderabad, May 15 (RAHNUMA): Minister for IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the KJS India Private Limited- unit 2, which will be established with an investment of ₹651 crore across 44 acres at Thogarpally village of Kondapur mandal in Sangareddy district on Thursday, using state-of-the-art technology. The company serves […]
