Iran holds meeting with US, Qatar on Lebanon, frozen funds: state media
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): Iranian state television said on Sunday that delegations from Iran, Qatar and the United States were holding a meeting in Switzerland to discuss a ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s frozen assets. “A tripartite meeting involving Iran, the United States and Qatar on the subjects of a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s blocked assets […]
Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary in Turkiye, a focus for Trump
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox Christian seminary near Istanbul, an issue raised by US President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit Ankara next month for a NATO summit. The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 and shut by the Turkish state in 1971, played […]
Poll finds Israelis believe Iran won Middle East war
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israelis overwhelmingly believe that Iran emerged stronger from the Middle East war and its subsequent deal with the United States, a poll released on Sunday found. The poll of 3,644 respondents, conducted between June 17 and 20 by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in collaboration with the Agam Institute, paints a stark picture of […]
Syrian authorities receive more than 10,000 citizenship applications from Kurds since May
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian authorities have since May received applications from 10,516 Kurdish individuals seeking citizenship under a presidential decree addressing the rights of the Kurdish community. The ministry of interior released the first batch of names of hundreds of Syrian Kurds who applied for citizenship interviews in the Hasakah and Raqqa governorates, the Syrian Arab News […]
Syria to launch direct Damascus-Amsterdam flights in July
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian Airlines will operate its first flight from Damascus to Amsterdam in the first week of July, the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport has confirmed. Flights between European cities — except Moscow — and the Syrian Arab Republic were suspended during the 13 years of civil war, which ended in 2024. […]
Yoga a timeless gift for holistic well-being: Governor
Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): Emphasising that yoga is a timeless gift of India to humanity and a powerful instrument for holistic well-being, Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said the ancient discipline nurtures physical vitality, mental resilience and spiritual balance. The Governor participated in the International Day of Yoga celebrations held at Lok Bhavan on Sunday. Senior […]
KTR slams Musi project as destruction for commissions
Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) alleged that the Musi River project undertaken by the Congress government was causing large-scale destruction and displacement of poor and middle-class families. Addressing a party workers’ meeting in Rajendranagar constituency on Sunday, KT Rama Rao said that even Mahatma Gandhi’s […]
International Yoga Day celebrated across Telangana prisons
Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): The Telangana Prisons & Correctional Services department on Sunday celebrated International Yoga Day-2026 with great enthusiasm across all prisons in the Telangana state under the leadership of Dr.Soumya Mishra, Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services. As part of the celebrations, yoga training programmes were organised for inmates in all prisons […]
ARDHANARISWARAM” NATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL FROM JUNE 22
Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): The Telangana Sangeet Natak Akademi will host a three-day national dance festival, “Ardhanariswaram”, at Ravindra Bharathi from June 22 to 24 as part of the State government’s 100 days of public governance celebrations. According a statement here on Sunday, Telangana Sangeet Natak Akademi president Dr. Alekhya Punjala said the festival, conceived […]
Yoga is a civilizational gift from India to the world: Ramchander Rao
Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): BJP Telangana State President N Ramchander Rao on Sunday emphasized that yoga is a civilizational boon from India to the world which became a worldwide movement. Speaking after participating in the 12th International Day of Yoga celebrations held at Indira Park, Rao said that the entire world is celebrating International Yoga […]
