Telangana municipal polls: 902 nominations filed on first day

Hyderabad, Jan 29 (IANS) A total of 902 nominations were filed on Wednesday, the first day for next month’s municipal elections in Telangana. According to State Election Commission (SEC), 890 candidates, including 55 independents, filed the nominations. Elections for seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities will be held on February 11. The poll process began […]
UoH PROF TUSHAR JANA ELECTED FELLOW OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): Prof. Tushar Jana, senior professor at the School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, has been elected as a “Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bengaluru, for the year 2026, recognising his outstanding contributions to ‘polymer chemistry and materials science’. Prof. Jana’s research spans polymer membranes, hydrogen energy, sustainable polymers and […]
YOUTH MUST LEAD INDIA’s INDUSTRIAL GROWTH: AIAVIF SILVER JUBILEE ON FEB 1

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): Emphasising the need for youth participation in industrial development, All India Arya Vysya Industrialists Forum (AIAVIF) president Rambabu Pabbishetty said the organisation will focus on training young people in industrial skills and strengthening MSMEs with government support. Addressing a pre-launch media conference at Deshoddaraka Bhavan in Basheer Bagh, he announced that AIAVIF’s […]
“First Recognition, Then Reservation”: Kavitha tears into BJP over “Caste Census Scam”

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): Telangana Jagruthi founder K. Kavitha on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led Central government, alleging a “deliberate conspiracy” to erase backward communities through a flawed caste census. Addressing a round-table meeting convened by Telangana Jagruthi, Kavitha accused the Centre of reducing nearly 4,000 castes into a vague ‘Others’ category, calling […]
GSI HOLDS ALL-INDIA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE REVIEW MEET, TECHNICAL SEMINAR IN HYD

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): The Geological Survey of India (GSI), Central Headquarters, on Thursday organised a one-day “All India Annual Official Language Review Meeting and Official Language Technical Seminar” at the GSI Training Institute, Hyderabad, in line with the Annual Programme – 2026 of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. The meeting was […]
Cong leader alleges MIM vote split helps BJP, flags “Ground-Level Collusion’

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): Former Hyderabad District Congress Committee president Mohammed Waliullah Sameer on Thursday accused the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of indirectly helping the BJP by splitting opposition votes in several states. Referring to the January 2026 Maharashtra municipal elections, where MIM had won 125 corporator seats, Sameer pointed to reported local-level power-sharing arrangements […]
BJP ALLEGES CONG-BRS COLLUSION IN KHAIRATABAD MLA DEFECTION ROW

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged ‘tacit collusion’ between the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over the political developments surrounding Khairatabad MLA D. Nagender, accusing both parties of making a mockery of the anti-defection law. BJP State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-Charge N. V. Subhash, in […]
CM Revanth interacts with HBS students

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): A group of predominantly Indian students of the Harvard Business School (HBS) invited Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to visit their school on Harvard University campus. After finishing all classes and assignments on an excruciating busy day, Revanth Reddy obliged the students and interacted with them. Besides understanding the career paths […]
True development is possible only with clean air: Bhatti

Hyderabad, Jan.29 (RAHNUMA): “True development is possible only with clean air. Keeping this in mind, the Telangana government is following a clear vision and a scientific approach. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, the entire Cabinet is moving forward with a firm commitment to provide a clean and healthy environment for the people […]
‘Unprecedented catastrophe’ unfolding in Gaza despite ceasefire, Palestinian UN envoy says

NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): Palestine’s ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said on Wednesday that the core principles upon which the UN was founded are under grave threat in the occupied Palestinian territories. He said that although thousands of lives had been saved by the ceasefire agreement in October, at least 500 Palestinians have been killed […]