SIT probe will unmask phone-tapping masterminds: Jupally
Hyderabad, Jan.24 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Excise Jupally Krishna Rao strongly condemned the undemocratic policies pursued by the previous BRS government in the phone- tapping affair. He said the phone tapping episode is extremely wicked and the SIT investigation will reveal who the masterminds and perpetrators of this affair are, and the truth […]
Jordan king orders restructuring of armed forces
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced Saturday the restructuring of the armed forces within three years, the Perta News Agency reported. King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, announced a strategy “to achieve a structural transformation in the armed forces over the course of the next three years,” Petra said. In […]
Syrian government, Kurds to extend truce: sources to AFP
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): The Syrian government and Kurdish forces have agreed to extend a ceasefire set to expire Saturday, as part of a broader deal on the future of Kurd-majority areas, several sources told AFP. No official announcement has yet come from Damascus or the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but two sources said the truce is […]
US special envoys in Israel to discuss future of Gaza, sources tell Reuters
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in Israel on Saturday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, mainly to discuss Gaza, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The US on Thursday announced plans for a “New Gaza” rebuilt from scratch, to include residential towers, data centers and seaside resorts, […]
Libya to sign 25-year oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips
TRIPOLI(RAHNUMA): Libya will sign a 25-year oil development agreement on Saturday with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than $20 billion in foreign-financed investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbeibah said. Signed through Waha Oil Company, the deal is aimed at boosting production capacity by up to 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) and is expected to […]
Siege on Syria’s Kobani ‘must be lifted immediately’: Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish DEM party
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a “humanitarian tragedy.” The situation in Kobani had escalated from a crisis into a “deadly catastrophe,” DEM said after sending a delegation to visit northeastern Syria which over the […]
Syria begins oil extraction at recently controlled fields, state news agency says
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): The Syrian Petroleum Company has begun extracting oil from recently controlled fields and sending output to the Homs and Baniyas refineries, the state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. One of those fields, Al-Omar oilfield, which is the country’s largest, came under government control recently after a lightning offensive against Kurdish forces who had […]
Andhra Pradesh CM asks banks to provide loans to renewable energy sector
Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday asked banks to provide loans extensively to the renewable energy sector, saying the Central and state governments are giving top priority to the sector. Stating that power distribution companies (DISCOMs) are also providing counter-guarantees, he urged bankers to take the initiative in […]
Vice President urges citizens to follow Netaji’s ideals at Parakram Diwas event in Cuttack
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Friday attended the Parakram Diwas celebrations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum in Odisha’s Cuttack, urging the citizens to follow Netaji’s Ideals of Courage, Unity and Supreme Dedication to Nation-Building. The grand celebrations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum marked the 129th […]
Gujarat SIR: 6.5 lakh inclusions, 12.5 lakh deletion applications filed
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Gujarat is currently underway, with election officials receiving a large number of applications for inclusion, deletion and correction of voter details across the state, poll officials said on Friday. The voter revision exercise, launched on October 27, 2025, completed its enumeration […]
