POCSO CONVICT GETS 20-YEAR JAIL TERM
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): A special court for POCSO cases in Hyderabad has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl and subjecting her to threats and abuse. The XII Additional Sessions Judge, Nampally, convicted Gummula Nagaraju in a case registered by Gandhi Nagar Police Station […]
Heavy rain disrupts Shamshabad Airport operations; Multiple flights diverted
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): Heavy rainfall on Saturday significantly impacted flight schedules at Shamshabad Airport, leading to disruptions. Authorities were compelled to reroute a number of flights due to the inclement weather. Specifically, arrivals from Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, and Singapore experienced delays or changes in routing. Airport officials explained that poor landing conditions at […]
TPCC issues notices to Shabbir Ali over viral audio clips
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) is taking the alleged viral remarks by former minister and government advisor Shabbir Ali very seriously. These statements, purportedly made by Shabbir Ali, accuse the Congress party of becoming transactional, suggesting that party positions are now acquired through financial means. Furthermore, the party’s central leadership […]
TELANGANA SWIMMERS READY FOR NATIONAL CHALLENGE IN AHMEDABAD
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): Telangana’s senior swimming team is all set to compete in the 79th Senior National Aquatic Championship scheduled from June 16 to 21 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The team was selected through trials conducted during the 11th Telangana Senior Inter-District Swimming Championship held at the GHMC Swimming […]
Rajnath Singh commissions 231 IAF Officers at Dundigal, Hails Air Force’s Growing Strength
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade of the 217th Course at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, and commissioned 231 Flight Cadets as officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF), including the first batch of women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA). The graduating batch comprised […]
Revanth directs officials to stay alert amid rains in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, June 13 (RAHNUMA): In response to the significant rainfall impacting Hyderabad, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed all senior officials responsible for departments and agencies within the Core Urban Region (CURE) to maintain a state of heightened readiness. He directed the police, traffic police, municipal authorities, HYDRAA, electricity department, Water Board, and other […]
More Than Heritage: How Faheem-ul-Haq and Shazia Saleem Became Voices of a Changing Hyderabad
(RAHNUMA) HYDERABAD In a city where history is never far from the surface, it is often easy to mistake inheritance for achievement. Hyderabad is filled with reminders of illustrious families, fading palaces, old titles and stories of a bygone age. Yet the city’s most enduring contributions continue to come not from ancestry alone, but from those who […]
US and Iran close to signing peace deal: Axios
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): A report from Axios said that US and Iran are close to signing a memorandum of understanding, which particularly calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls. The MoU also says that Iran will receive sanctions relief based on compliance, Axios said, quoting a diplomat from one of the mediating […]
At a Libyan university once ravaged by war, students dream again
BENGHAZI(RAHNUMA): A decade after fierce battles reduced much of the University of Benghazi to rubble, students at Libya’s oldest and largest university are once again looking to the future with optimism. After the 2011 uprisings that toppled and killed longtime ruler Muammar Qaddafi, the university founded in 1955, had become the stage of intense fightings […]
Turkiye’s Erdogan, Israel’s Netanyahu trade genocide barbs
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Benjamin Netanyahu of “following the path of Hitler” on Thursday after the Israeli leader alleged he was an “antisemitic dictator” who had committed a “genocide” against the Kurds. The relationship between Israel and Turkiye has nosedived since the Gaza war started in October 2023, with the pair regularly […]
