Govt releases ₹745 crore to clear pending bills of employees: Bhatti
Hyderabad, Feb.27 (RAHNUMA): Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced that that the State government is steadily implementing the promises it has made and it is releasing funds through a green channel mechanism to clear pending bills of employees. The state government has recently announced good news for its employees by releasing ₹745 crore towards pending […]
TGSRTC launches GI heritage showcase on buses
Hyderabad, Feb.27 (RAHNUMA): In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the “GI on Wheels” programme was launched at the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), Hyderabad on Friday by Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. The programme was attended by Minister for Transport and BC Welfare, Ponnam Prabhakar, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of TGSRTC, Nagi Reddy, […]
Trump’s Iranian missile claim unsupported by US intelligence, say sources
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by US intelligence reports, and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with the reports, casting doubt on part of his case for a possible attack on the Islamic Republic. In […]
Iran urges US to drop ‘excessive demands’ to reach deal
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that in order to reach a deal, the United States will have to drop its “excessive demands,” after the two sides held talks in Geneva. In a phone call with Egypt’s top diplomat Badr Abdelatty, Araghchi said “success in this path requires seriousness and realism from […]
US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks
REUTERS(RAHNUMA): The United States has authorized the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due to safety risks, the US embassy said in a post on X on Friday. It said the US embassy could further restrict US government employees and their families from traveling to certain areas of Israel, Jerusalem’s Old […]
‘Urgent action’ needed to prevent all-out civil war in South Sudan: UN
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, calling for “urgent action” to avert a return to full-scale civil war there. “Human rights monitoring provides a warning system. That system is flashing red for South Sudan,” Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “We need […]
RSF drones hit civilian sites in Sudan’s North Kordofan
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out a drone attack on multiple civilian sites in Al-Ubayyid, the capital of North Kordofan state, in the early hours of Friday, field sources have told Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath. According to the sources, the strike targeted classrooms at Kordofan University for the second time this week. The […]
UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment
VIENNA(RAHNUMA): Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear watchdog to access nuclear facilities affected by the 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the watchdog circulated to member states and seen Friday by The Associated Press. The report from the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed that therefore it “cannot verify whether […]
Ishmael and David: The Dual Heritage of Bani Hashem
(RAHNUMA) Bani Hashem, the clan of the Prophet Muhammad, hold a unique place in sacred history because their lineage brings together two great lineages. On the paternal side, Bani Hashem are Ismailite, descending from Prophet Ibrahim through Ismail and the line of Adnan to Hashem ibn Abd Manaf. On the maternal side, Bani Hashem are […]
Arab League condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on mosque near Nablus
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The Arab League condemned on Tuesday the burning of a Palestinian mosque by Israeli settlers during an attack on the village of Tell near Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank. On Monday morning, settlers vandalized the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque by spray-painting offensive phrases and starting a fire, which left the place filled […]
