Names 7 MPs and MLAs of AIUDF missing in NRC
NEW DELHI / GUWAHATI AIUDF chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal today demanded that the second list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) should be published as soon as possible,…
Karnataka govt proposes EVM hackathon challenge to EC
AMN / BANGALORE The Karnataka government today proposed to the Election Commission (EC) of India joint hosting of an Electronic Voting Machine challenge to clear doubts about its functioning. The…
Parliament passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill
Bisheshwar Mishra / NEW DELHI Parliament today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017. Rajya Sabha approved the Bill today Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill earlier.…
Govt finalizes Electoral Bonds aimed at cleaning political funding
AMN The government has finalized the scheme of Electoral Bonds, aimed at cleaning the system of political funding in the country. The bonds will be a bearer instrument in the…
A year of horrors
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam If anything, 2017 was marked by an all-pervasive sense of fear and loathing. Virtually everyday people were beaten up or killed for allegedly eating beef, conducting…
Bitcoin not a legal tender in India: Jaitley
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha that cryptocurrencies like bitcoins among others, are not legel tender, and have not been…
Lok Sabha sends Medical Bill to Standing Committee; IMA calls off strike
Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI The Lok Sabha has sent the National Medical Commission Bill to the Standing Committee following opposition demand. The committee has been asked to submit its…
Iran unrest: 9 more killed in overnight clashes
WEB DESK Nine more people have been killed overnight as clashes between protesters and security forces continue for a sixth day. According to state media the latest violence, in the…
Caste riots cripple life in Pune, Mumbai
The 200th year anniversary celebrations of the historic Battle of Koregaon Bhima turned into a nightmare on Monday at the village some 30 kilometres north east of Pune, when clashes…
PM trying to take undue credit on Women Haj pilgrims: Cong, Owaisi
AMN / New Delhi Congress party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of claiming personal credit for a recent relief granted to women Haj pilgrims by the Government of Saudi…