1 killed, 10 injured in MIG crash
KOLKATA: (AMN) One villager was killed and 10 critically injured when a MIG 21 aircraft crashed near Jakarabari under Moynaguri Police Station in Jalpaiguri district. The victims were working in…
Communal Violence Bill inadequate
NEW DELHI: A group of intellectuals on Sunday termed the Communal Violence (Prevention and Rehabilitation of Victims) bill 2009 as inadequate to check bloodshed in the country. They demanded necessary…
Muslim institutions to form associations
NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) has asked Muslim educational institutions to form an association at local and national level so that they could highlight their apprehension untidily.…
HC gives relief to Nitish in fund scam
PATNA: In a major relief to the Nitish Kumar Government in Bihar, Patna High Court on Friday stayed a CBI probe into alleged financial irregularities involving Rs 11,412 crore. A…
Heavy rains hit trains in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: Heavy rains continue to create havoc in the coastal area of Maharashtra hitting several rail services. Several trains in the Konkan region were cancelled, passengers evacuated from one after…
Israel’s Nuclear Status
ONE of the prominent issues that dominated the proceedings of the NPT Review Conference held in New York in May was the question of Israel's so called "nuclear ambiguity". During…
Abu Salem attacked inside jail
MUMBAI: Underworld don and an accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts Abu Salem was today injured in an attack inside the high security Arthur Road Jail here. He was…
30 Bills to be tabled in Monsoon Session
NEW DELHI: Government is likely to introduce 30 Bills in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning on Monday. The Bills include the Direct Tax Code Bill and the Whistleblower Bill.…
Repository of knowledge and harmony
Khuda Bakhsh Library is not merely a library; in fact it is a nucleus of multi-dimensional activities. It caters to the needs of intellectuals and scholars, promotes research, advocates communal…
Universal Food Security system needed
A PRELIMINARY reading of the proposals made by the National Advisory Council (NAC) on the Food Security Bill (FSB) points to a disturbing disjuncture on what is being claimed and…