Muslims step in to repair Punjab church
NEW DELHI: IN a rare gesture of religious co-existence, a group of Muslims repainted and repaired the church attacked in Punjab amid rumors of Quran desecration in the United States.“The…
Media Selective Amnesia
By N P CHEKKUTTY / It was on July 22 that my friend and one-time colleague N M Siddique was picked up by the police as he was going home…
SC raps centre for ignoring court on Polavaram
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on central government for not informing the court on the forest clearance given to the Polavarm project. The two judge bench…
Former aide fire at former Orissa CM
NEW DELHI: Senior congress leader and former chief minister of Orissa Hemanand Biswal, 72 on Thursday escape unhurt when his former private secretary Prabhat Kumar Sharma, 45 alias Swamy allegedly…
Child mortality rate drops
NEW YORK: The latest United Nations under-five mortality estimates were released today by UNICEF and they show continued progress in reducing the number of children who don’t live to see…
Moon gives UNESCWA command to Rima Khalaf
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Rima Khalaf, a national of Jordan, as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).…
Munda sworn-in as Jharkhand CM
RANCHI: (AMN) A three member government led by BJP leader Arjun Munda sworn in here on Saturday at a simple ceremony. The oath of Secrecy was administered by the Governor…
Quran is for reading; Learn from Mayawati
MY sister-in-law worked at a rural dispensary in Saudi Arabia for over two decades. The nearest airport was a 10 hours’ drive from the dispensary. Once a fortnight, she visited…
I am Brahmin I know how to respect cow: Governor
BANGALORE: Karnataka Governor HR Bharadwaj on Sunday lambasted the BJP government in the state for launching a campaign against him on the issue of cow slaughter. Talking to media persons…
Fairy Queen back on track
The ‘Fairy Queen’, the oldest surviving functional steam engine in the world is once again ready to entice the people. The historical train would be on track between National Capital…