Kandhamal verdict cheers victims
BHUBANESWAR: Activists and victims of anti-Christian violence in Orissa have expressed relief after a fast track court sentenced nine influential people in an arson case. The convicted include a government…
Telangana congress leaders withdraw agitation
HYDERABAD: (AMN) The Congress MPs and Legislators from Telangana region have called off their hunger strike following assurance from the State Government that the cases against students and other would…
BSE launches Islamic stock index
MUMBAI: In a major development which may go a long way in the process of Islamic financial system in the country, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Taqwaa Advisory and…
Centre to release 5 million tonnes foodstuff
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The centre has decided to release huge quantity of food items for the common people. An Empowered Group of Ministers on Food on Tuesday has agreed to…
SA review: 19 Journalist killed in 2010
The media scene in 2010 presented a wide spectrum of quality. In Afghanistan, pleasantly surprising new media persons came to the fore working for an institution with little indigenous grounding,…
Govt concerned over Naxal menace
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Centre has expressed concern over the spread of Left-wing extremism in some of the more backward areas of the country and stressed the need to curb the…
Gujjars agitation continue to hit normal life
JAIPUR: (AMN) The Gujjar agitation for five percent reservation in the government jobs in Rajasthan has badly affected normal life in the state as well as some bordering states. Rail…
Centre to probe BJP link with Niira Radia
CHENNAI: (AMN) Centre is all set to probe into the allegations that cabinet secrets were leaked to Corporate Lobbyist Nira Radia by BJP leader Ananth Kumar during the NDA regime.…
States on high alert after warning from centre
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Several states have taken strict security measures to foil any terror attack after a warning from centre. The Home Ministry has sounded a country-wide terror alert, especially…
Muslim leads Christmas procession
AMBIKA KALNA (WEST BENGAL): A Muslim has been leading a Christmas procession in a predominantly tribal Catholic parish in eastern India for the past 28 years. Lalu Mallick, 48, told…