Hong Kong goes to polls in first vote since democracy protests
Hong Kong is going to polls today for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city last year. More than 900 candidates are competing for 431 seats in…
Four Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Four Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh, today. All four killed were women Maoists. Three composite teams of CRPF, District Reserve Guard and Special Task…
Sushma Swaraj holds talks with Maldivian Foreign Minister
AMN / Visiting Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon yesterday briefed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj about the circumstances leading to imposition of Emergency in the island nation earlier this month…
90 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
AMN / YANGON: – At least 90 people have killed in a devstating landslide in a remote jade mining area of northern Myanmar, officials said Sunday, as search teams continued…
Bangladesh executes 2 opposition leaders for 1971 war crimes
AMN / Two top opposition leader in Bangladesh have been hanged for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation war against Pakistan. Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid and BNP…
ASEAN emerges as ‘Community’
AMN / The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as Community through a declaration today. The historic declaration was signed by its all ten members during the ongoing…
Bihar: 1st session of 16th assembly to begin on Nov 30th
AMN / The first session of the 16th state legislative assembly in Bihar will begin on 30th November and it will have total six sittings. The cabinet meeting presided by…
Censor Board not govt’s mouthpiece: MoS I&B
Union Minister of State for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said the Censor Board is not a government mouthpiece. The minister while inaugrating the Indian Panorama…
Punjab Dy CM accuses Cong of allying with terrorists; Cong rejects allegations
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi over his allegation that Congress party is allying with the terrorist organisations in state and…
Russian forces destroy numerous oil facilities controlled by IS in Syria
AMN The Russian military has destroyed numerous oil facilities and tankers controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria, sharply cutting its income, Russia’s defense minister said today. Russian warplanes…