Govt rolls back proposal to tax EPF withdrawals
The government has rolled back its Budget proposal that sought to levy tax on withdrawal of funds from Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF). Making a suo motto statement in the Lok…
Govt launches “Mahila e-Haat”, an online marketing platform for women
Forum will provide access to markets to women who make products and are spread all over the country: Minister Our Correspondent / New Delhi Union Minister of Women and Child…
Man who offered Rs 11 Lakhs for Kanhaiya’s murder arrested
AMN / Adarsh Sharma,the man who put up posters offering Rs. 11 lakh to anyone who kills JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar, has been arrested today. Sharma claims to be the…
Muzaffarnagar Riots Probe Report an Eyewash: Mayawati
AMN / LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today rejected the report of one-man judicial commission that probed the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots termin it an “Eyewash”. She sid…
Attack on Churh: Centre seeks report from C’garh govt
The Centre today sought a report from Chhattisgarh government on the vandalisation of a church near Raipur. Talking to media on the sideline of a function in New Delhi, Minister…
Mehbooba ready for alliance with BJP to form Govt in J&K
AMN / The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti today reiterated her desire to continue alliance with BJP to form the government in Jammu & Kashmir. However, she linked…
Indonesian President urges Israel to end “colonization” of Palestine
TIA NEWS Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged Israel to end the “colonization” of the Palestinian territories. Speaking to Muslim leaders in Jakarta, he said that International patience for Israel’s…
E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson passes away
AMN / Raymond Samuel Tomlinson was a pioneering American computer programmer who implemented the first email program, passed away in Washington yesterday. He was 74. Tomlinson invented direct electronic messages…
14 killed in Pak Explosion
At least eight people were killed and 14 injured in an explosion in the premises of a local court in Charsadda’s Shabqadar area of Pakistan today. Police said the attack…
S Korean, US troops begin their largest ever military exercises
South Korean and US troops today began their largest ever military exercises in a test of their defences against North Korea. The bilateral exercises come just days after the UN…