Rain lashes several parts of Bihar
Rain lashed several parts of Bihar including capital Patna last night bringing much needed relief to the people from heat wave sweeping the state for last seven days. Weather has…
50 taken ill after drinking contaminated water in Rajasthan
AMN / At least 50 people were taken ill apparently after drinking contaminated water in Kanota area of Jaipur in Rajasthan yesterday. A rapid response team was sent to the…
Islamic preacher among five arrested over alleged plan to join IS
Islamic preacher Musa Cerantonio is among five men arrested in Cairns in Australia, over an alleged plan to take a small boat to Indonesia and join the Islamic State terror…
US polls: Sanders, Trump win West Virginia primary
US Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, defeated Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in West Virginia’s primary. Sanders won 51 percent of the vote with Clinton getting 36 percent. The Vermont senator…
Bangladesh executes Jamaat-e-Islami chief Nizami
TIA NEWS Bangladesh authorities today hanged Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for committing war crimes during the country’s 1971 Liberation War. Police said, 73-year old Nizami was hanged at Dhaka…
India needs growth rate of 9% to end poverty: President
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India will have to raise its growth rate to 8.5 to 9 per cent annually for the next 15-20 years in order to ensure…
UK can’t deport Vijay Mallya but keen to assist India: MEA
AMN The United Kingdom has said that it could not deport Vijaya Mallya and asked India to consider requesting extradition. UK government’s response came nearly a fortnight after India made…
Jawan killed in encounter with militants in J&K’s Kupwara
A soldier was killed in an encounter with militants in a forest area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir today. A police official said, the jawan identified as Om Veer…
Govt trying to bring back Vijay Mallya from UK through extradition: Jaitley
Our Correspondent /New Delhi Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the Rajya Sabha today that the government was trying to bring back the liquor baron Vijay…
Prez Rule revoked in Uttarakhand as Harish Rawat wins floor test
AMN / The Supreme Court today declared that Congress has won the floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly. The apex court announced that Harish Rawat got 33 votes out of 61…