27 injured in a blast at BHU
AMN / At least 27 persons have been injured in a blast at Banaras Hindu University campus today. The cause of explosion is yet to be ascertained. Investigation in the…
PM Modi reviews drought situation with CMs
Our Correspondents /NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held prolonged discussions with Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra and Karnataka over drought situation in their states. He held…
PM review drought situation with UP CM, to meet other CMs too
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav to discuss drought situation in the state. Mr Modi is also scheduled to meet Chief…
J&K: 3 Hizbul militants killed in encounter
WEB DESK / Three Hizbul Mujhahideen militants were killed today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. Our correspondent reports that a joint team…
Normalcy restored at Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
Normalcy returned at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, after Thursday’s rain and storm that claimed 7 lives. Lakhs of pilgrims flocked to take the holy dip…
SC imposes Rs 5 cr fine on Odisha private medical college
The Supreme Court has termed the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten”, and imposed Rs 5 crore fine on an Odisha-based private medical college for raising the…
50 mass graves found in parts of Iraq: UN envoy
A UN envoy Jan Kubis has said that more than 50 mass graves have so far been found in parts of Iraq that were previously controlled by terror group Islamic…
Canada Wildfire: PM asks people to donate for relief work
AMN / The only evacuation convoy leaving the city of Fort McMurray in Canada, has been suspended due to 200 feet flames flanking the road. The police escorted convoy of…
Two journalists jailed for revealing state secrets in Turkey
A court in Turkey has jailed two prominent journalists for revealing state secrets, in a case widely criticised by international observers. Erdem Gul received five years and Can Dundar five…
Truce extended for 72 hours in Aleppo, Latakia: Russia
Russia’s defense ministry said a regime of calm truce in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and parts of Latakia province has been extended for 72 hours beginning at 1…