DG NCC Flags off NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition
The NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Bhagirathi II was flagged off by Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen A Chakravarty here today. The team led by Col…
Manohar Parrikar to meet US Defence Secretary at Pentagon
Web DESK India’s Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will meet US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter at the Pentagon on Monday. US has designed India as a major defence partner. The Pentagon…
Pakistani shoemaker jailed for making special chappals for SRK
AMN A Pakistani shoemaker and a big fan Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan landed in jail for designing special Peshawari chappals made out of deer skin for his favourite star.…
Sushma seeks details on death of some workers from Punjab in Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought details from the Indian consulate in Saudi Arabia about reports of death of some workers from Punjab. MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in…
Japan scientists detect rare, deep-Earth tremor
Scientists in Japan studying earthquakes have detected a rare deep-Earth tremor, known as an S wave microseism, for the first time. Published in US journal Science, the study from researchers…
Pakistan to host 19th SAARC Summit on Nov. 9 & 10
Pakistan will host the 19th SAARC Summit on November 9 and 10 this year. A Pak Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has invited the…
Govt ready to incorporate suggestions on Surrogacy Bill
AMN / Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday said that the government is open to incorporating suggestions in the draft Surrogacy ( Regulation) Bill,2016. He told reporters in…
US, Russia achieve ‘clarity’ on path to new Syria ceasefire: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have achieved clarity on the path forward in Syria, but have narrow issues to resolve. The…
Why a law against “burkini” would be complicated?
The decree “anti-Burkini” has “brought a serious and manifestly illegal infringement of fundamental freedoms”. This was considered the State Council in its Order of August 26, which suspends the order…
1st Zika virus infection case detected in Hong Kong
Authorities in Hong Kong, have reported the city’s first Zika virus infection. The patient was said to be a 38-year old female who had travelled to a Caribbean island, before…