PM announces schemes for housing, tax incentives for traders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced two housing schemes, tax incentives for small traders and monetary assistance for pregnant women. In a special address on the eve of new year,…
Indian Army is fully prepared to tackle all challenges:General Dalbir Singh
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh today assured the country that Indian Army is fully prepared to tackle any challenges be it external or internal. Speaking to media…
Azam Khan brings Mulayam, Akhilesh together
Our Correspondent Amid the reports of split in the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Muslim leader and senior minister Azam Khan today tried his best to bring father and son…
US: 4 killed in small plane crash in northwest Olympia
Four people were killed after a small plane crashed in northwest Olympia in the United States. The Washington State Department of Transportation said searchers found the single-engine Cessna and four…
Israel issues travel warning for tourists in India
agencies Israel today issued an “immediate and severe” travel warning for Western tourists in India, citing an immediate threat of attack on tourist targets during New Year celebrations, particularly in…
UN Security Council to vote on Syria cease-fire agreement
The United Nations Security Council is to vote today on a Russian resolution that would endorse the cease-fire agreement in Syria and reiterate support for a road-map to peace that…
Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to UN
Ban Ki-Moon joked to hundreds of diplomats and UN staff as he left United Nations headquarters for the last time as secretary-general that he feels like Cinderella today at midnight,…
Russia pushes UN resolution on Syria ceasefire
Russia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supporting the ceasefire it helped broker in Syria as well as planned peace talks in Kazakhstan. Moscow drew up…
UN envoy welcomes Syria ceasefire deal
AMN The UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised a nationwide ceasefire deal and voiced hope it would help aid reach civilians across the war-ravaged country. The Special Envoy de…
Pakistan to hang top Taliban leader
A military court in Pakistan has sentenced a top Pakistani Taliban leader Muslim Khan from the Swat region to death for killing 31 people, including civilians and security personnel. The…