Parliament adjourned sine die; passes several important Bills
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi The Budget session of Parliament concluded today with both the Houses were adjourned sine die. This was a fruitful session on many account as both…
CBI arrests four for cheating banks to tune of Rs 2240 cr
TIA NEWS The CBI has arrested four persons including Directors of a Delhi based private firm for causing an alleged loss of about 2240 crore rupees to the consortium of…
Industrial output slips to 4-month low
AMN The country’s industrial output slipped to a 4-month low, as it contracted 1(point)2 per cent in February this year. Industrial output fell mainly on account of a decline in…
Daily change in petrol, diesel prices from 1 May
State-owned fuel retailers have reportedly decided to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1 ahead of a nationwide roll out of the scheme, industry sources…
Film on legendary Assamese folk singer wins top award at IFFLA
By Utpal Borpujari “Sonar Baran Pakhi” (The Golden Wing), a Rajbanshi language feature film by Assamese filmmaker Bobby Sarma Baruah on the life and times of legendary Goalpariya folk singer…
Iftikhar Gilani receives Twelfth IOS Shah Waliullah Award
AMN Former Chief Justice of India, Justice A.M. Ahmadi, presented Twelfth Shah Waliullah Award to Mr. S. Iftikhar Gilani, Editor (Strategic Affairs) and Chief of National Bureau of DNA newspaper…
Syrian students protest outside UN headquarters over US strike
Hundreds of Syrian students gathered today outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week’s US strike on a government air base. Demonstrators waved the two-star flag of…
Turkey: Large explosion strucks police headquarters
A large explosion has struck a police headquarters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Reports speak of at least four people injured. The city is at…
UN Security Council to vote on Syria gas attack probe
The UN Security Council will vote today on a draft resolution demanding that the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of the suspected chemical attack last week in Idlib province.…
Nepal: New Constitution amendment bill to address concerns of Madhesi
Nepal government has presented a new constitution amendment bill to take agitating Madhesi parties on board before May 14 local elections. The bill was registered at the parliament secretariat by…