UK: Vijay Mallya’s extradition hearing deferred to June 13
The hearing on the issue of Industrialist Vijay Mallya’s extradition from the UK has been deferred till the 13th of next month. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, it will…
US to ban laptops on flights from Europe
WEB DESK The US is expected to broaden its ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the European Union, a move that would create logistical chaos on…
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo
AMN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo. WHO Congo representative Allarangar Yokouide said in a statement that at least one person has died after contracting…
Massive cyber attack hit mnay organisations in several countries
A massive cyber-attack has struck organisations in several countries. Computers in thousands of locations were locked by a programme that demands equivalent of 300 US dollars to unlock the systems.…
New Vaccine for pneumonia launched
AMN / India’s Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda today launched new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PCV, for Pneumonia at Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College Hospital in Mandi district…
Indira Gandhi’s life was infused with a tremendous passion for India: Prez Mukherjee
AMN / New Delhi President Pranab Mukherjee today said former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Mrs Gandhi’s entire life was infused with a tremendous passion for India and its people. Speaking…
US imposes sanctions on Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah
US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan-based extremists and an organisation run by Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah group. Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, John Smith…
EC to hold future elections using EVMs with VVPAT
AMN Election Commission has said, it will hold all future elections using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told reporters after holding…
President praises role of Nurses in Healthcare system
AMN President Pranab Mukherjee has said that Nurses in the country are at the forefront of National Healthcare system. Speaking on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan,…
EC will give parties chance to prove EVMs were manipulated: CEC
AMN The Election Commission will offer an opportunity to all political parties to prove that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recent Assembly polls were tampered with or can…