Kanpur Dehat BJP MLA Mathura Prasad passes away
Lucknow BJP MLA from Sikandra in Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh, Mathura Prasad Pal, passed away on Saturday following a prolonged illness. He was 72. Pal, a cancer patient,…
Sanjay Kothari appointed secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind
AMN / Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as Secretary to President elect Ram Nath Kovind. Mr. Kothari, a 1978 batch IAS of Haryana cadre, is currently the Chairman of Public…
Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row
AMN Germany said today it was reviewing all arms sales to Turkey amid a bitter row between the NATO partners that has sharply worsened since Ankara arrested several human rights…
US blocks $350 million aid to Pakistan
The United States has blocked 350 million dollars in coalition support funds to Pakistan as Islamabad failed to act against the dreaded Haqqani network. Pakistan-based Haqqani network is blamed for…
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi still alive: US
US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. Mattis told newsmen…
Parliament to host farewell programme for outgoing President Mukherjee
AMN The Parliament will be hosting a farewell programme today inside its Central Hall for the outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has requested all the members…
SC passes slew of directions for implementaion of Food Security Act
AMN Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of provisions of the National Food Security (NFS) Act while observing that its compliance has been pathetic. A…
India should change way of dealing with neighbours: former NSA Menon
New Delhi Former National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon Friday said it was high time that India changed its way of dealing with neighbourhood and did not get stuck up…
India to host World Largest Conference on Cyber Space
–Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017 – Andalib Akhter / New Delhi India will host World’s Largest Conference on Cyber Space at the end of this year. Themed on Cyber4All:…
Qatar issues decree to amend provisions of law on combating terrorism
Qatar issued a decree to amend some provisions of a law on combating terrorism. Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) reported that the decree includes definitions of the words terrorist, crime and…