Afghan President backs new US policy on terrorism
AMN The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed concern over terrorist threats and backed the new US Strategy. He was addressing the United Nations General Assembly yesterday in New York.…
Bangladesh PM makes fresh appeal to Myanmar to take back Rohingyas
AMN / NEW YORK Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a new call for Myanmar to take back the some 420,000 Rohingyas who have fled violence in the Buddhist-dominated…
Merkel set to be German chancellor for fourth term: Opinion Polls
AMN German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is set to be German chancellor for fourth term in the general election next Sunday. Latest opinion polls conducted just days before the election unanimously…
Rescue ops in full swing in quake-hit Mexico; more than 200 dead
In Mexico City, thousands of soldiers, rescuers and civilians including college students are working side by side to dig through tall piles of rubble from dozens of crumbled buildings due…
Govt approves additional investment of Rs 12,000 cr for children nutrition
A Akhter / New Delhi Government of India has approved increase of cost norms for supplementary nutrition provided in Anganwadis and for out of school adolescent girls under Integrated Child…
Govt to take additional measures to improve growth, if needed : FM
AMN /NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said, the government will take additional measures, if needed, in view of present economic situation to improve the growth. Replying to…
40 million people trapped in modern slavery: UN report
United Nations said, an estimated 40 million people, mostly women and girls, are trapped in modern slavery and 152 million children are subject to child labour. According to a UN…
Hurricane Maria hits Virgin Islands
WEB DESK Hurricane Maria, the second maximum strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, killed at least one person in the French island territory of Guadeloupe and reached the…
Sikh boy wins right for turban in Australian School
photo supplied AMN / MELBOURNE Sidhak, a five-year-old Sikh boy in Australia won a case against a school that prohibited him of wearing a Patka, or children’s turban, a traditional…
Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was $ 54.76/bbl on Sep. 19
The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 54.76 per…