Defence Minister Sitharaman visits border areas to boost soldiers’ moral
AMN /Srinagar Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who arrived in Srinagar on a two day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, Friday visited the forward areas in the Valley to boost up…
Horrific accounts of sexual violence against Rohingyas just tip of iceberg: UNFPA
United Nations Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,” the…
India, Norway extend bilateral cooperation in health sector
MAN / NEW DELHI India and Norway have extended bilateral cooperation in health sector through the Norway-India Partnership Initiative for a period of three years starting 2018. A letter of…
India registers significant decline in Infant Mortality Rate
AMN India has registered a significant decline of eight percent in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016. According to the just released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS), IMR has declined by…
Maha Navami celebrated in different parts of country
Maha Navami is being celebrated today with gaiety and fervour in different parts of the country. In the eastern and northeastern states, Durga Puja is synonymous with Navratri, wherein goddess…
22 killed, several injured in stampede at Mumbai station
AMN /MUMBAI Twenty seven people, including four women reportedly died and several others were injured in a stampede at the Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai at about 10:45 a.m. today.…
Sation Stampede: Maha CM promises strict action, announces compensation
AMN Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today promised to take strict action against those responsible for the tragic stampede in Mumbai that claimed at least 22 lives and announced Rs…
Afghanistan never differentiated between good and bad terrorists: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
AMN / NEW DELHI Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Dr Abdullah Abdullah today said that Afghanistan has never differentiated between good and bad terrorists. Delivering a lecture on Regional Peace-Building in…
Putin,Erdogan agree to push for creation of de-escalation zone in Syria
WEB DESK / Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to push for the creation of a de-escalation zone in Syria’s key northern province of…
Pakistan govt seeks ban on new party backed by LeT founder Saeed
WEB DESK Pakistan has asked its Election Commission to bar from politics a new party supported by LeT founder Hafiz Saeed. Pakistan’s interior ministry recommended that the Election Commission of…