Twitter to expand tweets from 140 to 280 characters
Twitter has announced a test project allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters, double the existing limit in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network.…
Saudi Arabia allows women to drive
WEB DESK Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time. Saudi Press Agency reports, Government ministries are to prepare reports within 30…
Pak accepts Haqqanis, Hafiz Saeed, LeT are liabilities
WEB DESK Pakistan has accepted that Haqqanis, Hafiz Saeed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are liabilities. This was stated by the Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, at the Asia Society forum in New York…
US imposes new economic sanctions against North Korea
WEB DESK President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that any U.S. military option would be devastating for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington’s first option…
Centre approves Rs 25,000 cr scheme for modernization of state police
By BISHSHWAR MISHRA / NEW DELHI The Cabinet Committee on Security Wednesday approved the implementation of an umbrella scheme for modernization of state police forces in the next three years.…
Kamal Nath ready on Scindia’s name to lead polls in MP
AMN / GUNA -MP Senior Congress leader and former union minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that he had no qualms if party projects Jyotiraditya Scindia as the leader for…
Rajanth Singh downplays Yashwant Sinha’s criticism about economic situation
Home Minister Rajanth Singh today downplayed senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha’s criticism about economic situation saying one should not forget that India is world’s fastest growing economy. Replying to a…
Delhi govt to regularise 15,000 guest teachers
AMN / New Delhi The Delhi Cabinet today decided to regularise about 15,000 guest teachers and teachers engaged under the ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyan’. According to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia,…
Rahul takes jibe at former FM Yashwant Sinha’s criticism of Arun Jaitley
AMN / New Delhi Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at the sharp criticism of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s handling of the economy by senior BJP leader and…
Sri Lankan govt condemns action of Buddhist monks over Rohingya refugees in Colombo
WEB DESK Sri Lankan government has condemned the action of a group of Buddhist monks and the police over the incident involving Rohingya refugees at a UN safe house in…