Bangladesh Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigns
AMN Bangladesh Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has resigned about six weeks after he went on leave amid criticism by the government over a Supreme Court verdict which scrapped Parliament’s…
Doctors’ Strike disrupts normal health services in Rajasthan
Ashfaque Kayamkhani /Jaipur Strike by more than nine thousand in-service doctors in Rajasthan continued for the sixth day today. Eleven doctors have been arrested till evening today from seven districts…
Air quality in Delhi-NCR likely to improve in coming days:Minister
AMN / NEW DELHI Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today said the air quality in Delhi and NCR will improve significantly in coming days and there is no need to…
Delhi government calls off odd-even scheme
AMN Delhi government has withdrawn its Odd-Even car rationing scheme which was to be implemented from Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting this afternoon called by Chief Minister…
PM Modi to embark on 3-day visit to Phillippines
AMN Prime minister Narendra Modi is embarking on a three-day visit to Manila tomorrow. This will be his first bilateral visit to the Phillipines where he will also participate in…
Trump, Putin issue joint statement on fighting ISIS in Syria
WEB DESK Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump agreed on a joint statement on Syria today that said there was no military solution to the conflict and…
Pakistan: Musharraf announces grand alliance of 23 political parties
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has announced a “grand alliance” of 23 political parties that will operate under the umbrella of the Pakistan Awami Itehad (PAI). The alliance will be…
Govt sets up two new divisions to deal with radicalisation & cyber crime
AMN The Union Home Ministry, as part of an administrative rejig, has formed two new divisions to exclusively deal with emerging security challenges such as radicalisation and cyber crime. An…
Govt issues advisory to states about harmful effects of straw burning
AMN / NEW DELHI The Agriculture Ministry has issued an advisory to the state governments to create awareness among the farmers about the harmful effects of straw burning. The Ministry,…
“Pihu”, “PushkarPuran” to open Indian Panorama at 48th IFFI
By Utpal Borpujari /New Delhi Journalist-turned filmmaker Vinod Kapri’s Hindi feature film “Pihu” and noted filmmaker Kamal Swaroop’s Hindi documentary “PushkarPuran” will open the Feature and Non-Feature sections of the…