North Korea to participate in upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea
North Korea will send a delegation to the Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea next month. The announcement came as the two Koreas met for their first high-level…
Indian-origin businessman appointed WBCSD Chairman
WEB DESK Singapore-based Indian-origin businessman Sunny Verghese has been appointed as the Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Verghese, 57, Co-Founder and the CEO of Singapore’s…
Relief for Indian techies, US says no change in H-1B extension
WEB DESK In a relief for Indian techies, the United States today said, it is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country. The…
Pakistan: 6 killed in blast near Balochistan Assembly
AMN / At least six persons, including four police personnel, were killed and 17 others injured on Tuesday when a suspected suicide blast rocked Quetta’s Zarghoon road near the Balochistan…
ISRO to launch 31 satellites in a single mission on Jan 12
WEB DESK India will achieve yet another historic milestone with the launch of its 100th satellite along with 30 others in a single mission from Sriharikota on Friday. The Indian…
CPI(M) terms introduction of electoral bonds as regressive
AMN The CPI(M) on Tuesday criticized the introduction of electoral bonds terming it as regressive. In a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said, the…
CBI arrests CBEC official in bribery case
AMN The CBI has arrested an official of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and another person attached with the GST office in Mumbai for alleged bribery in…
Modi govt posses threat to democracy: Jignesh Mevani
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi Dalit leader and newly elected Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani today took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi…
Playing of national anthem not mandatory in cinema halls: SC
AMN / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court today said, the playing of national anthem is not mandatory in cinema halls before the screening of a film. The court modified its…
PM Modi urges PIOs lawmakers to be partners in India’s development
NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indian origin lawmakers from across the world to be partners in India’s development and act as catalysts in the country’s economic growth.…