Turkish army surrounds Syrian city of Afrin
WEB DESK Turkey’s new push to clear Afrin of the Syrian Kurdish group YPG could endanger some 300,000 civilians. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to expand the offensive to…
RBI bans letters of undertaking for seeking overseas loans
Mumbai The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to bare banks from issuing letters of undertaking (LoUs), the instruments used by Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi to perpetrate the…
Palestinian PM Survives Assassination Attempt in Gaza
WEB DESK An explosion struck the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister during a rare visit to Gaza. Officials say Rami Hamdallah, who is based in the West Bank, was…
PR Sreejesh returns, Sardar Singh dropped from Commonwealth Games hockey squad
Hockey India has announced an 18-member Men’s squad for the upcoming 21st Commonwealth Games to be held at Gold Coast, Australia. Midfielder Manpreet Singh will lead the side and K…
Jaya-Amitabh combined assets worth Rs 1,000 cr
AMN / Lucknow Film star-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan has declared movable and immovable assets worth Rs 493 crore in her affidavit to the Election Commission (EC). The three-term Rajya Sabha MP…
BJP plays down Sonia dinner
New Delhi The BJP on Tuesday reacted in a cautious but caustic manner to Sonia Gandhi’s dinner with various opposition parties and said the move in effect shows “no confidence”…
Trump fires Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump today fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is currently on a visit to Africa. In a surprise announcement, Trump said Mike Pompeo,…
Maharashtra govt to make ‘adulteration of milk’ non-bailable offence
AMN / MUMBAI The Maharashtra government may bring in a law to make the adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence, with a punishment of up to three years in jail.…
20 opposition parties attend Sonia Gandhi dinner
AMN / NEW DELHI As many as 20 opposition parties are attending the dinner hosted by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi. Parties attended the dinner…
BSF hands over Pak woman who crossed border inadvertently
AMN In a goodwill gesture, the Border Security Force BSF handed over a Pakistani woman, to Pakistan Rangers who had inadvertently crossed into Indian territory in the Amritsar sector in…