Ireland votes to end ban on abortion
AMN / DUBLIN A constitutional ban on terminating pregnancies was overturned with the support of two-thirds of voters in a referendum on Friday. Under a constitutional amendment adopted in 1983,…
China revives diplomatic ties with Burkina Faso
AMN China has restored diplomatic relations with the West African country of Burkina Faso. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Alpha Barry signed…
Qatar bans Saudi goods from stores
AMN / DOHA Qatar government has ordered all shops in the country to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries which has imposed a boycott on the…
11 killed in Telengana road accident
AMN At least 11 persons were killed and 30 injured in a road accident near Pragnapur in Siddhipet district last evening. The accident occurred when four vehicles collided with each…
Sri Lanka: 21 killed, 1.5 lakh affected due to floods
At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1 lakh 50,000 affected due to floods in Sri Lanka. Two persons are missing and at least 10 injured. Army…
Alan Bean, 4th man to walk on the Moon died
AMN Former US astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died in Texas, United States. He was 86. His family said, he died…
N Korea s’ Kim Jong-Un reaffirms commitment for denuclearisation
file photo AMN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed his commitment to complete de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump.…
Pak Army summons former ISI chief for co authoring books with ex-RAW chief
WEB DESK Pakistan Army has summoned former ISI chief retired Lt Gen Asad Durrani to explain his position on views attributed to him in book ‘Spy Chronicles’, released in New…
Text of PM’s Mann Ki Baat–44
Namaskar, Through ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I once again have been blessed with the opportunity to be face-to-face with you. I am sure you distinctly remember that for the last many…
MANN KI BBAAT: PM asks youth to revive Gilli-Danda, Pitthoo
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged schools, neighbourhoods and youth to come forward to revive and promote traditional games like Gilli-Danda, Kho Kho and Pitthoo.…