Bombay HC admits Purohit’s discharge plea
The Bombay High Court today admitted a plea filed by Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging previous judgements of the HC and…
ICC Test rankings: Dhawan reaches career-best 24 spot, Vijay & Jadeja move up too
In the latest ICC Test rankings, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan moved up 10 places to achieve a career-best 24. His teammates Murali Vijay and Ravinder Jadeja also moved up. Dhawan’s…
FIFA World Cup: Brazil outplay Costa Rica 2-0
#Scenes for Brazil in injury time today… #BRACRC pic.twitter.com/yBU54UK75S — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2018 In the FIFA World Cup in Russia today, Brazil beats Costa Rica 2-0…
Agriculture should be topmost agenda Govts: VP Naidu
AMN / PUNE Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Food security is a key foundation of National Security hence Agriculture should be the topmost agenda of Union as…
EC registers Kamal Haasan’s party MNM
NEW DELHI Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), floated by actor Kamal Haasan, was today registered as a political party by the Election Commission and it would receive the registration documents early…
Mamata Banerjee Cancels China Trip
KOLKATA: WEST BENGAL Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cancelled her nine-day trip to China hours before she was to fly out after Beijing didn’t confirm her meetings with the communist…
Use of Aadhaar biometric data for criminal investigation not permissible: UIDAI
AMN / NEW DELHI Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has clarified that the use of or access to Aadhaar biometric data for criminal investigation is not permissible under Aadhaar…
Why Are Indian Films Losing International Appeal?
KABIR ARORA With nearly 800 films produced in India every year, India is the largest film production market in the world in terms of number of films produced. Although many…
US: Pompeo plans to meet N.Korean officials
WEB DESK A senior US official says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet with North Korean officials “at the earliest possible date” to try to implement the outcomes…
Japan suspends missile evacuation drills
AMN / TOKYO Japan’s top government spokesperson has said that the government will suspend evacuation drills for ballistic missile launches, as tensions have eased since the US-North Korea summit earlier…