Permanent ceasefire begins in South Sudan’s civil war
WEB DESK A permanent ceasefire has begun in South Sudan in the latest attempt to end a five-year civil war. President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar agreed on…
EU leaders agree to extend economic sanctions against Russia
WEB DESK European Union leaders agreed at a summit in Brussels today to extend economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for a further six months. The sanctions…
Govt to link 22,000 rural markets to e-NAM portal
AMN / Bhubaneswar The Centre Friday announced that 22,000 rural markets would be linked to the Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by 2020 as part of its drive to double…
Trump fails to rule out accepting Russian claim on Crimea
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has refused to rule out accepting Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region when he meets his Kremlin counterpart Vladimir Putin next month. Trump is…
For many devotees, Amarnath yatra without local support unthinkable
BY KHALID GUL & IRFAN RAINA Pahalgam/Ganderbal Although the rain has been a cause of anxiety for him since he arrived in Pahalgam with a group of pilgrims from Rajasthan—to…
Center approves additional assistance of Rs 400 crore for flood relief
AMN / NEW DELHI The Centre has sanctioned nearly 400 crore rupees as additional assistance to states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland that were affected by natural calamities…
FIFA World cup: All berths booked for Round of Sixteen stage
After sixteen days of exciting football in the group matches, FIFA’s 21st quadrennial juggernaut now enters the Round of Sixteen stage. The line-up for the knockout round was completed yesterday,…
India need draw against Netherlands to enter Champions Trophy hockey final
India would look for at least a draw against hosts the Netherlands in their last round robin hockey match in Breda tomorrow. The result will be enough for the eight-time…
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter Semifinals of Malaysia Open
India’s PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikant have stormed into the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Badminton. In Kuala Lumpur today, in women’s singles quarterfinal, third seed Sindhu beat Olympic champion…
Kharif MSP at 150% of input cost to be announced next week: PM
Onkar Singh / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that MSP of Kharif at 150 per cent of input cost would be announced next week. Interacting with a…