Dipa Karmakar clinches gold medal at Gymnastics World Cup
India’s top gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin in Turkey on Sunday. She returned to action…
Rape can’t be stopped even if Lord Ram descends on earth: BJP MLA
AMN / Ballia Another BJP leader courted controversy saying that rape can’t be stopped even if Lord Ram descends on earth. BJP MLA from Bairia, Surendra Singh, who is known…
Indian warship INS Trikand on goodwill visit to Sri Lanka
AMN / COLOMBO India’s latest frontline warship INS Trikand has reached Sri Lanka in a goodwill visit. Authorities in Colombo today said the Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially welcomed the state-of-the-art…
Turkey sacks 18500 state employees
Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published today. The Official Gazette said 18,632 people have been…
Panel drafting new education policy gets another extension
Union Human Resource Development Ministry has extended till August 31 the term of K Kasturirangan Committee drafting a new education policy. A senior HRD Ministry official said, the panel had…
FIFA World Cup roundup Saturday
The quarterfinal stage of the all-importantFootball World Cup came to end last night, with England and Croatia joiningFrance and Belgium in the semi-finals. England cruised past Sweden, 2-0, toreach the…
India does not subsidise exports,complies with WTO norms: Prabhu
AMN / KOLKATA Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that India does not subsidise its exports and the country fully complies with World Trade Organisation norms. Speaking at an…
Thailand cave rescue: Officials appear close to launching rescue mission
AMN Thai officials said that massive operation to rescue the soccer team stranded in a flooded cave could begin soon, if the torrential rains hold off. According to the leader…
Japan: At least 65 dead in floods, landslides
Tokyo Authorities in Japan have warned that the death toll may rise in floods and landslides caused by record rainfall in the western part of the country. They say that,…
NEWSPAPERS SCAN- JULY 8
Reports of union minister Jayant sinha ‘honouring’ lynchers in Jharkhand have been widely covered in different newspapers today. ” After feting Jharkhand men convicted of lynching,union minister jayant Sinha talks…