Demonetisation achieved its objective quite substantially: Govt
AMN / New Delhi Amid The RBI reports that 99.3 per cent of demonetised notes returned to banks, the Government Wednesday said the demonetisation of high value currency notes have…
HDFC Bank to adopt 30 villages in flood-affected Kerala
AMN The HDFC Bank has announced that it is adopting 30 villages in flood-affected Kerala to set up medical camps, rebuild health centres and support renovation and reconstruction of schools.…
Uttarakhand: 7 members of family killed due to landslide
AMN / TEHRI Seven members of a family, including three minors, were killed in Tehri district of Uttarakhand Wednesday when a landslide hit their house in Kot village of Budha…
First time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training
WEB DESK For the first time in five decades, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned from training, the US space agency has said. Robb Kulin resigned from NASA effective August…
Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border
WEB DESK Brazilian President announced yesterday that it is sending its army to crisis-hit Venezuela border to “guarantee law and order” amid an influx of migrants fleeing. In a televised…
Interpol rejected request for Pervez Musharraf’s arrest : Pak Govt
WEB DESK The Pakistan government Wednesday told a special court that Interpol has rejected its request to arrest the former president Pervez Musharraf. The Interpol said that it does not…
Google , Twitter, FB are treading on very troubled territory and they should be careful: Trump
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of internet firms today, hours after attacking Google over what he called “bias” against him and his supporters. Talking to…
Asian Games : Arpinder Singh, Swapna Barman win more gold medal for India
JAKARTA India today bagged two gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the ongoing 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. In Athletics, Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump…
J&K: 4 policemen killed in terrorist attack
Agencies / Srinagar Four policemen have been killed after a police party was attacked by unidentified terrorists at Arahama in Shopian district Police in Jammu & Kashmir today. The escort…
ASIAN GAMES: Sharath-Manika pair assures India a second Table Tennis bronze
Harpal Singh Bedi / Jakarta Seasoned campaigner Sharath Kamal and new poster girl Manika Batra, combined well to overcome North Korea’s pair of Ji Song An and Hyo Sim Cha…