Hockey WC: Match between Spain, France ends in a draw
In Hockey World Cup, Spain and France played out a 1-1 draw in their second Group-A match at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar on Monday. Today’s second match between New Zealand…
9 Minor girls go missing from shelter home in Delhi, two officials suspended
AMN / NEW DELHI Delhi Government today suspended two senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department (WCD) following reports of missing of nine minor girls from a shelter…
Qatar to leave OPEC, to increase gas production
AMN / Doha Qatar today announced that it would withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on January 1, 2019 after nearly 60 years of membership in order…
34th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy observed
AMN Several programmes were organized on Monday to mark the 34th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters in the world. A large number…
Kerala Assembly adjourned following uproar over Sabarimala issue
AMN / THRIVUANANTHAPURAM The Kerala Assembly was adjourned today following massive uproar and protests by the Congress-led opposition UDF over the Sabarimala Temple issue. The proceedings inside the Assembly turned…
SC directs Maha govt to submit charge sheet in Koregaon-Bhima violence case by Dec 8
AMN / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court today directed the Maharashtra government to submit before it the charge sheet filed against arrested rights activists before a Pune court in connection…
India’s factory output rises to 11-month high
AGENCIES / Mumbai India’s manufacturing sector activity improved in November and touched an 11-month high as new order flows encouraged companies to lift production amid strong demand conditions, a monthly…
Jaitley calls for dismantling trade barriers for faster economic growth
AMN / NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the global economy needs to cut down trade barriers. He was addressing the 80th Session of the Policy Commission of…
India’s first locomotive-less Train 18, breaches 180 kmph speed limit during test run
AMN India’s first locomotive-less train, known as Train 18, has breached the 180 kilometres per hour speed limit during a test run at Kota-Sawai Madhopur section in Rajasthan. When this…
Gujarat riots: SC to hear Zakia jafri’s plea in January
AGENCIES / NEW DELHI Supreme Court today deferred till the third week of January the hearing on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the…