SC seeks report from its secy-general on Unnao rape victim’s letter
AGENCIES / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh authorities to file a status report by tomorrow on the accident of the Unnao rape case victim. The…
CBI registers FIR against Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao rape-accident case
AMN / NEW DELHI / LUCKNOW The CBI has registered a case against suspended BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and 10 others under murder charges in the accident case of…
Govt approves J&K Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill
B Mishra / New Delhi Union Cabinet today approved the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment)Bill, 2019. Briefing media persons in New Delhi this afternoon after the cabinetmeeting, Information and…
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s disciples plant 1 lakh seed balls in forests of Delhi
AMN / New Delhi Concerned over shrinking green cover and increasing air pollution in Delhi, more than 200 followers of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi followers planted one lakh seed balls in…
US ‘working hard’ with India to help grow its economy: Pompeo
WEB DESK The United State is “working hard” with the Indian government to provide the country with opportunities to grow its economy as a part of the Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific…
Onslaught in Syria may spark humanitarian disaster: UN
WEB DESK The U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock urged the Security Council yesterday to take action to end the “bloody onslaught” in Syria’s last opposition-held stronghold, warning that continued violence…
BCCI suspends Prithvi Shaw for doping violation
Indian Test opener Prithvi Shaw has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) till November 15, 2019, for a doping violation. According to a BCCI…
Tea at Rs 50,000 per kg in Assam
AMN / GUWAHATI Believe it or not a special variety of Assam tea was sold for Rs 50,000 per kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday. The…
RBI relaxes External Commercial Borrowing norms for corporates, non-banking lenders
AGENCIES In more liquidity easing measures, the Reserve Bank has liberalised the end-use stipulations for the External Commercial Borrowings both for corporates as well as liquidity starved non-banking lenders. The…
Triple Talaq Bill: Prez, PM term it as a victory for gender justice
AMN / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have lauded the passing of the bill banning instant triple talaq. Parliament has…