Campaigning ends for 6th phase of assembly elections in UP; Voting on March 3
AMN/ WEB DESK Campaigning for the sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening. Polling will be held on 3rd March. The state is going for…
Kerala reports 2,846 fresh cases, 168 deaths
AMN/ WEB DESK Kerala’s Covid-19 case graph continues to dip as the State on Tuesday reported 2,846 fresh cases while 4,325 people recovered from infection. The Test Positivity Rate is…
Bangladesh signs agreement with ADB for two loans for USD 292 million
AMN/ WEB DESK The Government of Bangladesh signed two separate agreements with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for loans worth USD 292 million on Tuesday. The agreements were signed in Dhaka…
‘Our cities are blocked, but nobody will break us,’ Ukrainian President tells EU Parliament
AMN/ WEB DESK Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that their cities are now blocked, but defiantly added that his countrymen were fighting for their land and freedom. In…
New US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas arrives in Dhaka
AMN/ WEB DESK The new US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday. He most recently served as the US acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic…
Nepalese Parliament approves USD 500 million MCC aid despite China’s persistent opposition
AMN/ WEB DESK Nepalese Parliament approved a $500 million U.S. government aid program Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) overcoming domestic political divisions and objections from China. China which is in tussle…
Zelensky signs application for Ukraine’s membership in EU
AMN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an application for Ukraine’s membership in the European Union EU. Ukrainian presidential press secretary Serhiy Nykyforov announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “A…
78% voting recorded in first phase of Assembly elections in Manipur
AGENCIESThe polling for the first phase of 12th General Election to Manipur Legislative Assembly concluded peacefully and successfully in Manipur on Monday. The voting for 38 assembly constituencies was commenced…
EU agrees to finance arms delivery to Ukraine
AGENCIES / WEB DESK The European Union agreed for the first time to jointly finance weapons deliveries to a third country to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion, EU…
Moscow warns against supplying weapons to Ukraine
WEB DESK Russia’s foreign ministry has said those supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine will bear responsibility should they be used during Russia’s military campaign there. The ministry added that the…