Rajasthan: 9 killed, 21 injured in gas cylinder blast in Ajmer
AMN / AJMER Nine persons were killed and 21 others injured in a gas cylinder blast during a wedding ceremony in Beawar of Ajmer district Friday evening. The explosion severely…
Pakistan sends Army to defend Saudi Arabia
AMN / ISLAMABAD Pakistan Army has announced that that it is deploying troops in Saudi Arabia under an existing bilateral security pact. It however said that soldiers will not be…
Pak girl rape & murder case: Convict Imran Ali gets death sentences
7-year-old Zainab Amin was abducted, raped and murdered early in January by Ali, who later hid her body in a trash heap. AMN An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has given…
Suicide bombers kill 19 people in Nigeria
WEB DESK Three suicide bombers killed 19 people and injured about 70 others at a fish market in northeast Nigeria, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram insurgency. The blasts…
India, Iran ink 9 agreements in different areas
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi India and Iran signed nine important agreements in different fields including double taxation avoidance, easing visa rules and cooperation on medical sector, apart from a…
13 Russian nationals indicted for interfering in 2016 US Presidential elections
WEB DESK Thirteen Russians and three Russian companies have been charged with interfering in the 2016 US Presidential election through social media propaganda. It was aimed at helping Republican Donald…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on 7 day visit to India
AMN / NEW DELHI Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau will arrive in India today on a seven-day State visit. Ministry of External Affairs said, his visit is aimed at…
RBI asks banks to accept notes & coins of small denominations
RBI has directed all banks to accept small denomination notes and coins tendered at their counters. The apex bank issued a notification in Mumbai yesterday, saying such denial of service…
Arvinder Singh Lovely rejoins Congress
AMN Former Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely rejoined the party today, months after he quit to join the BJP. Mr Lovely met Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence…
FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger
WEB DESK In the United States, FBI has said, it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high…