V K Singh flags off 1st batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
AMN Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh flagged off the 1st batch of three month-long Kailash Mansarovar Yatra-2018 in New Delhi today. The Yatra will continue till…
Train accidents reduced by 62% in last 4-years: Railway Minister
Announces additional Rs 1 lakh cr for train safety Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said safety of trains is the topmost priority of the government.…
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS
AMN / NEW DELHI Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for what doctors described as a routine check-up and investigations.…
NEWSPAPERS’ SCAN – JUNE 11
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Qingdao grabs front page headlines in most of the dailies this morning. ” India says no to China’s Belt and Road Initiative” informs…
Trump to hold a meeting with Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong
US President Donald Trump will today hold a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ahead of the historic US-North Korea summit tomorrow. The meeting between the two leaders…
EU to implement counter measures against US tariff on steel, aluminium
WEB DESK German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said European Union (EU) will implement counter-measures against US tariffs on Steel and Aluminium just like Canada. In an interview to a public…
Northern Railways to monitor cleanliness through WhatsApp
AMN Northern Railways will now monitor cleanliness of its trains using WhatsApp groups supervised by senior officials. Northern Railway General Manager Vishwesh Chaube said in New Delhi, that every department,…
DMC asks Meghalaya CM to protect Sikhs in Shillong
AMN / New Delhi Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan has written letters to the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Konrad Sangma and Deputy Commissioner of Shillong Peter Sansan Dkhar…
Met dept to use flash flood guidance system to forecast floods
AMN / NEW DELHI India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use flash flood guidance system for the first time in the country to forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Commission issues…
WHO commends India for reducing maternal mortality ratio by 77%
AMN The WHO has commended India’s progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 per cent, from 556 per one lac live births in 1990 to 130 per…