Bangladesh: 77 killed in anti-drug operation
WEB DESK The number of people killed in an anti-drug operation in Bangladesh has risen to 77, after the death of another nine suspected drug-traffickers. Officials said in Dhaka today…
Gujarat: 6 killed in road accident
AMN Six people, including two women and a child, were killed in a collision between their car and a truck near Adas village in Anand district today. All the deceased…
Akshay kumar launches twin pit toilet technology campaign
AMN / NEW DELHI Film actor Akshay kumar launched the twin pit toilet technology campaign in New Delhi today. Mr Kumar said, the real challenge in the society is to…
PM inaugurates 1st smart & green highway Eastern Peripheral Expressway
AMN / BAGHPAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated first smart and green highway, the Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. The 135-kilometre six-lane access-controlled expressway is eco-friendly…
India launches its second IT corridor in China
AMN India today launched its second IT corridor in China to cash in on the burgeoning Chinese software market. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has established…
Bypolls to 4 Lok Sabha, 10 Assembly seats on Monday
All arrangements have been made for the peaceful conduct of the bypolls to four Lok Sabha seats and 10 Assembly constituencies across 10 states tomorrow. The Lok Sabha seats which…
India summons Pak envoy; lodges strong protest against Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018
AMN / NEW DELHI India today summoned the Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan and lodged a strong protest against Pakistan Government’s so-called Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018. In a statement, External…
Ireland votes to end ban on abortion
AMN / DUBLIN A constitutional ban on terminating pregnancies was overturned with the support of two-thirds of voters in a referendum on Friday. Under a constitutional amendment adopted in 1983,…
China revives diplomatic ties with Burkina Faso
AMN China has restored diplomatic relations with the West African country of Burkina Faso. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Alpha Barry signed…
Qatar bans Saudi goods from stores
AMN / DOHA Qatar government has ordered all shops in the country to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries which has imposed a boycott on the…