50 Indian peacekeepers in Sudan awarded UN medal
AMN Fifty Indian peace keepers stationed in South Sudan have been awarded the UN Medal for their professionalism and service in protecting civilians and building durable peace in the conflict-ridden…
Turkey extends state of emergency for 5th time
Turkey’s top national security body has called for a fifth extension of a state of emergency, imposed after last year’s failed coup. National Security Council said it recommended the extension…
Use CSR funds to strengthen Ayurveda system: PM
AMN Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, Ayurveda experts need to find medicines which give immediate relief to patients and also keep side effects at bay. Inaugurating the first All…
Diesel generators banned in Delhi
AMN Environment Pollution Control Authority has banned diesel generator sets in Delhi and ordered the closure of Badarpur thermal power plant in the national capital to control air pollution in…
European Union imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea
AMN European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea as part of international efforts to punish the pariah regime for its nuclear and ballistic weapons programmes. Foreign ministers meeting…
Temporary disruptive effect of GST over: Economic affairs secretary
AMN Economic Affairs Secretary S C Garg has said, the temporary disruptive effect of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is over as the manufacturing sector recorded positive growth of…
Sushma Swaraj flags H1B visa issue with US Congressional delegation
AMN External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged the H1B visa issue as a strong concern during a meeting with a visiting US Congressional delegation and sought bipartisan support for…
Reporter who covered Malta’s ‘Panama Papers’ link killed in car blast
AMN The Maltese investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, who had exposed her country’s links with the Panama Papers document leak, has been killed when a bomb destroyed her car as…
20 dead, 70 wounded in Afghan police centre attack
AMN At least 20 people were killed and over 70 wounded in a suicide bombing targeting a police training centre attached to the headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia…
FM launches gold options trading on MCX
AMN / Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today launched gold options trading on the leading commodity bourse MCX and said this is one of the steps towards formalising trade in…