SC allows woman to abort 31-week foetus
The Supreme Court has allowed a woman to abort her 31-week foetus after it was detected that both its kidneys were not functioning. A bench headed by Justice A K…
Govt panel proposes abolition of Haj subsidy by 2018
Our Correspondent / MUMBAI/ A government panel to review the existing Haj Policy of the Government for 2013-17 and to suggest framework for new Haj policy 2018-22 has recommnded abolition…
India can’t afford to have a digital divide: says PM in Gujarat
AMN / GANDHINAGAR Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India could not afford to have a digital divide. Addressing a public meeting after dedicated IIT Gandhinagar campus to the…
IT dept attaches 3 properties of Rabri Devi, Hema in benami land deal case
PATNA Income tax department in Bihar has provisionally attached three plots of Former Chief Minister Rabari Devi and her daughter Hema Yadav in Patna in a benami deal and tax…
Rohingyas continue to flood into Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar area
AMN / DHAKA: Nearly 2,000 Rohingya people a day are still arriving in Cox’s Bazar settelements of Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar’s North Rakhine State. The new arrivals bring…
United States has no plan to sign global anti-nuclear treaty
WEB DESK The United States today said it has no intention of signing a nuclear weapons ban treaty. A State Department spokesman told a news agency that the United States…
Govt makes Aadhaar mandatory for small saving schemes
The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. Finance Ministry has issued four separate…
Govt removes gems, jewellery dealers from PMLA reporting requirement
AMN The government has removed gems and jewellery dealers from the purview of the reporting requirement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). An official order said that the…
Google dedicates doodle to Mallika-e-Ghazal Begum Akhtar
Mere Humnafas, Mere Humnawa, Mujhe Dost Ban Ke Daga Na De Main Hoon Dard-e-Ishq Se Jaan-Valab, Mujhe Zindagi Ki Dua Na De AMN / NEW DELHI Google today dedicated a…
Rohingya problem can’t upset Bangladesh’s progress: PM Hasina
LONDON Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that he country never felt scared in facing problems while it would make its way ahead despite the influx of tens of…