SC seeks Centre’s response on execution by hanging
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea that execution by hanging was unconstitutional as it was painful and not a dignified way of…
SC to put recommendations on appointment of judges in public
New Delhi In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court collegium has decided to put in public domain all its recommendations for the appointment, elevation and transfer of judges to various…
SC seeks counsel opinion on re opening Gandhi assassination case
AMN / New Delhi The Supreme Court Friday asked some searching questions on a plea seeking reopening of the investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. After a brief hearing,…
India’s coffee output at record 3.5 lakh tons in 2017-18
AMN Coffee output in India, is pegged to be a record 3.50 lakh tonnes in the 2017-18 marketing year started this month on higher acreage. According to the Coffee Board,…
NGT ban on demonstrations near Jantar Mantar irrational: Cong
New Delhi The Congress spokesman Kapil Sibal said Congress was in support of all such parties who were against the recent National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive banning demonstrations by different…
No change in status quo in Doklam since Aug 28: MEA
AMN /New Delhi The Ministry of External Affairs today dismissed reports of Chinese troops regathering near Doklam, saying there was no change in the status quo. MEA Spokesperosn Raveesh Kumar…
Pakistan: 22 killed in attack on Shia shrine
WEB DESK The death toll in the suicide attack at a prominent Shia shrine in restive Balochistan province of Pakistan has risen to 22. According to Deputy Commissioner Asadullah Kakar,…
NCST visits Chhattisgarh to probe deaths of 29 Pando tribals
AMN A team of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is on a two day visit to Chhattisgarh to investigate deaths of large number of people belonging to a primitive tribe.…
India-EU concerned over violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar
AMN /New Delhi India and European Union EU expressed deep concern at the recent spate of violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar that has resulted in the outflow of…
Govt announces major relief in GST for exporters, small enterprises
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Government today announced major relief in GST for exporters and small and medium enterprises. The composition threshold limit under GST has been enhanced from 75…