Egypt:26 soldiers killed, 40 injured in car bomb attack
AMN /CAIRO At least 26 troops were killed and 40 injured when a car bomb struck a military checkpoint followed by heavy gunfire in northeastern Sinai Peninsula today. The dead…
G20 underway in Hamburg Amid protest
AMN The G20 summit has begun in Hamburg amid a shutdown and widespread protests in the city. Chancellor Angela Merkel urged leaders to show unity on issues of climate change,…
Socialist Party condemns WB govt, radical Muslims and RSS for riots
The Socialist Party strongly condemns the Trinamool Congress government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to stop communal violence in Basirhat and Baduria areas of 24 Parganas district in…
G20 in Hamburg: Police and protesters clash over “Welcome To Hell”
WEB DESK / Seventy-six 76 police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters in Germany’s city of Hamburg, where a G20 summit starts shortly. Thursday’s big demonstration against the…
President gives nod to order on GST in J&K
AMN President Pranab Mukherjee today gave nod to an order pertaining to implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said, the President…
4 dead 2 injured in fire in East Delhi building
AMN / New Delhi At least four people died of asphyxiation and two others injured in a major fire that broke out on the ground floor of a three-storey building…
UN Security Council sanctions splinter group of Pak Taliban
WEB DESK The UN Security Council has sanctioned a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban, subjecting it to assets freeze and an arms embargo. The Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee…
Rahul questions silence of PM on China
AMN /New Delhi Amid the continuing stand-off between China and India on the tri-junction of India, Bhutan and China, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today questioned the silence of Prime Minister…
PM Modi asks BRICS to show leadership in fighting terrorism
AMN Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that G20 should collectively oppose funding and safe haven for terrorism and its sponsors. Speaking in the BRICS meeting on the sidelines of…
Govt defends CBI probe, raids against RJD chief Lalu Prasad
AMN / New Delhi The Centre today defended CBI investigation and raids against RJD chief Lalu Prasad saying that the law was taking its own course in the matter. “The…