Roadside bomb kills 11 Afghans headed to wedding
A roadside bomb blast has killed eleven people including women and children in eastern Logar province of Afghanistan, today. The provincial governor Mohammad Halim Fedayee said those who died in…
Kapil Mishra accuses Kejriwal of indulging in corruption
Suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra today accused party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of indulging in corruption. Briefing media through digital presentation, he said that AAP has committed…
ED files money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, others
Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram. The case has been registered under sections of Prevention of Money Laundering…
Coal scam case: Former coal secretary H C Gupta convicted
A special court in New Delhi today convicted former coal secretary H C Gupta in a coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar also convicted the coal ministry’s then…
GST will be consumer-friendly, healthcare, education to be exempted: Jaitley
AMN The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that healthcare and education will remain exempted from the GST. Addressing a press conference after the two-day 14th GST council meeting in…
Indian Army gets M777 howitzers Guns
AMN After a 30-year wait for new artillery guns since the Bofors scandal, the Indian Army has received the first two ultra light howitzers from the US yesterday. This is…
NGT bans open defecation, waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
AMN The National Green Tribunal NGT today banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and announced an environment compensation of Rs 5,000 for those…
NIA to probe funding of Hurriyat leaders by Pak agencies
The National Investigation Agency, NIA, has registered a Preliminary Enquiry into the funding of Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Naeem Khan, Farooq Ahmed Dar, Gazi Javed Baba and…
China, ASEAN agree on framework for South China Sea code of conduct
WEB DESK China and Southeast Asian countries have agreed to a draft framework for a long-mooted code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea. China’s foreign ministry today said…
Justice Karnan’s lawyers approach president for suspension of SC order
The lawyers representing Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan have claimed that a representation has been made to the president seeking suspension of the Supreme Court order sentencing him…