MASSIVE TRAGEDY HITS JAPAN
TIA Monitoring Desk The biggest earthquake of the history hit Japan Pacific coast of country's northeast claimed hundred of lives. Tsunami waves hit a wide-ranging area from Hokkaido in the…
Two militants killed near Dal Lake
SRINAGAR: Self-styled chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant outfit Sajjad Afghani and his bodyguard were killed in an encounter with security forces at Foreshore Road near Dal Lake in the outskirts of…
LS adjourned following death of MP
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day Thursday following the death of Bali Ram Kashyap, a sitting member. As soon as the House met, members paid tributes…
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN
A massive earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hits northeastern coast of Japan on Friday. The quake unleashed a 13-foot tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast…
Dalai Lama renounces politics
NEW DELHI (AMN) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday renounced active politics, saying the time had come for new independently elected leader.
CPIM raises voice for Anganbadi workers
NEW DELHI: The CPIM Thursday pleaded for bringing all the 50 lakh Anganbadi workers across the country under the Minimum Wages Act . The party also demanded pension for them…
NRIs can vote, but to pay more for stay
ASHOK B SHARMA/ TIANEW DELHI: There is something about which the Non-resident Indians (NRIs) may have to cheer. They now have the right to vote and those hailing from five…
Efforts are on for safe release of 53 sailors
ASHOK B SHARMA / TIA NEW DELHI: The government of India is making efforts to rescue the remaining 53 Indian sailors who are still captive of Somali pirates. On Wednesday…
All stranded Indians to leave Libya by Thursday
NEW DELHI (AMN) India is likely to wrap up the safe evacuation of its citizens in strife-torn Libya as another batch of 2,400 Indians stranded in the north African country…
CWG scam: CBI conducts nationwide raids
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The CBI Thursday carried out nationwide searches at 18 locations on the premises of functionaries of various agencies involved in renovation of Talkatora and Shivaji stadia and…