Parliament passes bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks
AMN Parliament passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with Lok Sabha approving it today. the Bill was already cleared by Rajya Sabha earlier. The bill seeks to enhance paid…
Exit polls give high hope to BJP in UP, Uttrakhand and Manipur
AMN Different Exit polls have predicted the BJP as the largest party in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur while a setback for SAD- BJP alliance in Punjab. Times Now-…
5 terrorists sentenced by military courts in Pakistan
Five terrorists sentenced by military courts were executed at District Jail Kohat yesterday. The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement that the convicted terrorists were involved in attacks on…
TMC MPs protest over alleged hate crime against Indians in US
Trinamool Congress MPs today protested over the recent incidents of alleged hate crime against Indians in the US. The members holding placard in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament complex…
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references
AMN / The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today after making obituary references to a sitting member, Haji Abdul Salam and four former members of the House. They…
NIA to make further investigations in Bhopal-Ujjain train blast: Rajnath Singh
AMN / Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said further investigations in a blast in the general compartment of the Bhopal-Ujjain Passenger train on 7th of this month, will be handed…
US Marine Corps deployed to Syria to defeat IS
US says, it has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help defeat the Islamic State terror group (IS) in Raqqa. Quoting a Pentagon spokesman AFP said, several…
Pakistan: Hindu woman axed to death by a group in Balochistan
A Hindu woman has been axed to death by a group of unidentified persons in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province. Quoting police, the Dawn reports that Zania Kumari was attacked…
US rejects Chinese proposal for reducing tension in Korean peninsula
AMN United States has rejected China’s proposal aimed at reducing tension in the Korean peninsula. State Department’s acting spokesman Mark Toner said, the defence cooperation between the US and South…
State of Hawaii to challenge new Trump immigration order in court
In the United States, the State of Hawaii has said in a court motion that it intends to seek a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s new executive order…