Sartaj Aziz to attend Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar
Pakistan Prime Minister’s advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz will be attending the Heart of Asia (HoA) conference. The conference is scheduled to take place in Amritsar on 3rd and…
90% support demonetisation in PM App survey
AMN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Over ninety per cent of the respondents have supported the government decision to scrap 500 and 1000 notes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought people’s…
Exchange of fire going on between India, Pak forces along LoC
Heavy exchange of fire is going on between Indian and Pakistani forces in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, since…
Indian Journalist honoured with International Press Freedom Award
Indian journalist Malini Subramaniam has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from the Naxal-infested Bastar area, one of the four journalists felicitated by the annual…
SC expresses disappointment over Centre not appointing Lokpal
AMN / The Supreme Court today expressed its disappointment over the Centre not appointing Lokpal despite Parliament enacting a law in this regard in January 2014 after the Centre said…
Demonetisation: NABARD sanctions Rs 21,000 cr to district co-op banks
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das today said that for benefit of farmers National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 21,000 crores to rural areas to enable district…
Trump keeping ‘open mind’ on pulling out of climate accord
US President-elect Donald Trump said, he has an open mind about pulling out of world climate accords, speaking to a panel of New York Times journalists, Trump said, he is…
UN Aids crosses frontline in Syria
A UN aid convoy carrying food, water and other basic supplies was able to cross frontlines in Syria to reach a rebel-held city, the first cross-line delivery this month. An…
Obama hits 1,000 mark for commutations granted during his presidency
US President Barack Obama has shortened sentences for 79 more people and has surpassed the 1,000 mark for commutations granted during his presidency. The White House said, that President Obama…
Demonitisation: SC refuses to stay Centre’s request to stay proceedings in HCs
AMN / The Supreme Court today court refused the Centre’s request to stay proceedings pending in various high courts, saying people may get immediate relief from them. It fixed December…