Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on demonetisation of currency
NEW DELHI /AMN Rajya Sabha today took up discussion on demonetisation of currency on opening day of Winter Session. Opening the debate, Anand Sharma of the Congress said, as per…
Govt brings “financial anarchy” : Anand Sharma in Rajya Sabha
A Akhter / The Congress leader Anand Sharma today accused the government of bringing in “financial anarchy” in the country with the sudden ban on Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000…
Putin fires Economy Minister over bribery charges
Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who had been charged with taking a massive bribe. News Agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying The President…
Syria: Asad to welcome trump if he intends to fight terrorism
The Syrian President Bashar Assad said that the Syrian government cannot predict the actions of the US President-elect Donald Trump, but will welcome him if he intends to fight terrorism.…
UN hopes Trump will drop plans to quit a global accord on climate change
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said action on climate change has become unstoppable and he expressed hopes that US President-elect Donald Trump will drop plans to quit a global accord aimed…
US congress passes bill to extend Iran sanctions for Next 10 years
US House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan said that the Congress has passed a bill seeking to extend sanctions on Iran for another ten years. He said yesterday that today’s…
J&K: Policeman killed in encounter
Srinagar/ A policeman was killed today in an encounter with militants in the forest area of Baramulla district of Kashmir, police said here. Security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in…
Sushma undergoing tests for kidney transplant at AIIMS
New Delhi / AMN External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she was undergoing tests at AIIMS here for a kidney transplant. 64-year-old Swaraj, who has been in and out…
Mahrashtra govt to rehabilitate Zakir Naik’s IRF students
AMN / Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde has assured the students of a school run by Zakir Naik-promoted Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) that the Centre’s decision to ban the NGO…
Eminent citizens speak up against Demonetisation of Rs. 500 /1000 notes
AMN / More than 150 eminent citizens, including Prabhat Patnaik, Nayantara Sahgal, Prashant Bhushan, Jayati Ghosh, Anand Patwardhan, Syeda Hameed, M K Raina, Vivan Sundaram, Pamela Philipose, and Justice (retd.)…