PM asks industry to take risk and invest
By Aditya Raj Das NEW DELHI: At a juncture when the Indian economy is facing the challenge of protecting itself from the spin-off effects of Chinese slowdown Prime Minister Narendra…
7 Indians in Forbes Asia’s new list of philanthropists
Seven Indians, including three Infosys co-founders and a Dubai-based education entrepreneur, feature in the latest Forbes Asia edition in a new group of philanthropists from 13 countries for their noteworthy…
73 houses washed away in floods in Arunachal Pradesh
AMN / Seventy-three houses were washed away affecting at least 103 families in two villages of Arunachal Pradesh in the recent wave of flood triggered by incessant rain. Paglam Circle…
Matriculation, toilet, must for contesting elections in Haryana
Our Correspondent If you want to contest elections in Haryana, you must be a matriculate and have a functional toilet at home. Haryana Assembly has passed a bill, fixing matriculation…
Government relaxes rules for sugar exports
AMN / The government has relaxed norms for sugar exports by doing away with the registration requirement with the Commerce Ministry. In a notification, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)…
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan opens two-day meet of PACs’ chairpersons
A two-day Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), PAC of Parliament and State Legislatures, was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, today in New Delhi. Mrs. Mahajan…
More rain likley for next few days in drought-hit Marathwada
AMN / Marathwada, which has witnessed unprecedented drought situation this year, heaved a sigh of relief yesterday when almost the entire region received good showers as a result of withdrawal…
Government lacks coherent policy on Pakistan: Sonia Gandhi
TIA NEWS / Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed concern over the security situation at the border and said there should be a coherent policy towards Pakistan. In her address…
J&K: 6 Army men get life term Machil fake encounter case
AMN / Six army men including two officers have got life imprisonment by an army court for the killing of three youths in a fake encounter in Machil in Jammu…
India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF
A new study by World Economic Forum (WEF)has ranked India very low globally on most of the parameters for inclusive growth and development. However it fares much better internationally when…