Heavy rains in WB, Odisha as cyclone Komen approaches
Cyclonic storm – Komen – will hit the Bangladesh coast this afternoon, bringing with it heavy rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha. Komen currently lies 300 kilometres east-southeast of…
Everyone must respect SC verdict on Yakub Memon: Naqvi
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that everyone must respect the judgment of Supreme Court regarding death sentence of 1993 Bombay blast convict Yakub Memon, who was executed this…
LS adjourned after paying homage to Dr. Kalam; RS after HM’s statement on terror attack
AMN The Lok Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow as a mark of respect to former President Dr. A.P J Abdul Kalam. As the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra…
Army jawan killed in sniper attack by Pak troops in J&K
AMN An Army jawan has been killed in sniper attack by Pakistan troops who targeted forward posts in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, violating ceasefire last night. PRO Defence…
DR. KALAM LAID TO REST AMIDS TEARFUL ADIEU
AMN / The body of former president APJ Abdul Kalam was laid to final rest in the middle of a 1.5 acre piece of land earmarked for the purpose at…
Yakub Memon hanged as SC rejects his fresh plea in pre-dawn hearing
AMN / 1993 Mumbai serial blasts lone death row convict, Yakub Memon has been was hanged a little before 7 am at Nagpur Central Prison. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Maharashtra…
SC dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition on ‘death warrant’
A three judge bench of the Supreme Court has dismissed Yakub Memon’s petition against ‘death warrant’ and said the issue of death warrant is in order. Earlier in the day,…
Mortal remains of Dr Kalam arrives in Rameswaram; PM to attend last rites
AMN / The mortal remains of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has reached Rameswaram, his birth place this afternoon. From Delhi, his body was carried to Madurai in a…
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Anshu Gupta get Magsaysay Award
AMN / Former Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at AIIMS Sanjiv Chaturvedi, and founder of NGO Goonj, Anshu Gupta, have been chosen for prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2015. Sanjiv Chaturvedi…
UP Lokayukta registers case against suspended IPS officer
Uttar Pradesh, Lokayukta NK Mehrotra has registered a case against suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on the complaint of an RTI activist of allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to known sources…