AP waives farmers loans
HYDERBAD: (AMN) Andhra Pradesh Government has announced a waiver of interest on crop loans to the farmers who suffered losses due to the recent rains and Jal cyclone. Speaking in…
Priest’s office raided in 2G scam
CHENNAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the office of an organization headed by a Catholic priest in Chennai in connection with a corruption scandal that has…
Christians get tough with communists
KOCHI: Kerala’s bishops have snubbed overtures by the state’s communist leaders who are trying to patch up strained relations with the Church to improve their electoral chances at the polls…
Nitrogen vs Food Security
The government’s latest decision to spend Rs 350 crore to assess the degradation of environment due to improper use of nitrogen based fertilizers and to educate farmers in at least…
CBI raids Niira Radia, others premises in 2G scam
NEW DELHI: Amid the raging controversy over the 2 G scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI) on Wednesday raided and carried out searches at the residences an doffices…
Bihar abolishes MLAs fund
PATNA: The Bihar Government today abolished the Legislators Local Area Development Fund in the state. A decision to constitute a separate commission for the upliftment of poor people among forward…
China sees India as partner, not competitor
NEW DELHI: The visiting Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao has said that India and China are partners in economic progress and co-operation between the two countries could gain substantially by leveraging…
Anti-Conversion laws against core Indian values
NEW DELHI:Anti-conversion laws in several Indian states are a direct affront to fundamental rights and may strike at the core of the country’s much-admired secular system, an advocate for dalit…
Rs 350 cr scheme for Climate Change on agriculture
NEW DELHI: (AMN)The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its nod for implementing a new scheme to address the impact of climate change on agriculture and allied sectors. The…
PM asks PSUs to ensure high standard
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the Public Sector to ensure high standards of corporate accountability. Speaking at the function after presenting the MOU…