Govt approves questioning of Lt. Governor
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The centre has given its approval to the Enforcement Directorate to question Puducherry Lt. Governor M Iqbal Singh. Ed wanted to quiz him over his alleged links…
66 lakh Pre-Matric Scholarship to minorities’ students
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Ministry of Minority Affairs has awarded 66.63 lakh Pre-Matric Scholarship to the students belonging to minority communities since scheme was started in 2008-09.
Delhi prays for Palestine’s Christians
BIJAY KUMAR MINJNEW DELHI: (UCAN) Christian groups held a candlelight vigil in New Delhi yesterday to show solidarity with Palestinians denied access to sacred sites in the Holy Land. Palm…
Mother Teresa of Andman, Nicobar
RITU SHARMAWhen Shanti Teresa Lakra, a Catholic nurse, was posted to a dwindling tribe living in a forest on a small island in the Andaman and Nicobar chain, little did…
WB sees 75 pc votes in first phase
KOLKATA/ NEW DELHI: Nearly 75 per cent voters turned out to caste their votes for the first phase of elections that took place in 54 Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal…
Welfare Party to cleanse political system
By Abdul Bari Masoud / TIA NEW DELHI: The newly formed ‘Welfare Party of India’ has pledged to cleanse the political system of the country in a bid to realize…
CBI to probe Azad encounter
NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh government has assured the Supreme Court that the CBI would probe into alleged encounter of Naxal leader Azad. It also informed the apex court that…
Countdown for PSLV-C16 mission begins
The countdown for the launch of India’s latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV -C 16 began at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre early this…
Saving lives of Indian sailors prime concern: Ravi
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Monday said that government was doing everything for the release of Indians held hostage by Somali pirates. He said that…
SC bans children in circuses
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday banned the employment of children in circuses and directed the government to rescue those employed in the sector. It also asked the Government to…