Union Cabinet condoles Manohar Parrikar’s demise
Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has condoled the sad demise of Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa. The Cabinet observed silence for two minutes in memory of…
VP Naidu urges UN to evolve common strategy to combat terrorism
AGENCIES Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has urged the United Nations to develop a common strategy to combat terrorism and speedily conclude the deliberations of the Comprehensive Convention on International…
Manohar Parrikar’s last rites to be performed today
AMN The last rites of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be performed at Miramar on Monday evening with full state honours. The BJP leader passed away in Panaji yesterday…
India welcomes France’s decision to sanction Masood Azhar
AMN / NEW DELHI India has welcomed the decision taken by France to sanction Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar. In a tweet, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, Azhar who…
Bihar Custodial deaths: Former, IAS, IPS officers ask CM Nitish to take stern action
The alleged death of two people in police custody in Sitamarhi last week has snowballed into a major political controversy Our Correspondent / PATNA A group of former bureaucrats, IPS,…
Supreme Court seeks EC response on counting of VVPAT slips
AMN The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Election Commission’s response on opposition leaders’ plea on the counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips of 50 per cent…
Fodder scam: SC seeks CBI response on Lalu Yadav’s bail plea
AMN The Supreme Court today sought the CBI’s response on a bail plea of RJD chief Lalu Prasad in three cases related to the multi-crore fodder scam. A bench headed…
France to freeze all assets of Jaish chief Masood Azhar
AGENCIES France has decided to freeze all assets of Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, JeM chief Masood Azhar, in application of the country’s Monetary and Financial Code. The French government’s…
Rafale: SC reserves order on Centre’s objection to plaintiffs citing secret documents
AGENCIES / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Thursday said it will decide first on the preliminary objections raised by the Centre and then go into the facts of the Rafale…
NCP releases first list of candidates for LS polls
AMN / Mumbai The Nationalist Congress Party, NCP, has released its first list of 12 candidates, including eleven from Maharashtra and one from Lakshadweep. Prominent among those who have been…