Obituary: George Fernandes; From drift to drift
By A J Philip The Intelligence Bureau (IB) had no idea that there was a place called Kumplampoika in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. It is a small village with a…
11 parties from North-East to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill
AMN / Guwahati As many as 11 political parties from North East have decided to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Talking to media persons here, Chief Ministers of Meghalaya Conrad…
Rahul Gandhi Meets Manohar Parrikar, wishes him speedy recovery
Agencies / Panaji (Goa) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today met Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar here and wished him speedy recovery. His meetin came a day after tweeting about “explosive…
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes is no more
AMN / NEW DELHI One of the revolutionary personality of indian politics and Anti-Emergency Crusader, Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away here today. He was 88. The last rites…
Ponzi scam: ED attaches assets valued over Rs 239 cr linked to TMC MP
Agencies The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets valued at over 239 crore rupees of a firm linked to TMC MP K D Singh in connection with a money laundering…
SC asks ED the date on which it wanted to interrogate Karti Chidambaram
The Supreme Court today asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to specify by Wednesday, the date on which it wanted to interrogate Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram,…
CPI condemns US intervention in internal affairs of Venezuela
agencies / New Delhi The Communist Party of India (CPI) has strongly condemned what it called the ‘blatant intervention of US imperialism and its allies’ in the internal affairs of…
Supreme Court defers Ayodhya case hearing
AMN / NEW DELHI The Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute in Ayodhya will not be taken up for hearing by the Supreme Court on January 29th. Due to non-availability…
8 killed, 14 others injured in a road accident in Uttarakhand
AMN At least 8 people were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Chapawat district today. The accident took place when their vehicle fell into a gorge…
Naveen Patnaik’s sister Gita Mehta declines Padma Shri
Agencies / New Delhi The noted author and sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Gita Mehta, on Saturday declined the Padma Shri citing the timing of the selection on…