Defence Minister Sitharaman visits Jammu and Kashmir
AMN Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Jammu and Kashmir on a two day visit. During her visit, Ms Sitharaman will review the preparedness of the soldiers on borders…
Gujarat to be first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT
AMN Gujarat will be the first big state where the coming Assembly elections will be conducted with Electronic Voting Machine equipped with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). State Chief…
Zuckerberg hits back at Trump over allegations of Facebook bias
WEB DESK Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at US President Donald Trump for accusing Facebook of being “anti-Trump”, saying the social networking site is a platform for all ideas. Responding…
J&K: BSF constable on vacation killed in terrorist attack
AMN A BSF constable on vacation was martyred and his three family members were wounded late last evening when terrorists stormed his home and fired upon them at Hajin area…
Twitter to expand tweets from 140 to 280 characters
Twitter has announced a test project allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters, double the existing limit in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network.…
Rajanth Singh downplays Yashwant Sinha’s criticism about economic situation
Home Minister Rajanth Singh today downplayed senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha’s criticism about economic situation saying one should not forget that India is world’s fastest growing economy. Replying to a…
PM invites tourists across globe to visit India
AMN / New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited people from all over the world to come and discover the beauty of India, while urging the young citizens to…
Greater tourism opportunities can help the country in eradicating poverty: President
AMN / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind today said greater tourism opportunities can help the country eradicating poverty. Speaking after giving away National Tourism Awards for the year 2015-16…
BHU chief proctor resigns following protests
AMN / Varanasi Banaras Hindu University (BHU) chief Proctor prof P N Singh has resigned taking ‘moral responsibility’ for the recent violence on campus. Mr Singh had tendered his resignation…
Delhi High Court rejects anticipatory bail of Honeypreet Insan
AMN /New Delhi Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Honeypreet Insan, wanted by Haryana Police in connection with violence following conviction of the Dera Sacha…