EU Parliament witness bitter debate over Brexit
WEB DESK / The European Parliament today witnessed heated debate over Brexit, the UK’s vote to leave the EU. A central figure in the Leave campaign, UKIP’s Nigel Farage, was…
Come clean by Sept 30: Jaitley to black money holders
AMN / Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said information on assets disclosed during the one-time compliance window will not be shared with any other authority. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…
Millions of children may die, warns UNICEF
Neelam Jeena / NEW DELHI Based on current trends, 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million…
India as a member of MTCR will strengthen non-proliferation: US
AMN / The United States has said that India becoming a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) will strengthen international non-proliferation. State Department spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said in…
PM disaproves Swamy remarks against finance ministry officials
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the attacks on RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and some top finance ministry officials by party MP as “inappropriate”. “Whether it is in…
India joins Missile Technology Control Regime, MTCR
AMN / In a major boost to country Missile technology, India today entered the the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The MTCR point of contact in Paris has conveyed the…
Alcoholism & substance abuse cause havoc in social life: President
A AKHTER / President Pranab Mukherjee today said alcoholism and substance abuse have caused havoc in the social life of country as well as across the world. Mr Mukherjee was…
Jaitley blames congress for delaying economic reforms
On the 41st anniversary of imposition of Emergency, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today targeted Congress and blamed it for delaying economic reforms by two decades, transforming India into a ‘dynastic…
Manish Sisodia, AAP MLAs detained near PM’s residence
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several Aam Aadmi Party legislators were detained by police today while they were on their way to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in…
Mann ki Baat: PM asks people to declare undisclosed income by Sep 30
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people with undisclosed income to come clean by 30th September. Addressing the Nation on his monthly Mann Ki Baat programme in All…