India to add 300 million new urban residents by 2050: UN report
AMN / A UN report has projected that India could add 300 million new urban residents by 2050 and it will need to build climate-friendly cities to address the challenge…
Sex tourism, pornography major threat to children: Rajnath Singh
Trafficking also a major challenge Yasmin Bano / AMN India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that sex tourism and child pornography have emerged as the major threats to children…
Met predicts very hot summer this year
India’s Meteorological Department has predicted a very hot summer this year. In its latest forecast, Met office said, the summer temperatures in 2016 are expected to be above normal by…
Entry fee at Taj Mahal, other mounuments hiked
A Akhter / AMN Government has enhanced the entry fee at 116 Centrally protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India. The enhancement comes after 15 years as the last increase…
Rajasthan village votes for liquor ban in unique poll
A village in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan witnessed a different type of voting on Tuesday. This polling was held in Kachbali village of Bhim panchyat samiti today to get a…
Vice Chief flags off Indian Army Everest Expedition
Our Correspondent / New Delhi The Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lt Gen MMS Rai today flagged off the Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition to scale Mount Everest and…
Visa on Arrival for Japanese nationals
The Visa on Arrival will be given to Japanese nationals from today. This facility will be available at six airports Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. In a release,…
Vienna is world’s best city to live in
Austria’s capital Vienna is the best place in the world to live, according to an international survey on quality of life that has no city of India in the top…
Mysore cleanest city in India, Dhanbad dirtiest
Vinit Wahi / AMN Fifteen, 15 cities from across the country were today felicitated by the central government for their good work in different areas of sanitation and cleanliness. Minister…
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates ‘Udyanotsav’
President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated the annual Udyanotsav at Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Gardens will remain open for general public from tomorrow till 19th March between 9.30…