Day: October 8, 2019

US Supreme Court to take on gay and transgender rights in the workplace

Does a US employer have the right to sack a worker because they are gay or transgender? That question, which has caused deep divisions within US society, will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday at a time when the political scene has already reached fever pitch over […]

China blasts US blacklist over Xinjiang as ‘groundless’

China hit back at the United States on Tuesday over the blacklisting of 28 Chinese entities accused of being implicated in rights violations against mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, saying the claims are “groundless”. US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the move to bar the […]

Andy Murray to make Grand Slam return at Australian Open

Andy Murray will make his Grand Slam return at the Australian Open in January, a year after career-saving hip surgery, tournament organisers announced Tuesday. The British three-time major winner has been slowly working his way back to fitness and is now ranked 289th, up from 503rd just a […]

Cosmology trio win Nobel Physics Prize

Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for research increasing our understanding of our place in the universe, the jury said. Peebles won one-half of the prize “for theoretical discoveries that have contributed to our understanding […]

Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader

Hong Kong’s under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option following a particularly violent week of unrest that paralysed the city. The financial hub has been gripped by four months of rallies, and last weekend saw much of […]

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participates in ceremony for commissioning the infrastructure facilities constructed to support the proposed oil refinery project in Mongolia

open view news desk Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today participated in the ceremony for commissioning the infrastructure facilities constructed to support the proposed oil refinery project in Mongolia. Prime Minister of Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, six Cabinet Ministers & Governor […]

PM greets nation on the occasion of Vijayadashmi

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashmi. “विजयादशमी के पावन पर्व पर आप सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashami”, the Prime Minister said. Oct 8 Narendra Modi✔@narendramodi विजयादशमी के […]

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