Day: January 16, 2020

Mithali demoted to Grade B in BCCI central contracts

New Delhi, Jan 16: Veteran cricketer Mithali Raj was on Thursday demoted to Grade B from A in the BCCI central contracts while Radha Yadav and Taniya Bhatia were elevated to the middle bracket. Mithali not being kept in the Rs 50 lakh category was expected as the 37-year-old […]

Lack of transparency in China’s Belt and Road projects: EU firms

A lack of information and transparency are top barriers for European companies seeking involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to a survey published Thursday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Only 20 out of 132 firms polled said they have bid for projects […]

US senators to be sworn in for Trump impeachment trial

Amid bitter partisan divisions, US senators are to be sworn in as jurors Thursday for the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, threatened with removal from office for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the oath to the […]

15th Finance Commission to hold meetings with stakeholders of the State of Goa

open view news desk The 15th Finance Commission will visit the State Goa and hold meetings with the State Government and other stakeholders on 23rd -24th  January, 2020.  The Commission will be headed by Chairman, Sh. N.K. Singh and include all its Members and senior officials. In this regard the […]

Mega-science exhibition Vigyan Samagam in New Delhi from 21st January

open view news desk In order to highlight the value and impact of fundamental research to a broad cross-section of audience including students, academician and industry, and to further strengthen India’s participationin mega-science Projects, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Science andTechnology (DST) have jointly organised […]

India believes in Multilateralism and Strengthening WTO

open view news desk India strongly believes in multilateralism and will work for the strengthening of the WTO with other stakeholders said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways,Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi today. He was part of a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue being held […]

Prime Minister addresses at the international conclave on “Globalizing Indian Thought “at Kozhikode through video conference.

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today unveiled a life size statue of Swami Vivekananda at IIM Kozhikode through video conference. He was participating in the international conclave on “Global Indian Thought” that is being organised by IIM Kozhikode. Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister […]

Ladakh Food Processing Summit gathers huge participation

open view news desk Ladakh Food Processing Summit “Building Partnerships for Inclusive Growth in Food Processing Sector” was organised by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Ladakh in partnership with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India and Invest India, the national investment promotion & facilitation […]

Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule, new PM approved

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister. Speaking to a working group created to draft constitutional changes, Putin […]

Headlines