KARBALA, Iraq : Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage that is as much about community as it is about religion. The shrines are of two revered Shiite […]
open view web desk VIJAYPUR OCTOBER- Amritsar Volleyball Club on Sunday defeated Dorha Mansar Volleyball Club in the finals of Baba Hasaldev Memorial Volleyball Tournament played at Gurha Slathia in Vijaupur Samba. Appreciating fillip in rural sports while speaking at the concluding function after the match, former minister and […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck off the southern tip of South America. The quake, which hit at 2:54 a.m. local time Monday, was centered in the ocean, 312.9 kilometers (194 miles) south southeast of […]
open view web desk JAMMU OCTOBER: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Mr Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of veteran party workers Mr Inder Singh Rana of Chassana Gool and Mr Kasturi Lal of Marh and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved […]
TOKYO: A Japanese rocket on Monday lifted the United Arab Emirates’ first locally made satellite into orbit successfully from a space center in southern Japan. The KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the Tanegashima Space Center. The […]
Jakarta : Indonesia’s disaster agency says a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188 passengers and crew. Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho posted photos on Twitter of debris including a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft […]
open view web desk The Union Minister of State for Home Sh Kiren Rijiju, and Director General , ITBP, Sh R. K. Pachnanda paid floral tribute to Police Martyrs at National Police Memorial, Chanakyapuri, New Delh today at a programme ‘An Ode to Martyrs’ organised by the Indo-Tibetan […]
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is under increasing pressure to uphold the island nation’s constitution and reconvene parliament after his decision to replace the prime minister triggered political turmoil. Sri Lanka was plunged into the crisis on Friday when Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and […]
BEIJING : Oilseed traders in China on Monday played down the potential impact on soy consumption of new government guidelines to lower the protein content of animal feed, saying that rising soymeal and soybean prices would be a far bigger curb on appetite. The nation has been pursuing […]
SHANGHAI : China’s pollution control efforts are coming under increasing pressure from the nation’s slowing economy and officials must not drop their guard this winter, the country’s environment minister said in remarks published on Monday. At a meeting last week, Minister of Ecology and Environment Li Ganjie told […]
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