Month: October 2018

Department of Consumer Affairs & NCDRC organizes conference to review functioning of State Commissions and District Fora

District Fora should avoid adjournments and must be encouraged to decide cases in the first hearing itself: Shri C. R. Chaudhary President NCDRC, Justice R. K. Agarwal welcomes introduction of Mediation in Consumer Protection Bill; Asserts it will help in reducing pendency of cases open view web desk […]

Ex-Servicemen Rally at Churu

open view web desk The Indian Army will be organizing an Ex-Servicemen rally at District Police Stadium, Churu on 29 Oct 2018 from 0900hr onwards for the veterans of Sujangarh, Sardarshahar, Rajgarh, Ratangarh and Taranagar Tehsils of Churu district. The aim of the rally is to assist Ex-servicemen […]

North Korea’s socialist system has ‘collapsed,’ activist says

Oct. 26 (UPI) — North Korea‘s socialist system of economic planning has completely collapsed and Kim Jong Un inevitably faces reform or demise, South Korean activists said Friday. Kim Young-hwan, the South Korean representative of nonprofit PrepFuture, said the socialist system collapsed “a long time ago” and has spurred Kim to […]

President suspends parliament as Sri Lanka crisis worsens

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament Saturday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation. Police cancelled all leave as tensions heightened in Colombo a day after the president dismissed Ranil Wickremesinghe […]

Saudi rejects Turkey call to extradite Khashoggi killers

Riyadh Saturday dismissed Ankara’s calls to extradite 18 Saudis wanted for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi, as Washington warned the crisis risked destabilising the Middle East. “The individuals are Saudi nationals. They’re detained in Saudi Arabia, and the investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will be […]

More violence feared as Brazil braces for far-right presidency

SAO PAULO- After a presidential campaign that has seen political violence overshadow policy debate, many Brazilians fear attacks will continue after the likely election on Sunday of tough-talking far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro’s supporters in recent weeks have threatened to harm Supreme Court justices and physically attacked journalists […]

Mattis says Khashoggi killing undermines regional stability

MANAMA- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability and that Washington would take additional measures against those responsible. Washington Post columnist Khashoggi’s murder has escalated into a crisis for the world’s top oil exporter. Saudi […]

Palestinian militants agree truce after exchange of fire with Israel

GAZA/JERUSALEM – Palestinian militants said on Saturday they would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after they fired the heaviest rocket salvoes across the border since August. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of the armed groups that operates in Gaza, said it fired the rockets in […]

Open rift between RBI, government as official warns of catastrophe

MUMBAI – In a sign of a mounting policy struggle between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a top bank official warned on Friday that undermining a central bank’s independence could be “potentially catastrophic”. The comments by RBI Deputy Governor […]

Man arrested for sending vital info, maps to ISI

Lucknow, Oct 27: A person was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district for allegedly sharing vital information with Pakistan spy agency ISI, police said Saturday. Mohammad Zahid was arrested Friday night and police in Bulandshahr have recovered secret documents and maps of prohibited areas from him among others, according […]

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