Day: November 18, 2018

Death toll rises to 76 in California fire with winds ahead

CHICO, Calif. — Northern California crews battling the country’s deadliest wildfire in a century were bracing for strong winds, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour, creating the potential to erode gains they have made in containing a disaster that has killed at least 76 and leveled […]

8th National Conference of Women in Police begins tomorrow in Ranchi

open view web desk The 8th National Conference of Women in Police (NCWP) will begin in Ranchi, Jharkhand tomorrow. The two-day conference which is being  organized by Bureau of Police Research &Development in collaboration with Jharkhand Police, is the only national level platform to address the issues of Women […]

Conference on ‘Modernization of Police Communication and Challenges thereof’ begins in New Delhi

The two-day Conference on ‘Modernization of Police Communication and Challenges thereof’ will begin here tomorrow. The Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Communication, Shri Manoj Sinha will inaugurate the conference. Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless (DCPW), a nodal advisory body to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Police Telecommunication […]

Govt should stick to fiscal deficit target, continue reforms: Panagariya

New Delhi, Nov 18: The Centre should stick to the fiscal deficit target for 2018-19 and continue with the reforms undertaken during the over four years of the Narendra Modi-led government, former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said Sunday. The present government, Panagariya said, has made a huge […]

SC dismisses plea alleging custodial torture of key Kathua rape-murder case witness

New Delhi, Nov 18: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea claiming that a key witness in the sensational Kathua gang rape-and-murder case was allegedly tortured in custody by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with a separate rape case. A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and […]

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports

The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US media reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor one day prior, which […]

Grenade attack on religious congregation in Amritsar, 3 dead

Amritsar, Nov 18: Three persons were killed and at least 10 injured in a grenade attack on a prayer hall brimming with around 200 devotees on the outskirts of Amritsar in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Sunday The blast occurred during a religious gathering of the Nirankari […]

Okuhara downs Intanon in Hong Kong Open final

Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara said her triumph over a determined Ratchanok Intanon in Sunday’s Hong Kong Open final is a massive confidence boost ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Both players were hungry for the win, drawing level 13 times in the second game before the sixth-ranked Okuhara beat the […]

‘Bold’ England seal Sri Lanka series and Root wants more

Captain Joe Root set his sights on taking England to the top of the world rankings after his spin trio finished off Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday to seal the series with a match to spare. England needed just 30 minutes on the fifth day […]

‘Sad’ Trump visits fire-wracked California, blames mismanagement

President Donald Trump expressed sadness Saturday at the devastation caused by fires in a California town, but persisted in his controversial claim that forest mismanagement is responsible for the tragedy which has left 76 dead and more than 1,000 listed as missing. “This is very sad,” Trump said […]

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