Day: November 19, 2018

Lobera, FC Goa agree to one-year contract extension

Margao : FC Goa Monday announced that head coach Sergio Lobera has extended his stay at the Indian Super League club. The Spaniard put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension that will see him stay with the club till the end of the 2019/20 season. Under Lobera, […]

2002 post-Gujarat riots: SC defers hearing on Zakia Jafri’s plea till Nov 26

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. A bench headed by […]

Swachh Bharat Mission to celebrate World Toilet Day tomorrow with nationwide activities

open view web desk The Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) will celebrate the World Toilet Day tomorrow with mass  awareness and mobilization activities across States and districts.  The focus is on usage  of toilets, which is closely linked to the Prime Minister’s call for a Swachh Bharat by October […]

PM’s message on World Toilet Day

open view web desk Following is the text of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s message on World Toilet Day. “Today, on World Toilet Day, we reiterate our commitment towards enhancing cleanliness and sanitation facilities across the nation. We in India take pride at the remarkable speed with which sanitation cover […]

Qaumi Ekta Week begins tomorrow

open view web desk With a view to foster and reinforce the spirit of Communal Harmony, National Integration and pride in vibrant, composite culture and nationhood, the “Qaumi Ekta Week” (National Integration Week) will be observed all over the country, from tomorrow to 25th November, 2018. The week […]

Japan’s trade surplus with US shrinks further in October

Japan’s politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States shrank further in October, the fourth consecutive monthly decline, official data showed Monday. The figure also showed an overall global trade deficit, as increases in imports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas overwhelmed a rise in exports of […]

US Army unfurls miles of fencing along border with Mexico

    They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground. Over the course of three days, a gleaming, shoulders-high barrier of concertina-wire emerged like […]

Victims mourned as toll hits 77 in California wildfire

  The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff’s office said, after a vigil to honor the victims. “One human remain was located today,” raising the toll by one in the so-called Camp Fire which broke […]

China expands ban on China says it no longer wants to be the world’s dustbin and recycler

China will expand its ban on imports of solid waste, local media reported Monday, almost a year after its first curbs caused havoc in countries that sent their rubbish to the Asian giant. The regulatory action — which expands the prohibition to 32 categories of solid waste from […]

Hong Kong democracy leaders plead not guilty in Umbrella Movement trial

Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to public nuisance charges over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China. The pioneering trio are among nine activists all facing public […]

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