Day: December 2, 2018

Ex Cope India 2018 to Commence on 03 Dec 2018

open view web desk Ex Cope India-18 is the fourth edition in the series of Bilateral Joint exercise held between IAF and USAF, which is conducted in India. This is the first time, the exercise is being planned at two Air Force bases, Kalaikunda and Panagarh from 03-14 […]

Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India

open view web desk Shri Sunil Arora today assumed charge as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India succeeding Shri O.P.Rawat. Shri Rawat who demitted the office on 1st December, 2018 after completing his tenure . Prior to assuming charge as Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Arora had been serving […]

Private sector must ensure that the treatment provided by them is not only accessible but also affordable: Vice President

Private sector should not concentrate on urban areas alone and must set up healthcare facilities in the rural areas; Need to strengthen the Primary Healthcare system in our country; Inaugurates Rainbow Children’s Hospital open view web desk The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said […]

Wilder keeps heavyweight title, fights Fury to split draw

LOS ANGELES  — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defense. He still ended up flat on the canvas in the 12th round, his eyes rolling backward while Wilder celebrated above him. Fury somehow gathered his wits, […]

Leftist leader takes reins in Mexico vowing to help poor

MEXICO CITY — Leftist politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumed Mexico’s presidency with a promise — to profoundly transform Latin America’s second-biggest economy and to lead a government free of corruption. Seemingly tireless at age 65, Lopez Obrador breezed through a day of public appearances Saturday that included taking […]

The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 12:45 a.m. President Donald Trump says he’d be willing to sign a two-week government funding extension to allow for ceremonies honoring the life of former President George H.W. Bush. […]

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action

PARIS  — France’s most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as “yellow jacket” activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti. Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of […]

From Bush to Clinton, a grace note for the ages

WASHINGTON — It was a grace note for the ages. “Dear Bill,” George H.W. Bush scribbled Jan. 20, 1993, to the Democrat about to succeed him as president. “When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt […]

Bush mourned as a great statesman, a man of uncommon decency

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, who died late Friday at his […]

Trump’s on-off dance with complicated acquaintances

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Broken dates. Coy suggestions. Missed encounters. Private opportunities. Amid weighty issues of state, another fascination at the Group of 20 summit has been President Donald Trump’s will-he, won’t-he dance with two fellow leaders who are something of international outcasts these days. Would Trump, who […]

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