Day: December 16, 2018

Scores injured in explosion in Japan’s Sapporo

SAPPORO DECEMBER 16: More than 40 people were injured as buildings collapsed following an explosion at a drinking establishment in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sunday night, local authorities said.  Police and firefighters worked on getting the accident site in the Toyohira Ward of the city under control, fighting flames […]

‘Indira Gandhi 2.0’: RBI coup a sign of Modi’s authoritarian ways

NEW DELHI – When Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel abruptly resigned on Monday, it stunned many people in government and business circles. Patel’s decision, which came after months of bad blood between the central bank and the government, is the latest sign that the ruling […]

Badminton gold at last for ‘proud’ Sindhu, Shi stuns Momota

An emotional P.V. Sindhu finally got her hands on gold at badminton’s season-ending World Tour Finals on Sunday while in the men’s decider China’s Shi Yuqi exacted stunning revenge over number one Kento Momota. The 23-year-old Indian Sindhu has suffered a series of near-misses in recent years, winning […]

Shock waves of #MeToo reach the City of London

A series of very public sackings, suspensions and departures suggests that Britain’s finance world is waking up to the toxic implications of sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. The changes come a little more than a year after the #MeToo movement exploded into public consciousness with multiple […]

UN calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a “credible” probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. “It is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to have the punishment of those that were guilty,” Guterres said at a conference in Doha. The […]

Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village

SAN ANTONIO SECORTEZ, Guatemala — Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out together for the United States, thousands of miles from this small indigenous community in Guatemala where she spent her days plodding […]

Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned

MOSCOW — Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music. Putin says “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.” But Putin […]

Sri Lanka’s president reinstates prime minister he sacked

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister on Sunday, nearly two months after firing him and setting off a long political stalemate in the South Asian island nation. The move promises to ease the crisis, but could also be the beginning of […]

Investigations look at Trump’s life from all angles

WASHINGTON — Investigations now entangle Donald Trump’s White House, campaign, transition, inauguration, charity and business. For Trump, the political, the personal and the deeply personal are all under examination. Less than two years into Trump’s presidency, his business associates, political advisers and family members are being probed, along […]

JKAACL hosts Losar festival

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 15- Famous Losar Festival-2018 of Ladakh was hosted in a extraordinary manner here today at Abhinav Theatre by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL). Over 4000 artists and lovers of art participated in the day long Festival featuring screening of […]

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