Month: December 2018

Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple

NEW DELHI – Dozens of Hindu monks and tens of thousands of followers, gathered under the banner of groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, on Sunday urged the government to help build a temple on the ruins of a 16th-century mosque. Causing a frenzy […]

The Latest: Canada ex-adviser says China pressure won’t work

BEIJING — The Latest on the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei in Canada (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A former foreign policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Chinese pressure on the Canadian government to release a top executive of Huawei […]

Whether a president can be prosecuted remains in dispute

WASHINGTON — For the first time, prosecutors have tied President Donald Trump to a federal crime, accusing him of directing illegal hush-money payments to women during his presidential campaign in 2016. The Justice Department stopped short of accusing Trump of directly committing a crime. Instead, they said in […]

Russian Federation Navy Ships arrive Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY 2018

open view web desk Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) Ships Varyag,  Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY, the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy exercise on 09 Dec 18.  The 10th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY will be conducted […]

1st International Conference on Sustainable Water Management at Mohali from tomorrow

open view web desk The first International Conference under the aegis of National Hydrology Project, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is being organised by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) during 10-11 December, 2018 at Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali on the theme […]

Regional Conference on ‘Good Governance- Focus on Aspirational Districts’ to begin tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram

open view web desk The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India in association with Government of Kerala is organizing a Regional Conference on December 10- 11, 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram on ‘Good Governance – Focus on Aspirational […]

Can special consideration be shown to man with skin disorder: HC asks Centre

New Delhi, Dec 9: The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre whether a man suffering from a rare skin disorder can be allowed to use solar control film on his vehicle as a “special consideration”. “Can’t you give him a special consideration,” a bench of justices S Ravindra […]

Swaraj India will not be part of any ‘mahagathbandhan’ of Oppn parties in 2019: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi, Dec 9: Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said on Sunday that his party will not be part of any ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) of opposition parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Yadav along with other Swaraj India leaders launched the party’s campaign ‘Rashtra Nirman Ke Liye Lok […]

What Is France’s ‘Gilets Jaunes’ or ‘Yellow Vests’ Protest Movement?

The “gilets jaunes” or “yellow vests” started out protesting fuel hikes in France’s rural communities. Now, their demonstrations have turned into a national movement against President Emmanuel Macron and his government.  Courtesy: Wall Street Journal Published on Dec 7, 2018

At scene of South Sudan mass rape, ‘no one could hear me’

NHIALDIU, South Sudan — Wrapping an arm around her stomach, the young woman hung her head and recounted the day in early November when she and a friend were bound, dragged into the bush and raped by four men with guns. “My body hasn’t been the same since,” […]

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