Month: December 2018

OPEC and partners near deal over cuts in production

OPEC ministers presented a “final draft” of an agreement for oil production cuts to a meeting Friday with partner countries including Russia, as oil prices rebounded at news that a deal may be close. The price of Brent, the European benchmark, surged five percent on Friday after reports […]

Trump attacks Russia probe ahead of new Mueller reports

US President Donald Trump unleashed a series of attacks Friday on US Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, with the prosecutor expected to release documents that could shed new light in the Russia probe. Repeating his regular dismissal of the probe as a “total witch hunt,” Trump […]

Duterte seeks martial law extension in southern Philippines

Manila, Dec 7: President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked legislators to extend martial law across the southern Philippines until the end of 2019 in order to quell continuing violence in the restive region, officials said. Duterte’s request, which could be approved as early as next week, comes despite critics […]

Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by two percent

open view web desk The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on  December 06, 2018 was 94.994BCM, which is 59% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 61% for the week ending on November 29, 2018. The level of water storage in the week […]

Young Doctors need to uphold ethics and treat every patient with compassion and empathy: Vice President

Make quality healthcare accessible and affordable;Curriculum in medical education needs to be constantly upgraded;Bridge urban-rural divide in providing state-of-the-art healthcare services;Addresses 46th Annual Convocation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences open view web desk The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the […]

Tourism Ministry formulates Guidelines for approval of Online Travel Aggregators

open view web desk 07/12/2018 The Ministry of Tourism have formulated the guidelines for approval /re-approval of Online Travel Aggregators (OTA’s). These guidelines for approval /re-approval ofOTA’s have been devised to ensure that there are adequate safeguards against deficiency of service, alternate arrangements if needed and punitive deterrence.  […]

Shimla’s Mall Road gets new lift

Shimla, Dec 7: A new lift connecting Shimla’s Cart Road and the Mall Road was inaugurated Friday. The lift has a carrying capacity of 26 persons and is equipped with facilities including emergency alarm system, music, telephone connectivity and a clock, an official said. It has been constructed at […]

Raje slams Sharad Yadav for body shaming her, says EC must take cognisance

Jaipur/New Delhi, Dec 7: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday demanded action against former JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav for body shaming her during an election rally, saying she felt insulted by his comments and the Election Commission must take cognisance. Yadav made the personal comments, calling Raje fat […]

Pearl Harbor attack survivor remembers the day from afar

HONOLULU — Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island from Pearl Harbor when Japanese warplanes started striking Hawaii on December 7, 1941, watching from afar as the bombs and bullets killed and wounded […]

Why Huawei arrest deepens conflict between US and China

WASHINGTON  — The arrest of a prominent Chinese telecommunications executive has driven home why it will be so hard for the Trump administration to resolve its deepening conflict with China. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, has heightened skepticism over the trade truce that Presidents […]

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