Month: December 2018

Yemen’s other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida

MUKALLA, Yemen — Two years after al-Qaida militants withdrew from Yemen’s eastern city of Mukalla, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates patrol the streets in armored vehicles, driving past secessionist murals and keeping an eye out for jihadi sleeper cells. The city on the Gulf […]

Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program

WASHINGTON  — Last year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year’s event took place in the shadow of the death of a former commander-in-chief. Sunday night’s ceremony honoring lifetime artistic achievement featured multiple tributes to former President George H.W. Bush, […]

UN chief: Climate change is “most important issue we face”

KATOWICE, Poland  — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the climate summit in Poland by issuing a dramatic appeal to world leaders Monday to take the threat of global warming seriously and to act boldly to avert a catastrophic rise in temperatures before the end of the century. Guterres […]

Washington to pay respects, bid farewell to George H.W. Bush

HOUSTON — George H.W. Bush is set to embark on his final tour of Washington, the capital city that is remembering the 41st president’s lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with one term as president and was characterized throughout by […]

Trump and Xi agreement buys time in trade war

WASHINGTON — The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking. Forged over grilled sirloin at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the […]

Address of Union Environment Minister at inauguration of Indian Pavillion at COP-24

open view web desk Following is the text of the Union Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan at the inauguration of Indian Pavilion at the 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is being held at Katowice, Poland. […]

President of India pays floral tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary

open view web desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid floral tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (December 3, 2018). The President, family members of Dr Rajendra Prasad as well as officers and […]

Medical fraternity should launch nationwide awareness campaign on health hazards posed by modern lifestyle: Vice President

Private sector should make medical treatment accessible and affordable; Public Private Partnership could be the model for providing better rural healthcare; Inaugurates GEM Hospital open view web desk The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon the medical fraternity to launch nationwide awareness campaign […]

PM pays tributes to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his Jayanti

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on his Jayanti. “देश के प्रथम राष्ट्रपति भारत रत्न डॉ. राजेन्द्र प्रसाद को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।अप्रतिम प्रतिभा के धनी एवं सादा जीवन-उच्च विचार के […]

Government refutes speculations on interim appointments in CBI

open view web desk Reports have appeared in a section of the media to the effect that the Government is considering the following two options to end the alleged policy paralysis in CBI:- Appointing an OSD of DG rank to look after the affairs of the CBI To […]

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