Month: December 2018

Def Sec Mattis to retire in February, says Trump

Washington :  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will retire “with distinction” at the end of February, President Donald Trump has said, amid indications that the two had differences over the administration’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria. “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end […]

Sensex, Nifty turn choppy on weak global cues

Mumbai :  Benchmark indices opened on a choppy note Friday on negative global cues amid fears of a potential US government shutdown and rising tension between the US and China. After falling over 100 points in opening session, the 30-share Sensex was trading 14.82 points, or 0.04 per cent, […]

Woman raped after being given intoxicant

Muzaffarnagar : A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man who recorded the act and tried to blackmail her, police said Friday. They said the accused befriended the woman through phone and called her at a hotel room here to meet her on Thursday. He allegedly gave her […]

Man gets life term for killing former village head

Muzaffarnagar :  A court here has awarded life sentence to a man for killing a former village head in a 12-year-old case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,00,000 on the convict directing him to pay 90 per cent of the amount to the family of the […]

Noida Police busts fake call centre duping US citizens

Noida (UP) :  The Noida Police has busted a fake call centre here which was being used to dupe US citizens, officials said Friday. A raid was conducted at the call centre, located in Sector 63, late Thursday night on a tip-off that dubious operations were being carried out […]

Upendra Kushwaha joins UPA

New Delhi: Days after quitting the NDA, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha joined the UPA on Thursday. The announcement of Kushwaha joining the grand alliance of opposition parties in Bihar was made at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here in the presence of senior […]

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018

open view web desk On the basis of the results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 held by the Union Public Service Commission from 28th September to 7th October, 2018, the candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers have qualified for Personality Test for selection to the Indian Administrative […]

NITI Aayog to release SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018

open view web desk The SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018 shall be released by the NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, NITI Aayog, CEO Shri Amitabh Kant and UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Yuri Afanasievat NITI Aayog tomorrow on Friday, December 21. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which […]

Utilisation of Youth Potential

open view web desk India is among the nations in the World having relatively larger youth population, with about 65% of population under 35 years of age.  The youth in the age group of 15-29 years comprise 27.5% of the population. National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP-2014) has envisioned […]

Young Sports Talent

open view web desk Identifying and developing new and young sports talent in the country is a continuous process being undertaken by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports through relevant sports promotional schemes. The following initiatives have been taken by this Ministry for identification and nurturing of […]

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