Day: January 18, 2019

IIM Jammu to get additional accommodation

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 18: Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) through Director Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Commissioner Secretary, State Higher Education Department for use of additional space and land at the transit campus of […]

J&K Govt decides to give away cattle heads to BPL families

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 18: In a significant move, the state government has decided to give away the cattle heads got from Military Farms to the families living under Below Poverty Line (BPL). The decision was taken here at a meeting of defence representatives and officers […]

Japan satellite blasts into space to deliver artificial meteors

A rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower blasted into space on Friday, Japanese scientists said. A start-up based in Tokyo developed the micro-satellite for the celestial show over Hiroshima early next year as the initial experiment for what it […]

Britain’s Prince Philip still driving at 97

Britain’s lack of an upper age limit for driving was in the spotlight on Friday as 97-year-old Prince Philip recovered after being involved in an accident that flipped his car. An experienced pilot and carriage racer, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband has never been one for slowing down and […]

Sharapova stuns Wozniacki as ice men Nadal and Federer plough on

Maria Sharapova stunned defending champion Caroline Wozniacki to sweep into the Australian Open last 16 Friday and join ice men Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who clinically disposed of their opponents. The Russian five-time Grand Slam winner, who has struggled since returning from a drugs ban in 2017, […]

Britain’s Prince Philip, 97, ‘shocked and shaken’ after crash

Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip emerged “shocked and shaken” but unhurt from a car crash that rolled his Land Rover and stirred a debate in Britain Friday about old age and driving. A nine-month-old baby who was in the back seat of the other car, a […]

Everyone tentative to speak as they don’t know facts of case: Richa on Hirani

Mumbai, Jan 18:Bollywood has largely been silent about the sexual assault allegation against filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and actor Richa Chadha believes that is because they are not aware of the facts of the case. Hirani is the latest name to be called out for sexual harassment with a […]

Standing tall Down Under: Dhoni anchors, Kedar finishes as India win ODI series

Melbourne, Jan 18: Mahendra Singh Dhoni rekindled his love affair with final flourishes, anchoring India to their maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia for a perfect finish to a historic trip Down Under here Friday Virat Kohli’s men became the first country to return from Australia without losing […]

Rahul extends support to Mamata’s mega opposition rally in Kolkata on Saturday

New Delhi, Jan 18: Congress president Rahul Gandhi extended his support to Mamata Banerjee on Friday for her “show of unity” in Kolkata on January 19 and hoped that it would send a powerful message of a united India. Gandhi is likely to skip Mamata’s rally and the Congress […]

Palestinian forces soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect

RAMALLAH, West Bank — On a cold winter’s night earlier this month, a convoy of 10 Israeli armored jeeps drove into the heart of the West Bank city of Ramallah and parked in front of the Palestinian police headquarters. Soldiers fanned out, searching nearby shops for security cameras […]

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