Month: January 2019

Issue of barring journalists from covering Republic Day function will be looked into: Advisor Kumar

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 26: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today said that the issue of some journalists not being permitted to cover the Republic Day function in Srinagar would be looked into. He said the entire process of security clearance for issuance of passes […]

Search on for up to 200 missing after Brazil dam collapse

SAO PAULO — Workers with Brazilian mining company Vale were eating lunch when a dam that held back waste collapsed, burying the restaurant and surrounding community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving up to 200 missing. The status of the workers and others in […]

Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any […]

Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi meet South African prez

New Delhi, Jan 26:Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday met South African president Cyril Ramaphosa here and are learnt to have discussed issues of mutual interest. Ramaphosa, who is in the national capital as the chief guest for the 70th Republic Day celebrations, […]

Women prowess mesmerises crowd at 70th R-Day parade on Rajpath

New Delhi, Jan 26: Women power was on full display during the 70th Republic Day parade on Rajpath on Saturday with several Navy and Army contingents being led by them and a woman officer exhibiting stunts on bike. The all-women Assam Rifles contingent created history this year by participating […]

India celebrates 70th Republic Day; highlights Mahatma’s life

New Delhi, Jan 26: India Saturday celebrated the 70th Republic Day with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath — the city’s centrepiece boulevard — in presence of thousands of spectators including foreign dignitaries and the country’s top political […]

Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig in

UNITED NATIONS — Venezuela’s political showdown moves to the United Nations Saturday where a Security Council meeting called by the United States will pit backers of President Nicolas Maduro against the Trump administration and supporters of the country’s self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido. U.S. Secretary of State Mike […]

Trump ends shutdown, signs bill to reopen government

WASHINGTON — Submitting to mounting pressure, President Donald Trump has signed a bill to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies go back to work. Standing alone in the Rose Garden Friday, […]

Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularise the country’s name have been found near a busy London railway station. Archaeologists sifting through a vast burial ground near Euston station said Friday they had found a coffin plate identifying the last resting […]

‘We don’t sell people’s data,’ says Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defense of the social network’s business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests was different from selling people’s data. “If we’re committed to serving everyone, then we need a service that is affordable to everyone,” Zuckerberg said in […]

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