Month: January 2019

Appointment of Skandan Krishnan as Advisor to JK Governor approved

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 22: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, Tuesday conveyed approval of the Competent Authority, to the appointment of Skandan Krishnan, IAS (Retd) as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The formal orders of his appointment as Advisor […]

President of India confers “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” today in New Delhi

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” – the revamped award scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India,to 26 children, 2 individuals and 3 institutions, today at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.The Minister […]

ECI reaffirms Non-Tamperability of EVMs

open view news desk In the wake of the motivated controversy about ECI EVMs, attempted to be created by one so called ‘cyber expert’ Mr Syed Shuja, the Technical Experts Committee (TEC) members – Prof D T Shahani, Prof Emeritus IIT Delhi and Prof Rajat Moona, Director IIT […]

China demands US drop Huawei extradition request with Canada

BEIJING — China on Tuesday demanded the U.S. drop a request that Canada extradite a top executive of the tech giant Huawei, shifting blame to Washington in a case that has severely damaged Beijing’s relations with Ottawa. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Meng Wanzhou’s case was out […]

Zimbabwe leader: Violence by security forces ‘unacceptable’

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday said “unacceptable” violence by security forces will be investigated after a days-long crackdown on economic unrest, while a doctor said the 12 documented deaths and more than 300 people wounded are likely “are just a fraction of the actual victims.” President […]

‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ lead Oscar nomination with 10 nods

NEW YORK — Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” with a leading 10 nominations to the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and Marvel — each scored their first best picture nomination. Though many expected […]

AP-NORC Poll: Disasters influence thinking on climate change

WASHINGTON — When it comes to their views on climate change, Americans are looking at natural disasters and their local weather, according to a new poll. Lately, that means record deadly wildfires in California, rainfall by the foot in Houston when Hurricane Harvey hit and the dome of […]

Global Markets: IMF pessimism + trade tensions = sickly stocks

LONDON – Pessimism about global growth drove down world shares and commodity markets on Tuesday and left investors seeking refuge in the dollar, government bonds and gold. The International Monetary Fund’s warning of a darkening outlook on Monday after China’s confirmation of its slowest growth rate in nearly […]

Singer Chris Brown arrested in France on suspicion of rape: police source

PARIS – U.S. singer Chris Brown was arrested in Paris on Monday with two other people on suspicion of rape, a French police source said. The arrests were first reported by Closer magazine, which said Brown, his bodyguard and a friend were detained after a 24-year-old woman alleged […]

U.S. to formally seek extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou: Globe and Mail

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada’s ambassador to the United States told the Globe and Mail, as Beijing vowed to respond to Washington’s actions. David MacNaughton, in an interview with the Canadian newspaper published on Monday, said […]

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