Month: February 2019

Venezuela’s Guaido pressures Maduro over humanitarian aid

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was on Sunday set to announce a date for the arrival of humanitarian aid to the crisis-wracked country — a path President Nicolas Maduro believes will lead to a US-led military intervention. A day earlier, National Assembly head Guaido and socialist leader Maduro […]

Pope heads to UAE for historic trip

Pope Francis heads to the UAE Sunday for the first ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, birthplace of Islam, where he will hold an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Catholics. The pontiff will take part in an interreligious conference on Monday, meeting Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, […]

UK’s May says she is ‘armed with fresh’ Brexit mandate

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would be “armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas” when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal. EU officials have insisted that the deal is not open for renegotiation. But May wrote in the Sunday Telegraph […]

EU, Latam contact group on Venezuela to meet Thursday

European and Latin American countries that form an “international contact group” hoping to end Venezuela’s political crisis will hold their first meeting in Montevideo on Thursday, the joint hosts announced Sunday. The meeting will be at ministerial level, said a statement from EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini and […]

US, South Korean diplomats meet ahead of Trump-Kim summit

SEOUL, South Korea — Senior U.S. and South Korean officials met Sunday to discuss an expected second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump’s special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, arrived in South Korea earlier Sunday amid reports that he’ll meet […]

1 deputy killed, another wounded in 12-hour standoff in Ohio

PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Ohio that left another deputy wounded and a suspect in custody, authorities said Sunday. Capt. Jeff Sellars of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said officers responded about 7 […]

Centre’s crop insurance scheme aimed at taking away farmer’s money: Rahul Gandhi

Patna, Feb 3: Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said the Centre’s crop insurance scheme is aimed at taking away farmers income to fill up pockets of big businessmen. At his first rally in Bihar after taking over as party president, Gandhi accused the […]

PDD launches BillSahuliyat-Go Android Mobile App

open view news desk SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY: Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) today launched Android Mobile App for facilitating online electricity bill payment and other consumer-oriented services under the Billsahuliyat initiative of J&K Power Development Department. BillSahuliyatGoAndroid Mobile App provides an option for consumers to pay through […]

Prime Minister launches several development projects in JK

open view news desk LEH/JAMMU/SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 03: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched several development projects in Jammu and Kashmir during his day-long visit to the State. He laid foundation of prestigious AIIMS in Jammu and Srinagar. Beginning his J&K visit from Ladakh this morning, Prime Minister laid […]

It is time to create a code of conduct for journalists: Vice President tells media bodies

Prescribe minimum educational qualification for aspiring journalists to ensure that the standards & ethics are maintained; Journalists should have income security; Stick to the core principles of journalism – independence & objectivity;  Shun unhealthy practices such as sensationalism; do not mix news and views;  Addresses the Golden Jubilee […]

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