Day: March 11, 2019

Prez to confer Padma awardees Monday

New Delhi :  Fifty-six of the 112 “inspiring” personalities, who were selected for this year’s Padma awards, will be conferred the prestigious honour on Monday by President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, officials said. Among those receiving the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma […]

Raj Thackeray parroting Pawar’s script: Fadnavis

Mumbai :  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday insinuated that MNS leader Raj Thackeray “parrots” the script given by NCP chief Sharad Pawar. He was speaking at a women’s gathering organised by the BJP in Mumbai where Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was present. Without naming Pawar, […]

Enough is enough, we cannot keep suffering till eternity: PM

Ghaziabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday issued a stern warning to terrorist forces targeting India, saying the country cannot keep suffering forever. “Enough is enough,” he said, while referring to the terror attacks in Pulwama and Uri. “We cannot keep suffering till eternity.” Addressing the 50th raising day […]

Three militants killed in Pulwama encounter

Srinagar : Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a defence spokesman said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Pinglish in the Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after receiving specific intelligence […]

Chandamama: From mythology tales to Swiss bank stash

New Delhi :  It enthralled children with stories of Indian mythology for decades while narrating virtues of good deeds, but the ‘Chandamama’ magazine’s new owners are now in the dock for allegedly stashing illicit funds in Swiss banks. Mumbai-based Geodesic Ltd, which acquired the iconic magazine in 2007, and […]

UP honour killing: Woman shot dead by cousin

Muzaffarnagar :  In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman was shot dead allegedly by her cousin in Haiderpur village here, police said Monday. Shivani was killed on Sunday, after her cousin, Sumit Kumar, found that she was in an illicit relationship with another cousin of hers, Anuj, […]

Rupee appreciates 15 paise against US dollar

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated 15 paise to 69.99 against the US dollar Monday on weakening greenback, fresh foreign inflows and higher opening of domestic equities. In its previous session Friday, the rupee edged 14 paise lower to close at 70.14. On a weekly basis, however, the domestic currency […]

Sensex soars 233 points in early trade

Mumbai :  Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 233 points 36,904 in early trade on Monday, which is seen by experts as a pre-poll rally following the announcement of 2019 general election dates. Similarly, the NSE gauge Nifty rose over 75 points to scale past 11,110 level. The BSE Sensex […]

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan meets Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

open view news desk Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco, H.E. Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih in New Delhi on 9 March, […]

NCRB to celebrate its 34th Inception Day

open view news desk National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will celebrate its 34th Inception Day tomorrow on March 11, 2019 here today. Shri Rajiv Gauba, Union Home Secretary will be the Chief Guest and Shri Rajiv Jain, Director, IB will be  the Guest of Honour on this occasion. Prizes to […]

Headlines