Day: March 16, 2019

W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91

NEW YORK  — W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, died Friday. He was 91. A Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate, Merwin […]

New Zealanders reach out to Muslims in wake of mass shooting

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, with a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at […]

India pilots resolutions on Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly

open view news desk In a significant first, India piloted resolutions on two important global environment issues relating to Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at the fourth session of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) which was held in Nairobi from 11th to 15th March 2019.UNEA adopted both the resolutions […]

World class drugs with unwavering quality at affordable prices is need of the hour: Vice President

open view news desk Pharma companies should develop new molecules & drugs to combat some of lesser known diseases; State and Centre should utilize Pharma industry’s growth potential to create job opportunities for youth; Addresses 2nd decennial celebrations of Sarojini Naidu Vanita Pharmacy Maha Vidyalaya The Vice President […]

Panneerselvam condemns Christchurch terror attack

Chennai : Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Saturday strongly condemned the terror attack at two mosques in New Zealand, and expressed his sympathies with the families of the dead. At least 49 worshippers were killed in attacks on the Al Noor Mosque in central Christchurch and the […]

Sushma Swaraj begins two-day visit to Maldives on Sunday

New Delhi :  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to the Maldives on a two-day visit beginning Sunday, in the first full-fledged bilateral trip from India to the island nation after the government of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih came to power in November. Announcing the visit, the Ministry […]

Palaniswami calls on DMDK leader Vijayakanth

Chennai :  An AIADMK delegation led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Saturday called on DMDK founder Vijayakanth at his residence here, the party said. AIADMK has struck a poll pact with the Vijayakanth-led party for the April 18 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, and DMDK […]

Women aspirants lobbying for party tickets in Odisha

Bhubaneswar : With ruling BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announcing 33 per cent reservation for them in the coming Lok Sabha elections, women aspirants are now making a beeline lobbying hard for party tickets. The BJD’s move to field more women candidates for the Lok Sabha […]

DA: Man should die for teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man should be put to death for killing and dismembering his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy he and the teen’s mother shared, a prosecutor declared Friday as he described how the victim fought for her life. Jacob Sullivan, 46, […]

Disease may be killing California desert bighorn sheep

RIVERSIDE, Calif.  — A new survey has found a sharp decline in desert bighorn sheep in Southern California, and biologists suspect the cause is a disease contracted from domestic animals. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says a survey earlier this month counted 60 bighorns in the […]

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