Month: March 2019

Electrics, compacts and SUVs share stage at Geneva auto show

FRANKFURT, Germany — Carmakers are hoping to give consumers a glimpse of the future at this year’s Geneva auto show as they roll out new electric cars and try to re-energize an industry facing serious challenges on several fronts. The Geneva International Motor Show is taking place against […]

US, South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. The decision announced by both countries Sunday came after […]

SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first test flight, only an instrumented dummy. But the three station astronauts […]

Severing cricketing ties with nations not our domain: ICC tells BCCI

Dubai, Mar 3: The International Cricket Council has turned down the BCCI’s request to sever ties with countries from which “terrorism emanates”, saying the ICC has no role to play in matters like these. In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, in which more than 40 CRPF personnel […]

No reports of ceasefire violation by Pak along LoC since Saturday night: Officials

Jammu, Mar 3: There were no reports of ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts since Saturday night, even as the army was on high alert and maintained a tight vigil, officials said. Barring ceasefire violation in Nowshera sector […]

Cong slams government over OIC resolution on J&K

New Delhi, Mar 3 : The Congress on Sunday said the Modi government claims that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) inviting India to attend its plenary was a diplomatic success has fallen flat with the 57-nations grouping adopting a resolution that “supported” Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. “External […]

Ayurvedic products gaining popularity as alternative medicine system: Advisor Kumar

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 02: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar Saturday said that Ayurvedic medical treatment is gaining popularity across the country due to its effectiveness and focus would be to further promote it as alternative medicine system. The Advisor was speaking during an inaugural […]

Governor expresses grief over loss of lives in Majalta road accident, announces ex-gratia

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 02: Governor, Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in a road accident near Majalta in Udhampur district.  In a condolence message, the Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to […]

Trump twists Cohen’s words on collusion

WASHINGTON — Assailed by his ex-lawyer at every turn, President Donald Trump nevertheless claimed a measure of vindication from Michael Cohen’s statement that he possessed no direct evidence of collusion with Russia from his time serving the boss. But contrary to Trump’s words, Cohen did not exonerate him […]

When Concorde first took to the sky 50 years ago

When the misty skies cleared over southern France on the afternoon of Sunday March 2, 1969, the green light was signalled for the highly anticipated first ever flight of the Concorde. Journalists had been alerted two days earlier that the test flight was imminent; the world had been […]

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