Month: March 2019

Cong slams Modi govt over jobs, says people will rise up, defeat BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21: The Congress Thursday alleged that 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their employment under the Modi government and said the people of India will rise up and defeat the BJP for this “treachery”.  The Congress’ attack on the government came after an English daily cited a […]

Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived

WASHINGTON — In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed untold numbers of civilians, the U.S. military engineered the destruction of the Islamic State group’s self-proclaimed empire in Iraq and Syria. That’s a military success, but not necessarily […]

Forecasters: ‘Potentially historic’ flooding threatens South

Scientists are warning that historic flooding could soon deluge parts of several Southern states along the lower Mississippi River, where floodwaters could persist for several weeks. The flood threat in the South will be discussed Thursday, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases its 2019 spring outlook. […]

PM greets people on the occasion of Holi

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted people on the occasion of Holi.   “होली के पावन पर्व की सभी देशवासियों को ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। हर्ष और उल्लास का यह त्योहार हमारी एकता और सद्भावना के रंग को और प्रगाढ़ करे।”,the Prime Minister said. March […]

Social Media Platforms present “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the 2019 General Election” to Election Commission of India

open view news desk The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), today presented a “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the General Election 2019” to Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Shri Ashok Lavasa and Shri Sushil Chandra. The Code of […]

German whiskey booming as micro distilleries keep popping up

SCHLEPZIG :  — Bastian Heuser swirls the snifter of deep amber whiskey before taking a sip, noting its sweet caramel flavor that soon opens up with hints of spices, nuts and dried fruits. It’s not a single malt from a verdant Scottish glen, nor a sour mash bourbon […]

Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: experts

  The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts said Wednesday. Warning of the immense economic and social costs of inaction, they said that better screening, treatments and public awareness were needed to reduce […]

Italy driver hijacks, torches school bus carrying dozens of children

Italian police on Wednesday rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus driver, who doused the vehicle in petrol and set it alight apparently in protest at migrant deaths in the Mediterranean. Some of the children were tied up during the 30-minute ordeal, which saw the bus […]

Boulder-sized sunfish washes ashore in Australia

A boulder-sized fish of a kind known to “sink yachts” has washed up on an Australian beach. The 1.8 metre (six feet) specimen — believed to be a Mola Mola, or ocean sunfish — came ashore near the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia at the […]

A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich poor divide

Walls draped in lush vertical gardens and air filtered through purifiers insulate diners at a swanky New Delhi food court from the choking haze outside in one of the most polluted places on earth. But these eco-eateries, offering cleaner air as well as modern menus to the well […]

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