Month: March 2019

India continues to work with UNSC sanctions committee to list Azhar as global terrorist: Sources

New Delhi :  India continues to work with the UN Security Council sanctions committee on the listing of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and will show patience on the issue, official sources said Saturday, days after China blocked a proposal at the world body to ban the JeM […]

Jury rules Apple owes Qualcomm $31M for patent infringement

SAN DIEGO  — A jury has decided Apple should pay $31 million in damages for infringing on patents for technology owned by mobile chip maker Qualcomm that helps iPhones quickly connect to the internet and extend their battery life. The verdict Friday in a San Diego federal court […]

Netflix will cut ‘Bird Box’ footage months after outcry

NEW YORK  — Netflix will remove footage of a real fiery train disaster from its hit post-apocalyptic survival film “Bird Box” months after the streaming giant was criticized for exploiting a tragedy. The stock footage was taken from a 2013 crash in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when […]

Tyson will return to TV after sex misconduct probe

LOS ANGELES  — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation. The National Geographic Channel said in a statement Friday that Tyson’s “StarTalk” will return to the air in April with the […]

New Zealand shooter steeped attack in dark internet culture

SAN FRANCISCO  — The suspected New Zealand shooter carefully modeled his attack for an internet age. He live-streamed the massacre, shouted out a popular meme slogan and published a long, rambling manifesto replete with inside jokes geared for those steeped in underground internet culture. All that makes Brenton Harrison Tarrant, […]

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 […]

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