Day: April 8, 2019

Just say ‘Shazam!’ and the movie fans start lining up

With estimated ticket sales of $53.4 million in its opening weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Shazam!” showed that North American movie fans can enjoy a lighter spin on the usual dark superhero tale, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The family-friendly flick stars young Asher Angel as Billy Baston, an […]

Chhattisgarh to go to polls in the first three phases of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

open view news desk Polling for Lok Sabha elections in the State of Chhattisgarh will take place in the first three phases of the seven phased General Election-2019. Chhattisgarh is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies. This includes 4 ST parliamentary constituencies, 1 SC parliamentary constituency and 6 general […]

In Chhattisgarh, Bastar to go to polls on 11th April, 2019

open view  news desk In the State of Chhattisgarh, only one parliamentary constituency (PC) namely Bastar will be going to polls on 11th April, 2019. The Constituency of Bastar is reserved for the Schedule Tribe and has an electorate of 13,77,946 out of which 6,62,355 are male voters, […]

Two arrested for posting wrong info on SC website

New Delhi :  Two Supreme Court staffers have been arrested for allegedly posting wrong information on the apex court’s website related to a case involving Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani, police sources said Monday. The duo allegedly uploaded an order, which said Ambani’s presence in a case had been […]

Minority community in Goa will vote for BJP: Sawant

Panaji :  Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday expressed confidence that members from the minority community in the coastal state will vote for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Sawant said the minority community voters were aware of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the nation […]

2 liquor smugglers arrested in UP’s Meerut

Lucknow :  Two members of a liquor-smuggling gang were arrested by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, officials said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, Special Task Force sleuths arrested Vijay Dabas and Kapil Gurjar on Sunday from Daurala area of Meerut with 760 bottles of liquor, they said. The […]

Against the tide: Thai ‘floating temple’ defies coastal erosion

As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country’s fast-eroding coastlines. A dangerous combination of climate change, industrial farming and rapid urbanisation are endangering the […]

US calls for halt to Libya offensive as clashes rage

The US on Sunday appealed for an “immediate halt” to a military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, as fighting raged near Tripoli despite a UN call for a ceasefire. Haftar’s forces and the UN-backed unity government exchanged air strikes Sunday, three days after Haftar launched an offensive […]

France awaits results from Macron’s ‘Great National Debate’

Over three months, France’s “Great National Debate” has led to 10,000 local meetings, around two million online contributions and 100 hours of presidential talking. On Monday, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe begins trying to make sense of it all. The debate was launched in January by President Emmanuel Macron […]

Thousands-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus opened on live TV

A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery. “Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live” aired from the site outside Minya, which is along the Nile River south of Cairo and its Giza pyramids. Archeologists recently […]

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