Day: April 20, 2019

AAP says no to alliance just in Delhi

New Delhi :  The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said an alliance just in Delhi is not possible after the Congress refused to have a tie-up anywhere else with it. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that giving three seats to the Congress in the national capital would […]

Youth posts obscene photos of girl on Facebook, held

Muzaffarnagar : Police have arrested a youth for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account of a girl and posting objectionable photos of her on the social networking site, an official said. SP Ajay Kumar Pandey told mediapersons that the youth, identified as Vikas Dhinvan, was arrested following a complaint […]

CSK aim to seal play-off berth against RCB

Bengaluru :  Chennai Super Kings will be expected to shrug off a rare loss and effectively seal a play-off berth against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Defending champions CSK, who lost to SRH in the previous game for only their second loss this […]

The Latest: Democrats increase pressure for Mueller report

WASHINGTON  — The Latest on congressional reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report (all times local): The Justice Department says the subpoena issued by House Democrats for the full special counsel report is unnecessary. Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec says Attorney General William Barr released the report with […]

ISIS module case: NIA conducts searches in Hyderabad

Hyderabad :  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at two locations here Saturday in connection with an Islamic state module case, police said. The raids which began in the morning were still underway, they said. In August 2018, the NIA had arrested two alleged ISIS sympathisers –Mohammed Abdullah […]

Vicky Kaushal injured on film set

Mumbai :  Vicky Kaushal suffered an injury while shooting for an action sequence in his upcoming horror film, according to a statement issued by the actor’s team Saturday. The 30-year-old actor, who was shooting in Gujarat, sustained a fracture in his cheekbone and got 13 stitches. As per the […]

Cannot change social dynamics without women’s involvement in the economy: Vice President

open view news desk Empower women by educating them on finances; Women’s financial literacy can bring in turnaround in the fortunes of the country; Addresses National Conclave on Women’s Empowerment Through Financial Literacy The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that the nation could […]

Media Clarification on Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)

open view news desk An opinion piece titled “The truth about Swachh Bharat” was published yesterday in The Telegraph. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation would like to place on record its response to the claims made in the piece about the progress made under the Swachh […]

J&K records 45.7% voter turnout in second phase: CEO

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Incident free voting marked second-phase of polling in Srinagar and Udhampur Parliamentary constituencies of J&K with a total voter turnout of 45.7% percent. Addressing media persons here at Banquet Hall, Srinagar, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar said that the second-phase […]

Press Release

open view news desk SRINAGAR : As the Polling for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency was going on today, several incidents of stone pelting on Security forces and polling staffs were reported. During the election process, security forces came under severe stone pelting from miscreants who had congregated at various […]

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