Day: May 17, 2019

Seventh and final Phase of General Elections-2019 on 19 May

open view news desk 59 Lok Sabha Constituencies across 7 States and a Union Territory headed to Polls Over 10 crore 1 lakh 75 thousand voters to decide fate of 918 candidates Over 1 lakh 12 thousand polling stations in place for smooth conduct of polls PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES […]

UNDRR confers Dr P.K. Mishra Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister with the prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019

  open view news desk United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. The award was announced today at the Award Ceremony during the ongoing 6th Session […]

8 Parliamentary Constituencies in Bihar to go to Polls in Phase-7 of General Elections 2019

open view news desk Over 1 Crore 52 lakh 52 thousand electors to cast vote for 8 Lok Sabha seats 157 candidates including 20 female candidates in fray 15,811 Polling stations in place for smooth conduct of Polls 8 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) of Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Patliputra, Ara, […]

India ‘sleeping giant’ of women’s cricket, says Australia coach

Melbourne :  India are the “sleeping giants” of women’s cricket with the resources they have at their disposal, feels Australia coach Matthew Mott. The interest in women’s cricket in India has been on the rise ever since they finished runners-up in the 2017 World Cup in the United […]

Valencia seek perfect end to remarkable recovery in La Liga

Madrid :  Valencia lost to Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals but hold pole position for La Liga’s last Champions League spot as the race for the top four reaches its climax on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s hat-trick ended Valencia’s hopes of qualifying by lifting a trophy and their chances […]

Indian women to tour Australia for A series in December

Melbourne :  India women’s A team will embark on its maiden tour to Australia in December this year for a limited-overs series, Cricket Australia confirmed Friday. The series is a part of an agreement between CA and BCCI to host annual A series between the two nations. The first […]

Loftus-Cheek undergoes surgery, misses Europa League final

London : Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek will undergo Achilles tendon surgery which will rule him out of the Europa League final, the Premier League club. The 23-year-old England international suffered the injury during the 3-0 friendly win over New England Revolution in Boston on Wednesday. “Ruben has seen a […]

Federer survives match points, Nadal, Djokovic cruise as Kyrgios exits in disgrace

Rome :  Roger Federer saved two match points against Borna Coric to advance to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open as defending champion Rafael Nadal and top seed Novak Djokovic raced through in straight sets. However, Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios was disqualified on Thursday after a foul-mouthed rant during […]

Prohibition not a solution: Ekta Kapoor on demand to regulate digital content

Mumbai :  Producer Ekta Kapoor is not in favour of regulating streaming platforms as she believes it will only create a bigger need for unregulated content. The Supreme Court has sought the government’s response on a plea to regulate the functioning of streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime […]

Amazon cancels ‘The Tick’ after two seasons

Los Angeles : “The Tick” has been cancelled after two seasons by Amazon. Ben Edlund, who created the comic book on which the series was based, took to Twitter to break the news. “I’m sorry to say Amazon has chosen not to proceed with (‘The Tick’). I’m not sorry […]

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