Month: May 2019

Australian horse racing industry rocked by drug arrest

  Australia’s horse racing industry was reeling Friday after a high-profile owner was charged with being part of a syndicate smuggling cocaine on commercial flights from South Africa. Damion Flower, a regular fixture at Sydney’s racetracks, was arrested at his home in the city on Wednesday. An airport […]

Regulators fail to set date for 737 MAX return to service

  Civil aviation regulators from around the world failed to make a determination Thursday on when Boeing’s popular 737 MAX aircraft can return to the skies after being grounded following two deadly crashes. “The only timetable is to make sure the aircraft is safe to fly,” Daniel Elwell, […]

Britain’s May set to name resignation date: reports

  Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to announce on Friday when she will resign, according to reports, following a Conservative Party mutiny over her remaining in power. May is set to meet the leader of backbench lawmakers in the governing party and agree a timetable […]

Trump, Pelosi trade barbs as impeachment talk stirs anger

  Democratic congressional leader Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump is angry that her party is not rushing to impeach him, as the relationship between the rivals reaches new lows. Thursday was the second straight day of a very public war of words between Trump and the speaker of […]

Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia

  Taiwan made history on Friday with Asia’s first legal gay weddings as same-sex couples tied the knot in jubilant and emotional scenes, the culmination of a three-decade fight for equality. The weddings, which came a week after lawmakers took the unprecedented decision to legalise gay marriage despite […]

Modi plots course after landslide Indian election win

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was meeting party allies and members of his cabinet Friday to plot a course for his second term after a landslide victory left the once-mighty Gandhi dynasty licking its wounds. A considerable to-do list includes addressing India’s lacklustre economic growth and reducing […]

Three more deaths on overcrowded Everest

  Three more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers and officials said Friday, taking the toll from a deadly week on the overcrowded peak of the world’s tallest mountain to seven. Nepal has issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for this year’s spring climbing season, […]

British PM’s time in power set to end in Brexit humiliation

  Battered British Prime Minister Theresa May’s short but dramatic tenure is set to end after her legacy-defining battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit deal proved too elusive. The Conservative leader won praise for her determination and ability to survive what often felt like a three-year […]

Britain’s May set to announce resignation

Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to announce on Friday that she will step down within weeks, according to reports, following a mutiny in the cabinet and the Conservative Party over her Brexit strategy. May was meeting the head of the governing party committee in charge […]

Awareness event on child rights held at Poonch

open view news desk POONCH : District Legal Services Authority Poonch in collaboration with Chief Education Officer Poonch organized an awareness programme on the topic “Child Labour/Child Abuse” here at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Shesh Mahal. Over 150 Students and other staff members of the school participated. […]

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