Month: May 2019

People of India decided Narendra Modi as PM, I fully respect it: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, May 23: Conceding defeat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls, and said his party will continue to fight the ideological battle with the saffron party.  Addressing a press conference at the […]

In the land of stout and spirits, Ireland’s first ‘dry pub’

  It’s happy hour in Dublin and the drinks are flowing, but in Ireland’s first “dry pub” patrons are forgoing Guinness and whiskey for non-boozy beers and zero percent wine. The Virgin Mary, which opened this month, bucks the trend in a city where nightlife is fuelled by […]

Trump walks out on Democrats as impeachment talk heats up

  Donald Trump erupted in fury Wednesday at unrelenting probes into his links to Russia, as the top Democrat in Congress accused the president of a “cover-up” that could be an impeachable offense. A livid Trump abruptly shut down a White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi […]

50 children saved after police bust paedophile website: Interpol

  International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the US and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online paedophilia ring. More arrests were expected as police in nearly 60 countries pursue investigations stemming from an […]

India’s Modi on course for big election win

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course Thursday for a major victory in the world’s largest election, with early trends suggesting an even bigger win for his Hindu nationalist party than in 2014. After four hours of counting the 600 million votes cast, Election Commission data […]

Indonesian troops flood Jakarta streets after post-election riots

Tens of thousands of Indonesian military and police were deployed on the streets of Jakarta Thursday, as a deadline approached for a presidential challenger to file an appeal over claims of widespread cheating in last month’s election. At least six people were killed — including a 17-year old […]

Panasonic joins firms stepping away from Huawei after US ban

  Japan’s Panasonic said Thursday it would stop supplying some components to Huawei, joining a growing list of firms distancing themselves from the Chinese telecoms giant after a US ban over security concerns. Japan’s Toshiba also announced it was temporarily halting shipments to Huawei to check whether US-made […]

Populists eye upsets as Brexit-bound UK, Netherlands kick off EU elections

  Voters in Brexit-bound Britain cast ballots Thursday at the start of a 28-nation European election in which eurosceptic, anti-immigration forces have vowed to create a political earthquake that will shake the Brussels establishment. As Britain’s prime minister faced losing her job over her failed efforts to quit […]

DC reviews performance of PMGSY Division Ramban

open view news desk RAMBAN : District Development Commissioner, Ramban, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today reviewed the physical and financial achievements of Ramban and Banihal PMGSY Division here at a meeting. The meeting was attended by CPO, Kasturi Lal, Xen PWD, Xen PMGSY, Banihal, Xen PMGSY Ramban, AEEs, were […]

DG Fire Services inspects fire stations of south Kashmir

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Director General (DG) Fire & Emergency Services, V K Singh today inspected the Fire & Emergency Stations Head quarters at Anantnag, Bijbehera, Qazigund and Command Office Anantnag. During the visit, the DG interacted with the staff and issued a number of on-spot […]

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