Day: June 17, 2019

Sold into marriage, Pakistani women endure rapes in China

FAISALABAD, Pakistan — At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn’t bring herself to say what they were doing to her. All the 19-year-old would say was that her new husband — a Chinese man her family sold her off to […]

Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park

HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong left the streets, averting possible clashes Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city’s government headquarters. The demonstrators who stayed after a massive protest march the day before, demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam abandon […]

Cricket: India beat Pakistan to maintain perfect World Cup record

MANCHESTER, England – India extended their unblemished World Cup record against Pakistan after Rohit Sharma’s century and tidy bowling secured their 89-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the tournament’s most anticipated group match on Sunday. Put into bat in a stop-start, rain-hit match, India posted a commanding […]

Sensex, Nifty falter as tariffs on U.S. goods stoke trade war fears

Indian shares fell on Monday, dented by losses across sectors, after the country slapped higher tariffs on certain U.S. products in retaliation to Washington’s decision to remove certain trade privileges for New Delhi. India, the largest importer of U.S. almonds, imposed higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. products […]

Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park

Hong Kong, Jun 17: Protesters in Hong Kong left the streets, averting possible clashes Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city’s government headquarters. The demonstrators who stayed after a massive protest march the day before, demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam abandon […]

Zeenat Aman joins Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘Panipat’

Mumbai, Jun 17: Veteran actor Zeenat Aman has joined the cast of filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker’s period drama “Panipat”, the makers announced Monday. Aman, who has stayed away from the arc lights for a while now, will have a special appearance in the film where she will essay the feisty […]

40,000 doctors boycott work in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Jun 17: More than 40,000 doctors in Maharashtra are boycotting work on Monday as part of a strike call given by their apex body IMA in support of their agitating colleagues in West Bengal, an official said. Doctors, from various government and private hospitals in the state, are […]

First session of 17th LS begins, PM, Members take oath

New Delhi, Jun 17: The first session of 17th Lok Sabha commenced here Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the leader of the House, taking oath as Member. As soon as the House met, the Members stood in silence for a few minutes as per the […]

Healthcare services in Delhi to take a hit as doctors go on strike

New Delhi, Jun 17: Healthcare services at government and private hospitals in the national capital will be hit on Monday as scores of doctors, including those at AIIMS, have decided to boycott work for a day in support of their striking colleagues in West Bengal. Resident Doctors’ Association of […]

Bye Elections to the Council of States from Bihar, Odisha and Gujarat

open view news desk There are six casual vacancies in the Council of States from Bihar, Gujarat and Odisha occurred due to reasons as mentioned below: S.No States  Name of Member Cause of vacancy Term  of office up to 1.        Bihar Ravi Shankar Prasad Elected to 17thLokSabha […]

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