Day: June 21, 2019

N. Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip

North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic two-day visit to his nuclear-armed neighbour, with both countries facing deadlock in their negotiations with US President Donald Trump. Kim Jong Un told the Chinese president that his visit […]

Toxic mix of gangs, vigilantes fuels rising Mexican violence

XALTIANGUIS, Mexico — What now passes for the law in Xaltianguis, a little town on the road to Acapulco, arrived with a car bomb and butchery. A heavily armed vigilante force took over the town in the Mexican state of Guerrero last month by driving out a rival […]

US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn

WASHINGTON — The United States made preparations for a military strike against Iran on Thursday night in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called off with just hours to go, a U.S. official said. The official, who was not authorized […]

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, PM leads Mass Yoga Demonstration at Ranchi

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today participated in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Ranchi today, on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. “Let our motto be Yoga for peace, harmony and progress”, exhorted the Prime Minister as he commenced his address, shortly […]

Raksha Mantri Leads Yoga Day Celebrations In Capital

open view news desk Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh led thousands in practicing Yoga at majestic Rajpath with Rashtrapati Bhawan in the background on the 5th International Day of Yoga here today. Prime Minister, accompanied by Minister ofState (Independent charge) Ministry of AYUSH& Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad YessoNaik […]

Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by one percent

open view news desk The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on June 20, 2019 was 27.265BCM, which is 17% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 18 for the week ending on June 13, 2019. The level […]

IIIDEM (ECI) orgnises Capacity Building Program on ‘Electoral Technology’ for Election Officials of Myanmar.

open view news desk The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) (ECI) organized five day training programme on Use of Technology in Elections for Election Officials of Union Election Commission of Myanmar. On the occasion the Election Commissioner Sh. Sushil Chandra emphasised on the need […]

Make yoga part of school curriculum, says Vice President

New Delhi, Jun 21: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday recommended making yoga part of school curriculum and said doing so is necessary in the wake of changing lifestyles and growing incidence of non-communicable diseases. Naidu was speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Yoga […]

Yoga is above everything, integral part of life: Modi

Ranchi, Jun 21: Appealing to people to take yoga to all sections of society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said yoga is above everything, as he performed various asanas with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga. Modi […]

Rupee slips 28 paise against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jun 21: The rupee Friday fell 28 paise to trade at 69.72 against the US dollar in early trade following foreign fund outflows and rising crude prices after Iran said it had shot down a US military drone. Subdued sentiments in domestic equity markets also influenced the trading […]

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