Day: June 29, 2019

Europe set to sizzle again as heatwave continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as the heatwave continued across the continent. The Meteo-France weather service lifted its red warning but forecast a “very hot day” across a large central band of the country with the mercury expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius (108 […]

US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions

The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been deployed “to defend American forces and interests,” the […]

Sea-Watch captain arrested after entering Italy port

The Sea-Watch 3 ship carrying dozens of rescued migrants forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa after a lengthy standoff and its captain has been arrested, the charity running the boat said Saturday. Sea-Watch spokesman Ruben Neugebauer told AFP German captain Carola Rackete, 31, had been […]

‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet for a historic handshake at the demilitarised zone that divides the Korean peninsula, and said he would have “no problem” stepping over the border. The invitation issued on Twitter caught observers by surprise. […]

‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi seal trade war truce

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping struck a trade war truce on Saturday, as Washington vowed to hold off on further tariffs and declared trade negotiations with China “back on track.” The ceasefire that halts damaging trade frictions came in a hotly anticipated meeting […]

Five-year vision plan ‘Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ finalised and released by HRD Ministry

open view news desk In accordance with the decision of the Prime Minister for finalizing a five-year vision plan for each Ministry, the Department of Higher Education of HRD Ministry has finalized and released a five-year vision plan named Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP). This report […]

Delegation of Indian Tobacco Exporters Visits China

open view news desk A delegation of six major tobacco exportersled by Ms. K Sunitha, Chairperson of Indian Tobacco Board under the Department of Commerce, Government of India, visited China from 24th to 28th June 2019. Representatives of ITC Ltd, PolisettySomasundaram, Deccan Tobacco Company, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd, Premier Tobacco […]

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and Ministry of Planning inaugurated Statistics Day 2019

Theme: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Revamped portal of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), and SDG Dashboard were launched  Baseline Report on SDGs was released open view news desk Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and Ministry of Planning, […]

Vice President calls for out-of-box solutions to address challenges faced by common man

Education is the single most important element in converting our young population into national assets: Vice President Students should be made aware of the need to preserve traditional values and to be socially conscious and empathetic; India is a country built on the foundations of a civilization that […]

Union Home Minister asks NDRF to work for making India number one in disaster response in the world

Shri Amit Shah cautions on growing incidents of forest fires in hilly regions and asks NDRF to be better prepared to meet the threat Home Minister calls for indigenous manufacture of equipment used in disaster rescue and relief operations  open view news desk Union Home Minister Shri Amit […]

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