Day: June 30, 2019

PM reminds people of Emergency; says don’t take democracy for granted

New Delhi, Jun 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reminded people of the Emergency and urged them not to take democracy “for granted”, saying in day-to-day life, it is difficult to savour the joy of democratic rights, unless they are snatched away. In his first ‘Mann ki Baat’ monthly […]

Troops deploy as Sudan braces for mass protest

Troops deployed Sunday in Sudan’s capital ahead of a planned mass protest against the country’s ruling generals, amid international calls for restraint to prevent a new crackdown on demonstrators. The planned “million-man” march is seen as a test for protest organisers whose movement has been hit by a […]

Tensions high as Albania votes in disputed local poll

Albanians cast ballots on Sunday in tense municipal elections that have become the flashpoint of a democratic crisis, with the opposition boycotting the vote and refusing to recognise its results. The Balkan state has been roiled by political turmoil since February, when opposition politicians resigned from parliament to […]

Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’

ISLAMABAD — The seventh and latest round of peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban is “critical,” said Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen on Sunday, the second day of talks with Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Mideastern state of Qatar, where the militant group maintains a political […]

Trump becomes 1st sitting US leader to enter North Korea

PANMUNJOM, Korea — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining accord, became […]

English rendering of PM’s address in ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’Programme on All India Radio (30.06.2019)

open view news desk My dear countrymen Namaskar. After a rather long pause, we are resuming once again, our series of touching upon matters close to people and their hearts; in fact subjects close to every person’s heart… I am once again amidst you with our ‘Mann Ki […]

2nd anniversary of Goods & Services Tax to be celebrated on 1st July 2019

open view news desk The second anniversary of Good & Services Tax (GST) will be celebrated tomorrow withHon’ble Union Minister of State of Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakurpresiding over the event. Shri Subhash C. Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary, […]

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