Month: June 2019

AN-32 CRASH : INCLEMENT WEATHER HAMPERING RECOVERY OPERATIONS

open view news desk Operations to retrieve the mortal remains of the personnel onboard the ill fated An-32 are on. The rescue team of 17 IAF, Army SF and civilian members is present at the crash site. The rescue operations are being curtailed due to incessant rains and […]

Couldn’t train properly for a while after coming out of closet: Dutee

Mumbai, Jun 14: India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand said Friday that she could not train properly for a while after revealing to the world that she is in a same-sex relationship. But things have now settled down now after the initial turmoil, said the top sprinter who is among […]

Underground fire in UP forest triggers panic

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), June 15: An underground fire in Mohammadi range forests of Uttar Pradesh left scores of neighbouring villagers panicked and puzzled. Smoke was seen gushing out through the cracks in the ground and at some places land had turned into embers, said residents of Bela Pahara and […]

2 killed in group clash in UP

Shahjahanpur (UP), Jun 15: Two persons were killed and another was injured when two groups clashed over some dispute in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. Gyandev (35) and Rizvan (32) were killed in the clash near Bismil park here on Friday night, Superintendent of Police (City) […]

‘It’s not a war’: Wasim calls for calm in India-Pakistan World Cup clash

Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has urged fans on both the sides of the border to stay calm during his country’s potentially volatile World Cup clash against bitter rivals India in Manchester on Sunday. Wasim, who is in England for the match as a commentator, labelled the latest meeting […]

More than just a game: India face Pakistan in World Cup battle royale

Virat Kohli will have history on his side when India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a World Cup blockbuster on Sunday — a clash that is always more than just a game of cricket. India cut off bilateral cricket ties with its neighbour after the 2008 Mumbai terror […]

In Iraq, legal dispute threatens chances at 2020 Olympics

Day after day, Iraqi weightlifter Safaa Rashed Aljumaili hits a worn-down Baghdad gym to train for the 2020 Olympics. But despite all his grit, politics could keep him from competing. The single air conditioning unit in the dilapidated facility is out of service, leaving Aljumaili to pump dumbbells […]

Record-setting Woodland eyes major breakthrough at US Open

Gary Woodland, who couldn’t muster a top-10 finish in his first 27 major championship appearances, takes a two-stroke lead into the weekend at Pebble Beach eyeing a US Open title that once seemed all but impossible. The 35-year-old American, ranked 25th in the world, is a three-time winner […]

Womankind’s giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?

Who will take the giant leap for womankind? More than fifty years after the end of the Apollo program, NASA plans to return to the Moon by 2024 as a “proving ground” to test the next generation of spacecraft ahead of an eventual crewed mission to Mars. The […]

Gathering clouds cast shadow over Paris Air Show

Slumping orders, production bottlenecks, regulatory pressures and the prospect of fewer flyers: Aviation executives have plenty on their minds as they head to France on Monday for the opening of the Paris Air Show. It’s a starkly different mood from the previous edition two years ago, when airlines […]

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