Day: July 15, 2019

National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha following appeal from Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah

Bill proposes to empower NIA to investigate Terror Crimes relating to Indians and Indian interests abroad POTA should not have been removed in the first place, as it led to a rise in acts of terror: Shri Amit Shah The National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed […]

Skill India Mission celebrates 4th Anniversary on World Youth Skills Day: More than 1 crore youth join the skilling ecosystem every year

open view news desk Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship made an array of announcements including Degree Apprenticeship Programme, new courses in ITIs on Electric Vehicles (EVs)and IoT in Smart Agriculture courses Hosted Kaushal Yuva Samwaad, a nation-wide youth dialogue to discuss issues and potential solutions from the candidates’ […]

Djokovic vows to win fans’ love with Federer record in view

Novak Djokovic has vowed to convince fans that he is not public enemy number one even if he surpasses people’s champion Roger Federer as the greatest Grand Slam title winner of all time. The world number one saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and […]

India races for launch fix after Moon mission aborted

Indian space chiefs pressed to quickly set a new date to launch a landmark moon mission after aborting one liftoff Monday just 56 minutes ahead of schedule, media reports said. A committee of experts was looking into the causes of the technical hitch that put back the bid […]

Hong Kong leader condemns ‘rioters’ after violent mall clash

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city’s beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes. Hong Kong’s ongoing political crisis deepened further on Sunday as riot police […]

Zimbabwe inflation rate soars to 175%

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate hit 175 percent in June, official data showed Monday, stoking fears of a return of the hyperinflation that wiped out savings ten years ago when the economy collapsed. Official inflation is the highest since hyperinflation forced the government to abandon the Zimbabwe dollar in […]

EU seeks to deescalate Persian Gulf tensions

BRUSSELS — European Union nations were looking to deescalate tensions in the Persian Gulf area on Monday and call on Iran to stick to the 2015 nuclear deal, despite the pullout of the United States from the accord and the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran. Dutch foreign […]

Trump digs in amid censure of racist tweets about lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the […]

Babri demolition case: Special judge seeks 6 months’ time from SC to conclude trial

New Delhi, Jul 15: A special judge holding trial in Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and others, Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking six more months to conclude the trial in the case. The special judge, in a letter written in […]

Demand to raise royalty on coal in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Jul 15: Demands to raise royalty on coal, roll back of steep hike in airfares between Kerala and Gulf region and government intervention to help release fishermen captured by Pakistan were among issues raised during the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Amar Patnaik (BJD) said […]

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