Month: July 2019

Dubai bound suffers 2 hr delay after passenger falls ill

Chennai, Jul 26: A Dubai-bound flight with over 400 passengers on board suffered a two hour delay after a passenger complained of breathing problems and the aircraft was towed back to the bay, an airport official said here Friday. The flight, with 428 passengers and crew, made a […]

Yediyurappa sworn in as Karnataka CM

Bengaluru, Jul 26:  Karnataka BJP president B S Yediyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time on Friday. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 76-year old Yediyurappa at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Yediyurappa alone […]

Lok Sabha MPs demand exemplary action against Azam Khan

New Delhi, Jul 26: Cutting across party lines, members in Lok Sabha on Friday condemned Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan’s sexist remarks to BJP member Rama Devi and demanded exemplary action against him. Azam’s remarks to Devi when she was in the Chair during a discussion on the triple […]

Advisor Khan visits IUST, interacts with students, faculty

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Advisor to Governor Farooq Ahmad Khan Thursday visited Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora and interacted with faculty and students at the varsity. Expressing his satisfaction over the various start-ups initiated at the university, he said that the university […]

New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and his own lawmakers over his vow to leave the EU by Oct. 31. Addressing a […]

Analysis: Mueller speaks, but 2020 voters may have final say

WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller’s testimony sent the clearest signal yet that impeachment may be slipping out of reach for Democrats and that the ultimate verdict on President Donald Trump will be rendered by voters in the 2020 election. Democrats had hoped the former special counsel’s appearance Wednesday would be a […]

No one can give stable govt in present circumstances, says Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Karnataka caretaker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Thursday that no one can give a stable government in the state in the present political scene after the fall of his ministry two days ago. Kumaraswamy said the resignations by the rebel MLAs of the Congress-JDS […]

Shots fired near BJP MP’s residence in Bengal

Bhatpara (WB), Jul 25: Unidentified miscreants fired shots in the air near the residence of BJP MP Arjun Singh at Bhatpara in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday, police said. Singh was not present at his residence when the incident occurred as he is currently […]

New WB guv to be sworn-in on July 30

Kolkata, Jul 25: Jagdeep Dhankar will be sworn-in as the new West Bengal governor on July 30 at the Raj Bhavan here. Dhankar will replace Keshari Nath Tripathi, who has completed his tenure as the 19th governor of West Bengal on July 23. The chief justice of Calcutta High […]

Jaishankar cancels trip to Brazil to attend BRICS meet

New Delhi, July 25: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has cancelled his previously announced trip to Brazil to attend a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar said Thursday that India is being represented at the BRICS meeting by Gen. (retd) […]

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