Month: July 2019

Sensex drops over 100 pts; bank stocks drag

Mumbai, Jul 23: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex fell below the 38,000 mark, shedding nearly 100 points in early trade, on Tuesday amid heavy foreign fund outflow and weak domestic cues. The 30-share index was trading 103.50 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 37,927.63 at 0930 hours; and […]

Terrorist incident down by 70 per cent in hinterland, 86 per cent in JK

New Delhi, Jul 23: Terror incidents in the hinterland have reduced by 70 per cent and in Jammu and Kashmir by 86 per cent in the last decade as compared to previous decade, Union minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. Reddy also said the […]

Mother throws baby from hospital window

Lucknow, Jul 23: A two-month-old baby died after he was thrown from the window of a hospital here on Tuesday by his mother who was apparently depressed about her son being underweight, police said. The woman, Shanti, gave birth to the boy on May 26 and he weighed only […]

All nations need to urgently address climate crisis:Alba

New Delhi, Jul 23: Governments of all countries need to urgently address the climate crisis and reduce carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 to save millions of people around the world, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action Summit Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba said on […]

Mercury rises in Haryana, Punjab; rain likely Wednesday

Chandigarh, Jul 23: Day temperatures rose slightly and hovered above normal levels in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 36.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, a Meteorological Department report said here. Ambala in Haryana registered a […]

Abhay, Tanvi win Bengal Open squash titles

Kolkata, Jul 23: Abhay Singh of Tamil Nadu and Asian Games medallist Tanvi Khanna clinched the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament here on Tuesday. Second seed Singh defeated top seed Abhishek Pradhan 11-6 11-6 11-4, while Tanvi fought her way past Tamil […]

Delhi zoo’s last cassowary dies

New Delhi, Jul 23: The Delhi zoo’s last cassowary — a native of Australia and New Guinea known as the “world’s most dangerous” bird — has died last month, an official said on Tuesday. The flightless bird was the only cassowary in the Delhi zoo for the last 20 […]

Cong,BJP face off at apartment,Section 144 imposed in

Bengaluru, Jul 23: High drama prevailed at an apartment here as Congress and BJP workers rushed there following reports about the alleged presence of two independent MLAs who withdrew support to thecoalition government and aligned with the BJP. Amid the political turmoil, police imposed prohibitory orders in the city […]

IMF projects slower growth rate for India

Washington, Jul 23: The IMF on Tuesday projected a slower growth rate for India in 2019 and 2020, a downward revision of 0.3 per cent for both the years, saying its GDP will now grow respectively at the rate of 7 and 7.2 per cent reflecting a weaker-than expected […]

Advisor Sharma for settlement of HR issues of employees

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 22: Advisor to Governor, KK Sharma today directed the officers to make a comprehensive roadmap for settlement of various issues related to the management of human resources in different departments. The Advisor was speaking at a meeting convened to discuss issues related […]

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