Day: August 13, 2019

Russian police probe video of officer beating woman

Russia’s interior ministry opened an investigation Monday after a video showing a riot policeman punching a woman in the stomach during a protest for free elections went viral. The video, which has more than 360,000 views, shows a young woman dragged by four masked policemen in riot gear, […]

‘When will you die?’ Hong Kong leader grilled at press conference

When Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam appeared before the press on Tuesday, she appeared to be expecting to deliver a brief statement and move on. Instead she faced a media onslaught. No sooner were her prepared remarks finished than the full-frontal assault — in both Cantonese and English […]

Watan – a patriotic song by DD – released by Shri Prakash Javadekar

Song free of copyright – to ensure ease of sharing on all communication platforms open view news desk Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar released patriotic song “Watan” produced by Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019 in New Delhi today. The song pays tribute to New […]

Competition Commission of India finds the conduct and practice of Jaiprakash Associates Limited to be in contravention of Competition Law

open view news desk The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to be in contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) for abuse of dominant position in the market of independent residential units such as villas, estate […]

Commerce and Industry Minister leads a high-power delegation to Vladivostok

MoUs signed to expand trade, economy, investment, scientific and technical cooperation open view news desk Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal led a high-power delegation of Chief Ministers of Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Goa and about 140 Indian companies toVladivostok, Russia from August 11-13, 2019.  This visit […]

Commonwealths firm on shooting exclusion despite India threat

Commonwealth Games chief Louise Martin said shooting will not be part of the 2022 edition in Birmingham despite a threat by India to boycott the entire event in protest. Martin, the Commonwealth Games Federation president, told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper that the decision to exclude shooting from the […]

India’s passenger vehicles sales slump 31% in July

NEW DELHI – India’s domestic passenger vehicle sales fell 30.9% in July, an auto industry body said on Tuesday, marking a ninth straight decline in monthly sales amid a deepening crisis in the autos sector that has triggered massive job losses. The country’s automakers sold a total of […]

Rupee falls 38 paise; touches 71 level against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 13: The rupee deprecated by 38 paise and fell to 71 per dollar mark in early trade on Tuesday amid strengthening of the American currency and weak opening in domestic equities. Forex traders said the strength of the US dollar against other overseas currencies and concerns about […]

Betway Partners With Cricket Legend Kevin Pietersen

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) LONDON, Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Leading online bookmaker Betway has signed former England cricketer and 2005 Ashes hero, Kevin Pietersen as its “Global Cricket […]

Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the […]

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