Month: August 2019

Elderly woman dies of Congo fever in Guj

Ahmedabad, Aug 26: A 75-year-old woman from Surendranagar district in Gujarat died due to Congo fever which spreads through ticks in humans, the state government said on Monday. The victim Sukhiben Meniya, who was admitted to the government-run SVP hospital here on August 20 for suspected Congo fever symptoms, […]

U.S., Taliban deal will not stop attacks on Afghan forces, some Taliban say

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan – As U.S. and Taliban negotiators push to wrap up talks aimed at securing the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, disagreement remains about whether a pact will mean an end to the insurgents’ fight with the U.S.-backed Afghan government. U.S. and Taliban officials have been […]

Teacher arrested for ‘molesting’ autistic boy

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26: A 50-year-old teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old autistic boy student, police said. The accused Santosh Kumar used to teach mathematics to the child. Kumar went absconding after the boy’s parents lodged a complaint last month about the offence, the police […]

RBI board approves Rs 1.76 lakh cr transfer to govt

Mumbai, Aug 26: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore in dividend and surplus reserve to the government. This follows the RBI board accepting the recommendation of a high-level panel headed by its former Governor Bimal Jalan on transfer of […]

Livestock loss in Punjab floods pegged at Rs 91 lakh

Chandigarh, Aug 26: Over 8,000 poultry birds and 125 bovines have been reported dead in the Punjab floods, the worst the state has seen in over 30 years, officials said on Monday. The total loss in livestock has been pegged at Rs 91 lakh, they said. The Animal Husbandry […]

Navy prepared to thwart JeM’s underwater plans: Admiral Singh

Pune, Aug 26: An “underwater wing” of Pakistan- based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is training people to carry out attacks but the Indian Navy is fully prepared to thwart any such attempt, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh said here on Monday. He said all stakeholders in coastal […]

Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president announced Monday that the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans. President Joko Widodo said intense studies over the past three years had […]

Police defend warning shot as Hong Kong divide widens

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Monday defended pulling out their guns and firing a warning shot during anti-government protests over the weekend, and lawmakers on each side of the city’s political divide said the other side bears responsibility for the violence.Full Coverage: Hong Kong Assistant Police Commissioner […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro causes global outrage over Amazon fires

PORTO VELHO, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, blacks and homosexuals, and even praised his country’s 1964-1985 dictatorship. Yet nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to fires raging in parts of the Amazon […]

Minister of State for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre Discusses Bilateral issues on Education with the South African Deputy Minister for Higher Education

open view news desk A delegation led by the South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Higher Education Mr Buti Kgwaridi Manamela called upon the Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, today in New Delhi. During the meeting, the discussion between the two Ministers was […]

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