Month: August 2019

Hindus trump Muslims in forging documents to find way into NRC

Guwahati, Aug 25: With the hugely contentious NRC exposing communal faultlines in Assam, it has emerged that more Hindus than Muslims forged documents to find their way into the National Register of Citizens, sources with close knowledge of the exercise said on Sunday. The final NRC list, which will […]

Jaitley to be cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in afternoon

New Delhi, Aug 25: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley will be cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat on Sunday afternoon. According to a Delhi BJP leader, Jaitley’s mortal remains will be brought to the party headquarters at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg here around 10.30 am for his admirers and […]

Jammu is still facing Humid weather

open view news desk JAMMU AUGUST 25: Jammu is facing humid weather. When Jammu people awakes in the morning they experience humid atmosphere around though rain provides some respite from it transitorily but people will continue to face it for some more days to come. At 12:54 pm, […]

Macron warns ‘trade tensions are bad for everyone’

Biarritz (France), Aug 24: French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that “trade tensions are bad for everyone,” after US President Donald Trump imposed fresh tariffs on China and warned again that French wines could be targeted. In a televised address to the nation as G7 leaders gathered for their […]

Aim of becoming USD 5-trillion economy possible: Pranab

Kolkata, Aug 24: Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government’s ambitious target of becoming a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 is possible through prudent fiscal management. Mukherjee also said the GST needs more clarity and that some signs of a slowdown in the economy were visible since […]

Man shot dead in south Delhi’s Amar Colony

New Delhi, Aug 24: A 38-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by two bike-borne assailants in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony while he was going home on a scooter with his son, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night near Okhla sabzi mandi. The victim […]

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data showed Saturday, amid growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to control the worst blazes in years. Multiple fires were seen across a vast area of the northwestern state of Rondonia on Friday […]

Protesters and riot police clash in Hong Kong

Clashes broke out between police and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday as tensions boiled over on the city’s streets. (August 24) Credit: Associated Press Published on Aug 24, 2019

Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull

HONG KONG — Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests on Saturday for the first time in nearly two weeks. Hundreds of black-clad protesters armed with bamboo poles and baseball bats […]

Trump, Macron speak in meeting ahead of G7

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron had a private lunch before the start of the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz on Saturday. (August 24) Credit: Associated Press Published on Aug 24, 2019

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