Month: September 2019

Dravid to depose before BCCI ethics officer on Thursday

Mumbai, Sep 25: Former India captain Rahul Dravid would depose before BCCI Ethics Officer D K Jain on Thursday to explain the conflict of interest allegations against him. Dravid is currently the Director of National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, […]

Death toll from Pakistan earthquake rises to 37: local official

ISLAMABAD – The death toll from an earthquake in Pakistan on Tuesday has risen to 37, the Mirpur divisional commissioner, Muhammad Tayyab, said on Wednesday. Tayyab said the dead included men, women and children. Reuters Sep 25, 2019 Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad; Editing by Toby ChopraOur […]

Biden rises in poll as Ukraine scandal unfolds, interest in impeachment drops: Reuters poll

NEW YORK – Support for Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden ticked higher following reports that President Donald Trump pressured his Ukraine counterpart to investigate Biden, while Americans overall are less supportive of impeaching Trump than they were months ago, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. […]

Sensex, Nifty end lower; state-owned banks slump

BENGALURU – Indian shares ended lower on Wednesday as calls for an impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump rattled investors, with state-owned banks dropping the most. The broader Nifty index ended down 1.28% at 11,440.20, while the benchmark BSE Sensex closed 1.29% lower at 38,593.52. Democrats in the […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh calls for round-the-clock vigil from all agencies in Maritime domain to thwart any potential threats posed by ‘non-state’ as well as ‘state-sponsored’ terrorism

OPEN VIEW NEWS DESK Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called for a 24×7 vigil, co-ordination and pro-active approach from all agencies in the Maritime domain to thwart any potential threats posed by ‘non-state’ as well as ‘state-sponsored’ terrorism. He was addressing the Investiture Ceremony of Indian CoastGuard […]

Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective

OPEN VIEW NEWS DESK The National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to July, 2019, based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in […]

Government of India has instituted ‘Sardar Patel National Unity Award’ – Highest Civilian Award for contribution to Unity and Integrity of India

OPEN VIEWS NEWS DESK Government of India has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. A notification instituting the Sardar Patel National Unity Award was issued by Ministry of Home Affairs […]

Beijing opens glitzy airport ahead of China’s 70th anniversary

A futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of the busiest in the world, was opened by President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Xi declared the starfish-shaped airport open in brief remarks at a ceremony inside the huge terminal, days before the country holds a […]

IAF MiG-21 Type-69 Trainer Aircraft Crash

open view news desk An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Type-69 Trainer aircraft crashed near Gwalior on 25 Sep 19 at 1000 hrs (approx). The aircraft was on a routine mission and was airborne from Air Force Station Gwalior. Aircraft crashed at approximate distance of    6 NM while on […]

Folau ‘conceded’ homophobic post breached rules: Rugby Australia

Sacked former Wallaby star Israel Folau conceded his anti-gay social media posts breached Rugby Australia’s code of conduct and offered to apologise, the governing body claimed in a court filing made public Wednesday. Super Rugby’s record try-scorer, who was on a Aus$1 million-a-year (US$690,000), four-year deal, was fired […]

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