Month: September 2019

Naval Phase of Defence Correspondents Course 2019 concludes at Mumbai

open view news desk The Navy and Coast Guard leg of the 2019 edition of the Defence Correspondents Course (DCC) concluded at Mumbai on 31 Aug 19.  The course was conducted at Western Naval Command, Mumbai and coordinated by the Maritime Warfare Centre (Mumbai). The course aimed to […]

PM greets the people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. “सभी देशवासियों को पावन पर्व गणेश चतुर्थी की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! Wishing everyone a blessed Ganesh Chaturthi”, the Prime Minister said. Narendra Modi✔@narendramodi सभी देशवासियों […]

Teenager stabbed to death by juvenile in outer Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 1: A 16-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death over personal enmity in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri, police said on Sunday. The victim was stabbed by another 16-year-old boy on Saturday who was arrested, they said.  The juvenile has been booked under IPC section 302 (punishment for […]

60-year-old farmer’s body fished out of canal in UP

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sep 2: The body of a 60-year-old farmer, who had been missing for five days, was fished out of the Ganga canal in the Bhopa police station area of Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday. According to the police, Karunpal had gone missing after he went out […]

Markets to remain closed for Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai, Sep 2:  All major financial markets, including BSE, NSE, forex, commodity and money markets, will remain closed on Monday on account of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’. PTI

Delhiites wake up to warm Monday morning

New Delhi, Sep 2: Delhiites woke up to a warm Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 27.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Humidity was recorded at 85 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain/thundershower.  The […]

Shopkeeper kills wife, self

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sept 2: A shopkeeper shot himself dead after allegedly killing his wife over some dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said. Manoj Kumar, 30, shot Seema, 28, using his licenced gun at Ladpur village in Khatauli block, following which he committed suicide, the police […]

Dorian closes in on Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm

McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters. The National Hurricane […]

Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city

Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, even as the insurgents claimed to have captured important city buildings. The multi-pronged Taliban offensive on Kunduz, which has come under frequent attack since 2015, occurred as US […]

US and Taliban on ‘threshold’ of deal, says US Afghan envoy

The US and the Taliban are on the brink of striking a deal after 18 years of war, Washington’s top negotiator said Sunday, ahead of a visit to Kabul where he was to meet with Afghan officials. The apparent progress at the latest round of talks to conclude […]

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