Day: October 16, 2019

Fort Worth chief: ‘absolutely no excuse’ for woman’s killing

FORT WORTH, Texas — The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. Officer Aaron Dean was […]

Kim rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight US sanctions

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions on his country in state media reports Wednesday alongside evocative propaganda images of him riding a white horse seen as foretelling significant decisions as his own deadline for U.S. movement on nuclear talks […]

Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open

WASHINGTON — When Syria’s Kurdish fighters, America’s longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend that they were switching sides and joining up with Damascus and Moscow, it seemed like a moment of geopolitical whiplash. But in fact, the move had been in the works […]

AP FACT CHECK: Dems debate on guns, Syria, health care

WASHINGTON — A dozen Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a debate packed with policy, flubbing some details in the process. Several gave an iffy explanation of why they’re not swinging behind a bold proposal to make people turn over their assault-style weapons. Sloppiness also crept in during […]

ice President returns after a two-nation tour to Africa Visits Comoros and Sierra Leone to strengthen bilateral ties

Open view news desk Seeking to expand India’s footprint and forge closer ties with Africa, the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu concluded his tour to Comoros and Sierra Leone and returned to Delhi today. It was the first-ever visit by such a high-level Indian dignitary […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors’ Conference

Open view news desk Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors’ Conference at DRDO Bhawan here today. The Conference is an annual event, where a number of brainstorming sessions are planned over two days. In his address, Shri Rajnath Singh said DRDO has made Defence forces […]

India and Netherlands need to work together to address climate change, terrorismand depletion of natural resources: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Open view news desk Inaugurating the 25th edition of DST-CII India Netherlands Technology Summit at New Delhi today by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, expressed their pleasure at the successful collaboration in Science […]

Indian Railways launches 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains today

Open view news desk Indian Railways launches 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains todaytoconnect smaller towns around major cities.  These services were launched by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri PiyushGoyal along with Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh […]

India’s Foreign Trade: September 2019

Open view news desk India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-September2019-20* are estimated to be USD 267.21billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 1.93per cent over the same period last year. Overall imports in April-September 2019-20* are estimated to be USD 312.16billion, exhibiting a negative growth of […]

Dr. Jitendra Singh presides over as Chief Guest at the Curtain Raiser event for the North East Expo 2019

Open view news desk Union Minister of State for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh presided over as Chief Guest at the Curtain […]

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