Month: October 2019

At Vatican, Pompeo urges alliance for religious freedom

VATICAN CITY— U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday criticized governments that wield absolute power as threats to religious freedom, as he scrambled to contain a political crisis back home. Amid a growing storm in Washington over an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Pompeo went to […]

UK to send Brexit deal ‘final offer’ to a skeptical EU

MANCHESTER, England — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will send what he says is the U.K.’s “final offer” for a Brexit deal to the European Union on Wednesday, as the date for Britain’s departure from the bloc looms in less than a month. Johnson says the proposal is […]

Hong Kong police slammed as ‘trigger-happy’ after teen shot

HONG KONG — Heads bowed and dressed in black, schoolmates of a teenage demonstrator shot at close range in the chest by a Hong Kong riot officer condemned police tactics and demanded accountability Wednesday. The shooting Tuesday during widespread anti-government demonstrations on China’s National Day marked a fearsome […]

Soto lifts Nats to 4-3 comeback wild-card win over Brewers

WASHINGTON — After all the heartache and close calls, all the early exits, maybe it makes sense that a 20-year-old kid who never had been to the postseason, Juan Soto, would help the Washington Nationals finally advance. And maybe, just maybe, it makes sense that it would be this particular […]

Big Tech’s eco-pledges aren’t slowing its pursuit of Big Oil

SAN FRANCISCO — A group of San Francisco neighbors said they had to do something to make their street safe. Their answer? Some giant rocks. Fed up with what they see as the city’s failure to combat homelessness and rampant drug use, the neighbors had boulders delivered to […]

North Korea fires missile days before resuming US talks

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday displayed some of its newly purchased U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter jets for the first time during its Armed Forces Day ceremony, a development that will likely infuriate rival North Korea. Under its biggest-ever weapons purchase, South Korea is to buy […]

Case against officer who killed neighbor turns to sentencing

DALLAS — The same jury that convicted a white Dallas police officer in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor returns to court Wednesday to consider her sentence — a penalty that could be anywhere from five years to life in prison. Amber Guyger, who said she mistook […]

PM addresses Arogya Manthan marking one year of Ayushman Bharat Launches a new mobile application for Ayushman Bharat and Startup Grand Challenge

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched a new mobile application for the Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest health insurance scheme aimed at securing the health of over 10.70 Crore Poor families in the country.  The Prime Minister was presiding over the over the valedictory […]

India’s moves in Kashmir raise tension in part next to China

LEH, India — Nearly two months after the Indian government changed the status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, new tensions are brewing in Ladakh, a remote and picturesque part of that territory that borders China. On Aug. 5, New Delhi stripped Indian-controlled Kashmir of its statehood […]

Union Consumer Affairs Minister, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launches ‘Consumer App’: A one stop solution for consumer grievance redressal at the palm of every consumer across the nation

open view news desk In order to fast-track consumer grievance redressal process and provide an effective forum for consumers to give their valuable suggestions to the Department on consumer related issues, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘Consumer App’ […]

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