Month: October 2019

Prez attends to policewoman after award function

New Delhi, Oct 29: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday attended to a policewoman who had apparently twisted her ankle and slipped during an awards function here. The Delhi policewoman was standing in front of the dias at Vigyan Bhawan during the first National CSR Awards function. When the […]

Sensex vaults 582 pts; Tata Motors zooms 16 pc

Mumbai, Oct 29: Equity benchmark Sensex shot up nearly 582 points on Tuesday on broad-based buying by participants buoyed by encouraging quarterly earnings and US-China trade deal optimism. On the Sensex chart, Tata Motors emerged as a standout performer surging about 17 per cent after the company reported narrowing […]

Global economic outlook strongly dependent on path chartered by nations like India: PM Modi

Riyadh, Oct 29: Underlining that the economic uncertainty is an offshoot of “unbalanced” multilateral trade systems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that the global economic outlook is strongly dependent on the path chartered by large developing countries like India and Saudi Arabia. Earlier this month, the International Monetary […]

Free bus ride scheme might be extended to senior citizens: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Oct 29: The free-ride scheme for women on Delhi public buses might be extended to senior citizens, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said as the initiative took off on Tuesday. This scheme will help in women empowerment by bridging the gender gap that exists in society, the chief […]

Delegation of EU MPs in Kashmir to assess ground situation

Srinagar, Oct 29: A delegation of 23 European Union MPs arrived here on Tuesday for a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of the state’s special status under Article 370. During the two-day visit, the EU MPs will be briefed by government officials […]

Members of European Parliament call on PM

open view news desk Members of European Parliament called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi today.  Prime Minister appreciated the importance the Parliamentarians attach to their relationship with India by visiting right at the beginning of their term. Prime Minister said […]

Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Takes Over as Chairman, National Highways Authority of India

open view news desk Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has taken over as Chairman, National Highways Authority of India today.  He is an IAS Officer of 1988 batch Uttarakhand Cadre, who has held important positions in the Central Government and the Government of Uttarakhand, Government of Uttar Pradesh and […]

Tiger emerges from ‘most challenging’ career phase with record win

Tiger Woods said Monday his latest injury comeback to win the Zozo Championship and tie the US PGA Tour’s win record had ended the “most challenging” phase of his storied career. Woods held off Hideki Matsuyama at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club to equal Sam Snead’s record of […]

Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF

Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fuelling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. The unrest is in turn contributing to slower growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, alongside global trade tensions, oil price volatility and […]

With Baghdadi gone, who is heir to the ‘caliph’?

The US declaration of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death opens the question of his succession at the helm of the Islamic State jihadist organisation and analysts say the list looks short. It was limited further on Sunday night after Kurdish fighters in Syria said they had killed IS spokesman […]

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