Month: October 2019

PM condoles the loss of lives due to bus crash near Mecca in Saudi Arabia

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to a bus crash near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. “Anguished by the news of a bus crash near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. Praying for a […]

Dilli Series Seapower Seminar 2019 Commences at Indian Naval Academy

open view news desk The sixth edition of the annual Dilli seminar on ‘Role of Seapower in Shaping of Nations’ commenced this morning at the Indian Naval Academy (INA). Several serving and retired senior Naval Officers, eminent academicians, representatives of think tanks, defence analysts and distinguished luminaries are attending the […]

35 foreigners dead in Saudi bus crash

Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday. The accident on Wednesday evening involved a collision between “a private chartered bus… with a heavy vehicle” near the […]

China propaganda app fraught with security concerns: report

A widely downloaded Chinese propaganda app that quizzes users on Communist Party heroes and military achievements may be “studying them right back” through data collection and potential security breaches, an internet freedom campaign group says. The app — called “Xuexi Qiangguo” or “Study to make China strong” — […]

Trump Twitter photo attack backfires as Pelosi owns it

President Donald Trump’s Twitter attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following an acrimonious White House meeting appears to have backfired spectacularly. Trump tweeted a picture of the encounter Wednesday showing a standing Pelosi pointing at the president while he and everyone else in the room was seated, with […]

Aussie retailers pull #MeToo book after legal threats

Two major retailers in Australia have removed a book on Harvey Weinstein from sale, after legal threats from a man who features prominently in the story that sparked the #MeToo movement. Lawyers acting for Australian journalist Dylan Howard, an executive at American Media Inc (AMI), wrote to booksellers […]

SC asks J-K administration to place before it orders imposing restrictions

New Delhi, Oct 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to place before it the administrative orders imposing communication and other restrictions in the state following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana questioned Solicitor General […]

Fmr PDP leader, several others join BJP in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 17: Former state president of PDP’s Scheduled Caste wing Vijay Anand on Thursday joined the BJP along with six others here, a party spokesperson said. Anand accompanied by Sanjay Kumar, Himanshu, Ravi Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar and John Sotra joined the BJP’s Scheduled Caste wing in […]

Journalist’s phone snatched in east Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 17: In yet another incident of snatching in the national capital, a 32-year-old journalist working with a leading english daily newspaper was allegedly robbed of his mobile phone by an unidentified man in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar, police said on Thursday. The incident took place […]

Gold falls Rs 105 on stronger rupee, weak cues

New Delhi, Oct 17: Gold prices on Thursday declined Rs 105 to Rs 38,985 per 10 gram in the national capital on a stronger rupee and weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. However, silver surged by Rs 509 to Rs 46,809 per kg here from its previous close […]

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