Month: October 2019

Family seeks answers after police kill Texas woman at home

FORT WORTH, Texas — A white police officer who killed a black woman inside her Texas home while responding to a neighbor’s call about an open front door “didn’t have time to perceive a threat” before he opened fire, an attorney for the woman’s family said. “You didn’t […]

Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state’s large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has pre-emptively cut the power but by far the […]

Report: Syrian troops enter town close to Turkey’s border

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s state news agency says government forces have entered the northern town of Tal Tamr that is close to Turkey’s border. SANA said Monday morning that the Syrian army moved into the area to “confront the Turkish aggression,” without giving further details. The report says […]

Prime Minister condoles the loss of life due to Hagibis Typhoon in Japan

Open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi condoles the loss of life caused by Hagibis Typhoon in Japan. He said,”I offer condolences on behalf of all Indians on the loss of life caused by super-typhoon Hagibis in Japan. I wish early recovery from the damage and […]

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2011-12=100) Review for the month of September, 2019

Open view news desk The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2011-12=100) for the month of September, 2019 declined by 0.1% to 121.3 (provisional) from 121.4 (provisional) for the previous month. INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 0.33% (provisional) for […]

World faced with challenging time but India stronger now: PM

Bhandara, Oct 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said though the world was faced with a “challenging time” India is stronger to deal with the same. He also said the rural economy was not paid attention to earlier unlike his government has done and added that Rs […]

Deepika likely to star in ‘dark romantic’ film, to go on floors in 2020

Mumbai, Oct 13: Deepika Padukone on Sunday revealed that post “Chhapaak” she will start shooting for a “dark” film in romantic space early next year. The actor has featured in successful romantic dramas — “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, “Cocktail” and “Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela”. At the Jio MAMI Movie […]

Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes, as metro, shops targeted

HONG KONG – Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and riot police clashed in chaotic scenes around the city on Sunday with police in riot gear chasing protesters through crowds of lunchtime shoppers. Rallies in shopping malls on Hong Kong island and across the harbour in the Kowloon district began […]

Amid lockdown, India’s Modi assures Kashmir situation will normalise in four months

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir to return to normal after his government stripped the state of its special status in August and imposed harsh restrictions. At a rally in the western state of […]

Bottas Japan win seals sixth world title double for Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas jumped from third to first with an electric start to win the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and the Finn’s Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc finished sixth in the second Ferrari, and with only Bottas now able to overtake Hamilton […]

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