Month: December 2019

Delhi freezes at 2.4 deg C; coldest day of season, fog affects air and rail traffic

New Delhi, Dec 28: The national capital on Saturday recorded its coldest day of the season as the minimum temperature plummeted to 2.4 degrees Celsius in the morning, officials said. Dense fog enveloped the city reducing visibility and affecting air traffic and vehicular movement in the streets. Mercury fell […]

Delhi Police constable shots self dead

New Delhi, Dec 28: A 33-year-old Delhi Police constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service pistol here on Saturday, officials said. Parun Tyagi allegedly committed suicide at Subroto Park police post near Dhaula Kuan suspectedly over a family dispute, they said, adding that no suicide note has been […]

Rahul Gandhi visit homes of two persons killed in police firing during anti-CAA protests

Guwahati, Dec 28: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited homes of two persons – Sam Stafford and Dipanjal Das, who were killed in firing by security forces during protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act earlier this month. After addressing a public rally against the CAA, Gandhi who […]

Drawn-out sex crimes case rattles Israel-Australia ties

JERUSALEM — Nicole Meyer endured years of sexual abuse allegedly at the hands of her former school principal. She’s had to watch as her alleged abuser fled her residence in Australia for Israel, evaded justice for years and is now undergoing a protracted extradition process that critics have […]

Hawaii tour helicopter crash kills 6, leaves 1 missing

HONOLULU — The search for the final person missing after a Hawaii tour helicopter crash killed six is expected to resume Saturday depending on weather, officials said. There are no indications that anybody survived the crash, authorities said Friday night after the remains of six of the people […]

Truck bomb in Somalia’s capital kills at least 76 people

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning, killing at least 76 people including many students, authorities said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Mogadishu in recent memory, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded […]

Finance Minister launches eBक्रय for online auction of assets attached by banks

open view news desk Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman here today discussed banking issues with chiefs of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), chief executive of Indian Banks’ Association and representatives of leading private sector banks. Finance Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Economic Affairs Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology Secretary, CBI […]

Vice President calls for enlightened debate on larger issues

open view news desk The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaih Naidu today called for an enlightened debate on all larger issues and stressed that dissent has to be expressed in a democratic and non-violent manner. “Constitutional methods and violence do not go together,” he said. Shri […]

MP: Dalit man’s shop torched over inter-caste marriage

Betul (MP), Dec 28:Tension prevailed at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district after a Dalit man’s shop was set on fire following his marriage with a woman from Other Backward Class (OBC) community, police said on Saturday. Seven people were arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled […]

Rahul slams govt over NPR, NRC; says it is ‘DeMo no. 2’, will be more disastrous

New Delhi, Dec 28: On the Congress’ 135th foundation day, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the National Population Register and the proposed NRC, terming the exercises “notebandi no. 2” and warning that they will be more disastrous than […]

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