Day: January 12, 2020

Reactions to Iran’s statement it downed Ukrainian plane

Iran said on Saturday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake”, saying air defences were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Iran had previously denied that it had downed the […]

Amazon boss Bezos to face protests from traders during India trip

NEW DELHI – Thousands of small-scale traders in India are planning to organise protests against Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos, who will visit the country next week for a company event and potential meetings with government officials. Bezos will participate in an Amazon event in capital New Delhi […]

Admission test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for session 2020-21 held smoothly in 8252 centres covering 561 districts today

3046506 candidates had registered online for admission test for 48000 seats in JNVs open view news desk Admission test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the session 2020-21 was held smoothly in 8252 centres covering 561 districts today. Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is done at Class VI […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Belur Math in Kolkata

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Belur Math in Kolkata today, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day. He also interacted with the monks in Math. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that for the countrymen, coming to […]

Workshop-cum-exhibition on “Bamboo- A wonder grass” concludes in Jammu

open view news desk The deliberations of the two-day workshop-cum-exhibition on Bamboo with the aim of creating opportunities for the sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir concluded today at Jammu. The workshop-cum-exhibition was organized  by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North Eastern Council, Govt. of […]

Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J-K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, Jan 12: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Gulshanpora area of Tral in the south Kashmir district Sunday morning after receiving specific intelligence about the […]

AAP changed country’s politics to an extent: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 12: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Aam Aadmi Party has changed the politics of the country to some extent and based it upon the work done by its government. “People used to tell me, ‘Kejriwal ji, elections are not won on the […]

Light snowfall, rain in Himachal

Shimla, Jan 12: Light snowfall and rain in some parts of Himachal Pradesh occurred in last 24 hours with the meteorological department has issued orange and yellow warning for January 13 and 16 of heavy rain, snowfall in the state. Kalpa received 1 cm snowfall, whereas Kothi got 11 […]

Govt decides to withdraw NSG from VIP security duties

New Delhi, Jan 12: After effecting a major VIP security cut and withdrawal of SPG cover from the Gandhis, the Union government has now decided to completely remove NSG commandos from this task, official sources said. This will be after over two decades that the ‘black cat’ commandos of […]

Youth Congress carries out ‘peace march’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Congress’ youth wing carried out a ‘peace march’ in Delhi on Sunday to express solidarity with those who have raised their voices against various issues despite facing police “brutality”. The Youth Congress organised the march at Lutyens’ Delhi to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 157th birth […]

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