Month: January 2020

President of India Graces National Voters’ Day Celebrations

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the 10th National Voters’ Day Celebrations, being organised by the Election Commission of India, today (January 25, 2020) in New Delhi.  Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the National Voters’ Day […]

Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards to Army on Republic Day 2020

open view news desk List of Army personnel awarded for their gallantry and distinguished service on the occasion of Republic Day 2020 is enclosed. You are requested to publish the name and awards of the awardees suitably. Following documents are attached :-            (a)   Summary of gallantry and distinguished […]

Wuhan bans cars, Hong Kong closes schools as virus spreads

BEIJING — The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown, banned most vehicle use downtown and Hong Kong said it would close schools for two weeks as authorities scrambled Saturday to stop the spread of an illness that has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41. […]

‘This is huge’: Locust swarms destroy crops in East Africa

KATITIKA, Kenya — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious insects from feasting on their crops in this rural community. The worst outbreak […]

Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has always been a man of absolutes. Something is the best or the worst, a person is a winner or a total loser, an event has never happened before, even when it has. Absolutism was the unwritten credo of his career in business and […]

Dems say oust Trump or he’ll betray again; ‘He is who he is’

WASHINGTON — Closing out their case, House Democrats warned in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that the president will persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress intervenes to remove him before the 2020 election. They then implored Republican senators to allow new testimony before rendering a final […]

Exclusive: India faces first fall in direct taxes in at least two decades -sources

MUMBAI – India’s corporate and income tax collection for the current year is likely to fall for the first time in at least two decades, several senior tax officials told Reuters, amid a sharp fall in economic growth and cut in corporate tax rates. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]

President of India to Address the Nation Tomorrow on the Eve of 71st Republic Day

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will address the nation tomorrow (January 25, 2020) on the eve of the 71st Republic Day. The address will be broadcast from 1900 hrs. on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over […]

Government of India and the World Bank sign USD 210 million loan agreement for State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project.

open view news desk The Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra and the World Bank today signed a loan agreement ofUSD 210 million to support small holder farmers participate in competitive agriculture value chains, facilitate agri-business investments, increase market access and productivity in focus commodities, and build […]

Fire at two-story building in Mumbai’s Kurla area

Mumbai, Jan 24: A fire broke out at a two-story building in suburban Kurla West here on Friday evening, an official said. The blaze started on the second floor of Mehtab Building on S G Barve Road around 10 pm, a Fire Brigade official said. Four fire engines and […]

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