Month: January 2020

Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief

Davos, Jan 24: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead. Speaking here at the WEF 2020, she also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it […]

Iraqis mass to urge US troop ouster, youth rallies vie for spotlight

Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr amassed in Baghdad on Friday demanding the ouster of US troops, prompting rival protests seeking to keep the spotlight on months-long calls for reform. Sadr’s march rattled the separate protest movement that has gripped the capital and Shiite-majority south since […]

Democratic prosecutors to wrap up case against Trump

Democratic prosecutors were expected to wrap up their case against President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial Friday, hoping to persuade some Republicans to break ranks and turn against the US leader. Lead House impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff closed the second of three days of arguments late Thursday […]

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a region still reeling from drought and deadly floods, experts said Friday. Dense clouds of the ravenous insects have spread from Ethiopia and Somalia into Kenya, in the region’s […]

Why didn’t accusers shun Weinstein? Expert: It’s not unusual

NEW YORK — It’s the defense’s go-to question at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial: If he’s such a monster, why did some of his accusers stay in friendly contact with him for years after the alleged assaults? Prosecutors sought to give jurors some answers Friday by calling to the […]

China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital

BEIJING — China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast a pall over Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest, most festive holiday. The number of confirmed […]

Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani. On Friday, the Democrats will press their final day of arguments before skeptical […]

Saudi Arabia denies case of coronavirus infection

RIYADH – A Saudi health ministry affiliate said on Thursday there were no cases of coronavirus in the kingdom, denying earlier reports of an expatriate resident being infected. Earlier, India’s minister of state for external affairs said an Indian nurse working at a hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia […]

Checking on friends and missing class: protests bring fear to India’s campuses

BENGALURU/ NEW DELHI – One of India’s most famous universities is half-empty and some students who are on campus track each other on mobile devices to ensure people are safe, as violent clashes spill on to campuses that are seen as a hotbed of anti-government protests. The country […]

General Duty Medical Officers Call on The President

open view news desk General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) of the Central Health Services attending the 4th Foundation Training Programme at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today (January 23, 2020) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.  Addressing the young doctors, […]

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