Month: January 2020

Two wanted ‘criminals’ of Delhi arrested in Sonipat

Chandigarh, Jan 18: The Haryana police has arrested two persons in separate raids, claiming that they are wanted by Delhi police for their involvement in over dozen cases of murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and theft in the national capital. A Haryana police spokesperson said two country-made pistols and […]

Ken Starr, celebrity lawyer Dershowitz join Trump defense team

Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, and America’s biggest celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz were announced Friday to be joining President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment defense. The administration has yet to unveil the full team but confirmed that White House counsel […]

China’s Xi stands with Myanmar despite Rohingya genocide accusations

China’s Xi Jinping doubled down on his support for fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday, signing dozens of infrastructure and trade deals and meeting with the Myanmar army chief accused of overseeing a genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The Chinese president’s state visit to Myanmar’s purpose-built […]

Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with U.S., talks with Afghan government – sources

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with U.S. troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha, two sources have said. If an agreement is sealed, it […]

India sports ministry says 35 sexual harassment complaints in 2011-19

NEW DELHI – India’s sports ministry has said 35 complaints of sexual harassment had been lodged relating to alleged incidents at national training centres from 2011 to 2019. The ministry said 27 of the complaints were made by athletes against coaches at centres run by the Sports Authority […]

HDFC Bank third-quarter net up 33% on loan growth, beats estimates

MUMBAI – HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest private lender, on Saturday posted a nearly 33% jump in standalone net profit for the quarter to December helped by growth in its loans portfolio. HDFC Bank reported a net profit of 74.16 billion Indian rupees ($1.04 billion) for its third […]

An Industry Meet ahead of ‘Wings India 2020’ Kickstarts in Bengaluru today

open view news desk Indian aviation and technology leaders gathered in Bengaluru for industry meet ahead of “Wings India 2020”, Asia’s largest civil aviation event.  Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Smt. Usha Padhee, JS, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Dr. S Unnikrishnan […]

Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade at Garud Regimental Training Centre Air Force Station Chandinagar

open view news desk A Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade to mark the successful completion of training of 131 Air Force Special Forces (Garud) was held today at Garud Regimental Training Centre, Air Force Station Chandinagar. Air Vice Marshal T Singh VM, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) […]

India would be in top-ten list at 2028 Olympics: Rijiju

Panaji, Jan 18: Stating that Olympics 2028 was the “actual target” for the country, Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju said here on Saturday that India would make it to the top ten countries in the medals’ tally at the Los Angeles games. For the coming Tokyo games, India has […]

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