Month: January 2020

Thousands join anti-CAA protest in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 12: Thousands of citizens on Sunday congregated in Mumbai’s suburban Jogeshwari to oppose the new citizenship law, the proposed NRC and NPR. They also condemned last Sunday’s violence on the JNU campus in Delhi, where masked men ran riot and attacked students. Leftist organisations had claimed RSS-affiliated […]

Warne, Ponting to play Twenty20 bushfire match, Serena donates winnings

MELBOURNE – Former Australian cricketing greats Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne will temporarily come out of retirement to play in a charity Twenty20 match next month as sports organisations and athletes seek ways to raise funds for bushfire relief. Since October, thousands of Australians have faced repeat evacuations […]

Exclusive: Indian government to seek RBI dividend boost as revenue drops

NEW DELHI – India’s government plans to push the central bank for a fiscal lifeline in the form of another interim dividend, as it struggles to meet its expenditure commitments amid a steep revenue shortfall, three sources directly aware of the matter said. The fresh call comes just […]

Fly me to the moon: Japanese billionaire Maezawa seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage

TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary programme, in the latest attention-grabbing stunt by the entrepreneur. 44-year-old Maezawa, who sold his online fashion retailer Zozo Inc to SoftBank […]

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 […]

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