Day: February 6, 2020

‘A true Spartacus’: Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103

Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood’s golden age of cinema who was renowned for his intense, muscular performances in “Spartacus” and “Paths of Glory,” died Wednesday aged 103. The US leading man, producer and director came to prominence in the late 1940s and never lost […]

Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth

NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch touched down at 0912 GMT on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space […]

Abrogation of Article 370 is based on the Government’s faith and trust in the People J&K

open view news desk Prime Minister said that the abrogation of the Article 370 has led to the complete integration of Jammu & Kashmir with the rest of the country. Shri Narendra Modi was today replying in the Lok Sabha to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s […]

Prime Minister’s reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Motion of Thanks for President’s Address today in Rajya Sabha.Prime Minister said that the  aim  of $ 5 trillion economy is ambitious but we have to think big and move ahead.  “Let me reassure you that India’s […]

Modi says fundamentals of Indian economy strong

New Delhi, Feb 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the fundamentals of the Indian economy were strong and had inherent capability for higher growth rates. Replying to the debate in Rajya Sabha on a motion thanking the president for his address to the joint sitting of both […]

Passengers say crumpled plane landed very fast in Istanbul

ISTANBUL — Passengers who lived through the crash landing in Istanbul that killed three people and left a Turkish airliner crumpled into pieces say the plane’s descent felt unusually fast. Engin Demir, who was injured in the crash, told NTV television that he really noticed the speed as […]

‘A floating prison’: Cruise of Asia ends in virus quarantine

YOKOHAMA, Japan — David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia. It’s ending with him quarantined in his cabin aboard the Diamond Princess for two extra weeks, eating a “lettuce sandwich with some chicken inside” and […]

Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case

WASHINGTON — Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten already? The country has been on a constitutional bullet train that took off with a whistleblower’s highly detailed account of wrongdoing, roared ahead through a cascade […]

Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House. With Chief Justice John Roberts presiding, senators sworn to […]

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