Day: February 8, 2020

Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law

NEW DELHI – Voters in New Delhi began voting on Saturday in a state election seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity following months of deadly anti-government protests over a new citizenship law. The election comes as India’s economic growth is at its slowest in […]

Time is ripe for legislation containing compulsory ‘pre-litigation mediation’: CJI

New Delhi, Feb 8: Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Saturday said the time is ripe to devise a comprehensive legislation which contains “compulsory pre-litigation mediation” that would ensure efficiency and reduce the time of pendency for parties as well as courts. Speaking at the 3rd edition […]

Anil Ambani to pay USD 100 mn in conditional order for Chinese banks: UK court

London, Feb 7: A UK court on Friday directed Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani to pay USD 100 million towards a conditional order granted to three Chinese banks pursuing the recovery of over USD 680 million owed to them as part of a loan agreement. In what is in […]

Health Secretary reviewed the Novel Coronavirus disease situation

open view news desk Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW) took a review on the current situation today with concerned officials. She discussed the present status and preparedness on the issues of spread of novel Coronavirus disease. Universal screening for all flights from Singapore and Thailand besides Hong Kong […]

President of India Pays Homage to Dr Zakir Hussain on his Birth Anniversary

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Dr Zakir Hussain, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 8, 2020). He paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Dr Zakir Hussain at Rashtrapati […]

Stock markets take a breather after rally

Global stocks mostly fell Friday as investors pocketed profits from this week’s rallies, despite data showing a surge in US job creation. Equities largely bounced back this week after heavy losses triggered by worries about the economic fallout from China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak. But major US indices, which […]

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