Day: February 26, 2020

GoC 9 Corps meets Lt Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, GoC 9 Corps today paid a courtesy call on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor and the GoC discussed about the current security situation and issues relating to the […]

Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots toll rises to 27

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm Wednesday after Delhi’s worst sectarian violence in decades left at least 27 people dead and prompted demands for a military curfew. This week’s battles between Hindus and Muslims have seen mobs armed with swords, guns and acid raze parts of […]

5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32

Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 on Wednesday, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban. She has been dealing with problems in her right shoulder for years […]

Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip

NEW DELHI — At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals continue to take in the wounded, authorities […]

Globe battles virus as cases multiply outside China

SEOUL, South Korea — Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to a remote island in the Pacific, as the world worked to halt the fast-spreading virus that for the […]

Goodwill Flight with Emergency Medical Assistance from India to Peoples Republic of China

open view news desk A special flight of Indian Air Force (IAF) comprising of crew, medical team and support staff today departed from Air Force Station, Palam, New Delhi to Wuhan, China. The C-17 Globemaster III airlifted approximately15 tonnes of medical supplies as a goodwill gesture from the […]

First Anniversary of Balakot Air Strikes

open view news desk On the first anniversary of Balakot air strikes, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff flew a five aircraft mission at Srinagar Air Base along with aircrew from Squadrons that had participated in the operations on 26th and […]

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