Month: February 2020

Gauhati HC stays appointment of Agri devpt officers

Guwahati, Feb 19: The Gauhati High Court stayed on Wednesday the appointment of 115 candidates for the post of Agricultural Development Officers who were selected by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). A writ petition was filed by one Shankar Nath and 19 others challenged the selection of candidates […]

Max temp in Delhi settles at two degrees above normal

New Delhi, Feb 19: The maximum temperature in the city on Wednesday settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal. The national capital in the morning had recorded a low of 8.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal. The Central Pollution Control Board registered Delhi’s Air […]

Yemen’s Houthi rebels impeding UN aid flow, demand a cut

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have blocked half of the United Nations’ aid delivery programs in the war-torn country — a strong-arm tactic to force the agency to give them greater control over the massive humanitarian campaign, along with a cut of billions of dollars in foreign assistance, according to […]

Passengers begin leaving after ship’s virus quarantine ends

YOKOHAMA, Japan — About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard the vessel, docked in Japan, that failed to stop the spread of the new virus among passengers and crew. The quarantine’s flop was underlined as […]

China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters’ credentials

BEIJING — China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed racist by the government. The expulsions come after the Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news […]

Cabinet approves the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020

open view news desk The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved a historic Bill for the welfare of Women in the Country – the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020.  This follows the introduction in Parliament of the Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2020, […]

Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Sh Conrad Sangma calling on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at New Delhi on Wednesday.

open view news desk Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Sh Conrad Sangma today called on Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed the progress of different State projects related to infrastructure, roads and public welfare.  Dr Jitendra Singh reiterated commitment by Prime […]

Soil Health Card Scheme helped India achieve surplus capacity in foodgrain production: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

open view news desk The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said the Soil Health Card Scheme has helped India achieve surplus capacity in foodgrain production. Inaugurating the National Workshop on Soil Health Card (SHC) Day here today, […]

Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts held in New Delhi

open view news desk Union Minister of Textiles and WCD, Smriti Zubin Irani has said that time has come to focus on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts held in New Delhi, she said that the Textiles […]

Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief

Islamabad, Feb 19: Amid concerns over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it is necessary to do everything to prevent “statelessness” when when a nationality law is changed. Guterres, who was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, […]

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