Month: March 2020

Feminist, fashionable and fighting for sustainability: India’s Anita Dongre

With stores in India and New York, multiple clothing brands and a global celebrity following, fashion designer Anita Dongre is a feminist powerhouse in a male-dominated industry. But her true ambition is to create an environmentally sustainable company, she says. “Sometimes I wish I could just give up […]

India’s Yes Bank founder arrested on money laundering allegations

The founder of India’s Yes Bank was arrested on allegations of money laundering Sunday, amid efforts to formulate a rescue plan for the country’s fourth-largest private lender. In a late-night move Friday, the Central Bank seized control and imposed withdrawal limits on Yes Bank, which has been struggling […]

China quarantine hotel collapse kills

At least ten people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, authorities said Sunday. Rescuers retrieved 48 people from the rubble, of whom 38 are still alive, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on social media. The building […]

Nighat Dad, Pakistan’s digital warrior battling the patriarchy

With her flashing rings, green-streaked hair and “Hack the patriarchy” laptop stickers, Nighat Dad is a digital warrior. But this human rights award winner and founder of Pakistan’s first cyber-harassment helpline still tears up as she describes receiving calls from women afraid of being killed by male relatives […]

As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic

LONDON — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it’s plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. The World Health Organization has so far resisted describing the crisis […]

UN chief: Gender inequality biggest human rights challenge

UNITED NATIONS — Calling himself “a proud feminist,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power and declared before Sunday’s observances of International Women’s Day that the fight for gender equality is “the biggest human rights challenge we face.” Twenty-five years after 189 countries adopted […]

Venezuela on agenda for Trump’s meeting with Brazil’s leader

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump would not commit Saturday to continue holding off on hitting Brazil with tariffs on imports of its aluminum and steel, saying “I don’t make any promises.” Trump commented in the presence of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who Trump was hosting for […]

Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia are under arrest for not supporting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated control of all major levers of power with the support of his father, King Salman, two people close to the royal family said […]

Div Com reviews traffic management in Jammu City

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 07: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Sanjeev Verma today convened a meeting to review the traffic management in Jammu city. The meeting was attended by Senior Additional Advocate General, ADDC Jammu, SSP Traffic Jammu, besides senior officers of Public Works Department, Jammu Development Authority […]

Corona Virus (COVID-19)

OPEN VIEW NEWS DESK JAMMU, MARCH 07: In view of Corona virus cases (COVID-19) being reported from many affected countries i.e. China, Iran, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea, Hong Kong as well as parts of India, Foreigners Registration office has asked all foreigners visiting […]

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