Month: May 2020

Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn’t have

WASHINGTON — Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override” governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolute authority” to force states to reopen, even when local leaders say it’s too soon. As he battles the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald […]

China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise

HONG KONG/BEIJING – China’s parliaA screen shows the results of the vote on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia […]

Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan crash

ISLAMABAD – Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a city neighbourhood last week killing 97 people on board, a spokesman for the airline said. The Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 crashed on Friday into a […]

Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China – sources

BEIJING/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  – TikTok’s poaching of Disney’s Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions, several people familiar with the […]

Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest $1 billion in Jio Platforms – sources

NEW DELHI – Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is in talks to invest about $1 billion in Reliance Industries’ digital unit Jio platforms, three sources said on Thursday. Jio Platforms, which houses music and movie apps as well a Reliance’s telecoms venture Jio Infocomm, has secured […]

Monsoon rains forecast to arrive on India’s southern coast around June 1

NEW DELHI – Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast around June 1, the state-run weather office said on Thursday, marking the start of the four-month rainy season that is crucial for the country’s farm-dependent economy. Weather conditions are “very likely to become favourable […]

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 28: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) here today. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur, Shri […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 28: Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level. The number of cases […]

Science and Technology in finding solutions to combat COVID-19

‘Hackathon’ for computational drug discovery is being undertaken: Professor K. Vijay Raghavan open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 28: At a media briefing here today, Dr. Vinod Paul, Member NITI Aayog and Professor K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, summarised activities on […]

Paswan reviews FCI’s food grain distribution and procurement

FCI has become a lifeline for food distribution: Shri Paswan Shri Paswan directs FCI to expedite both distribution and procurement, expresses satisfaction with stocks replenishment open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 28: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today chaired […]

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