Day: August 2, 2020

NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for Sunday return

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon are heading home for a Sunday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, capping a two-month voyage in space that marked NASA’s first crewed mission from home soil in nine years. Crew Dragon […]

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

The Australian state of Victoria declared a state of disaster and authorities in Vietnam said they would test the entire population of a city for the coronavirus — reflecting worries around the world about getting the disease under control. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS * For an interactive graphic tracking […]

PM addresses Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020

National Education Policy 2020 reflects the aspirations of the 21st century youth says PM NEP aims at transformational reforms; focuses on making Job creators rather than Job seekers , says PM open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 1: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Grand Finale […]

Sisters from Northeast tie Rakhi on Jawans posted in J&K

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 2: In a massive show of love, solidarity, brotherhood, national bonding and togetherness, sisters from North-East tied Rakhi on Jawans from armed forces and paramilitary personnel deployed in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Self-help […]

TN in total shutdown on Sunday

Chennai, Aug 2: Tamil Nadu went on a total shutdown mode on Sunday with the government imposing intense curbs as part of its anti-coronavirus measures, leaving main roads deserted while most shops, barring pharmacies,remained closed. Roads were virtually empty with no vehicles plying on account of the strict implementation […]

Sonia Gandhi discharged from Ganga Ram hospital

New Delhi, Aug 2 :  Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to a private facility here on July 30, was discharged on Sunday, hospital authorities said. The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) had earlier said that she was admitted for “routine tests and investigations”. “Congress president Sonia […]

Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks on border row

New Delhi, Aug 2:  Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a fresh round of talks on Sunday with an aim to ensure expeditious disengagement of troops from all the friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, military sources said. It is […]

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