Day: December 26, 2020

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry. For the first time in its history, Sudan has a submission for the Academy Awards. Produced […]

Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 4 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan — A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least four people including two police officers, officials said. The deaths were caused by a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in western Kabul, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. The […]

China to leapfrog U.S. as world’s biggest economy by 2028: think tank

LONDON – China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said. “For some time, an overarching theme of global economics […]

India detains 75 in Kashmir after local election

SRINAGAR, India – India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official said on Saturday. The District Council election, concluded early this week, was the […]

Khajuria seeks LG’s intervention in establishment of Mathwar Babaji Shrine Board

open view news desk MATHWAR DECEMBER 26- Senior National Conference leader, Mr Sonmath Khajuria, who was nominee in the just concluded elections to District Development Councils from the Nagrota-Mathwar segment today sought establishment of shrine board on the analogy of Shiv Khori Shrine Board for the ancient and […]

PM to inaugurate India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line on 28 December

PM to also inaugurate fully operational National Common Mobility Card service on the Airport Express Line DELHI, DECEMBER 26: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden) along with the fully operational National Common […]

PM launches Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir

DDC elections show the strength of our democracy: PM Development of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the biggest priorities of our Government: PM DELHI, DECEMBER 26: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir […]

Text of PM’s address at launching of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir

आज मुझे जम्‍मू-कश्‍मीर के दो लाभार्थिेंयों से आयुष्‍मान भारत योजना के विषय में उनका अनुभव सुनने का अवसर मिला। मेरे लिए सिर्फ आपके ये अनुभव नहीं हैं। कभी-कभी जब काम करते हैं, निर्णय करते हैं, लेकिन जिनके लिए करते हैं उनसे जब संतोष के शब्‍द मिलते हैं, वो […]

User fee collection through FASTag crosses Rs 80 cr per day with record 50 lakh transactions: NHAI

New Delhi, Dec 25: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said the electronic toll collection through FASTag has crossed Rs 80 crore a day with record 50 lakh transactions per day. Over 2.20 crore FASTag have been issued so far. “The toll collection through FASTag first […]

Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu, Dec 26: Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing at forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Firing from across the IB in the Satpal Border Outpost area of Hiranagar sector started around 9.35 […]

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