Month: December 2020

SC reserves judgement in Tata-Mistry case

New Delhi, Dec 17:  The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on the cross appeals filed by Tata Sons Pvt Ltd and Cyrus Investments Pvt Ltd against the appellate tribunal NCLAT order which had restored Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the over USD 100 billion salt-to-software […]

Lawyer shot dead on road in Greater Noida

Noida (UP), Dec 17: A lawyer was shot dead by a man on a road near his home on Thursday in Greater Noida, with police suspecting it to be a fallout of a property dispute, officials said. Lawyer Fateh Mohammad Khan lived in Sector 36 and had gone […]

TMC dares Centre to impose President’s rule in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 17:  The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said that the West Bengal government will not release three Indian Police Service officers on deputation following the diktat of the Centre, and dared the BJP-led regime to impose President’s Rule in the state. The Centre’s order in this regard […]

Alleged violence by goons of BJP DDC candidate Sham Chowdhary

open view news desk CHAKROI, DECEMBER 15: The DDC elections are due to be held today on December 16, 2020 in Suchetgarh constituency and the stark contest is among the BJP’s former minister Sh. Sham Chowdhary, Sh. Bajwa of the Congress party and Sh. Taranjit Singh (Tony) the […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: The Government on Wednesday informed that332 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 181 from Jammu division and 151 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 116932. Also 05 COVID-19 deaths […]

DDC Elections: Over 57 % voting recorded in 7th Phase across J&K UT: SEC Sharma

JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Wednesday said that 57.22 per cent voting was recorded in the seventh phase in the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections held today across Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, the SEC said that […]

Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden’s victory

WASHINGTON — More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Speaking on Tuesday […]

AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday in an interview with The […]

India records 26,355 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI – India recorded 26,355 new coronavirus cases, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday, making it the third straight day that daily infections in the country have stayed below 30,000. India has recorded 9.93 million infections so far, the second highest in the world after the […]

Indian farmers widows join protests against agriculture reforms

NEW DELHI – Hundreds of Indian women, including many widows of farmers who were believed to have killed themselves over debt, joined a protest on Wednesday against government reforms that farmers say threaten their livelihoods. Farmers have been protesting for nearly a month over the reforms, enacted in […]

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