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Indian Navy Augments Submarine Rescue capability

      open view web desk The Western Naval Command has successfully concluded the maiden trials of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) which has ushered in a niche capability into the Indian Navy. The DSRV, which is operated by a crew of three, can rescue 14 […]

Guidelines and Model Concessionaire Agreement for Public Private Partnership for Non Communicable Diseases in launched by NITI Aayog

open view web desk PPP Units to be set up in District Hospitals Prevention and treatment of Cardio Vascular diseases, Cancers and Pulmonary Diseases under the ambit NITI Aayog launched today the Guidelines and Model Concessionaire Agreement, MCA for Public Private Partnership, PPP for Non Communicable Diseases. The […]

Trump: ‘Severe’ consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump has acknowledged it “certainly looks” as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened “very severe” consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as the administration toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked […]

MoS Dr Jitendra Singh receives CVC Analysis Report of ‘Top 100 Bank Frauds’

open view web desk The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) formally handed over Analysis Report of “Top 100 Bank Frauds” to the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh […]

China orders evacuations after landslide blocks Tibet river

BEIJING— Chinese emergency services said Thursday that about 6,000 people were evacuated after a landslide in Tibet blocked the flow of one of the region’s key rivers, creating a lake that could endanger downstream areas in India. The collapse Wednesday morning of a cliff in the deep valley […]

The Latest: Putin: Iran pullout contingent on Syria security

MOSCOW— The Latest on Russia President Vladimir Putin’s comments (all times local): 6:00 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says any talks about the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria would be contingent on providing security guarantees for Syria. Putin said Thursday that Russia helped negotiate the pullback of […]

Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media

WASHINGTON— The Washington Post has published a new column by missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in which he warns that governments in the Middle East “have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate.” The Post published the column Wednesday, more than two weeks after […]

Putin: Russia would only use its nuclear arms in retaliation

MOSCOW— President Vladimir Putin says Russia would only use its nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack. Putin said Thursday Russia’s military doctrine doesn’t envisage a preventative nuclear strike. He noted that Russia would only launch a nuclear strike if its early warning systems spot missiles […]

World number one Simona Halep injured her back during the Wuhan Open.

Top-ranked Halep out of WTA Finals with back injury

World number one Simona Halep withdrew from the WTA Finals in Singapore with a back injury on Thursday, bringing her season to a premature end. The French Open champion pulled out of last month’s China Open after just 31 minutes, and withdrew from this week’s Kremlin Cup because […]

Hong Kong mega bridge launch announcement sparks backlash

China has finally announced the opening ceremony for the world’s longest sea bridge, which will connect Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland, but critics hit back Thursday over the secrecy surrounding the project. Construction started in 2009 on the 55-kilometre (34-mile) crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge […]

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