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EC recommends disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs

  open view web desk New Delhi, Jan 19: In a blow to Delhi’s ruling Aam Admi Party, the Election Commission on Friday recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding office of profit, setting the stage for their ouster from the Assembly In […]

Indo-Israel friendship is a match made in heaven: Netanyahu

open view web desk Mumbai, Jan 18: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday termed his country’s partnership with India as one “made in heaven”, which rests on shared values of love for humanity, democracy and freedom. Addressing the India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai, Netanyahu mentioned the “deep personal […]

China’s infrastructure development in Doklam is temporary: Gen. Rawat

OPEN VIEW WEB DESK New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said infrastructure development by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Doklam Plateau is temporary in nature. “As far as Doklam is concerned PLA soldiers are there in a part of the area, although not in numbers […]

Pravin Togadia feels unsafe under BJP: Hardik Patel

open view web desk Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Jan 17: Two days after Pravin Togadia’s mysterious “disappearance” and subsequent hospitalisation in an unconscious condition, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday expressed his concerns over the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president’s safety in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rule. […]

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed over protest

open view web desk Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for the second time Wednesday for his role in mass pro-democracy protests as concern grows that prison terms for young campaigners are shutting down debate in the semi-autonomous city as Beijing increases control. Wong, 21, who became […]

US friends meet on N.Korea but China absence looms

open view web desk Allied world powers met Tuesday for crisis talks on the North Korean nuclear missile threat, but without key player China, there seemed little chance of a breakthrough. Canada and the United States are hosting a two-day meeting in Vancouver to bolster solidarity in the […]

Torture probe launched after 13 siblings held captive in US home

open view web desk Investigators sought to shed light Tuesday on how a California couple arrested on suspicion of torture were able to keep their 13 malnourished children — ages 2 to 29 – confined in their suburban home in grim conditions with no one noticing. Sheriff’s deputies […]

Israel’s Netanyahu pushes for India free trade deal during rare visit

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India and Israel will begin work on a free trade pact that Israel has been pushing for, officials said on Monday, as Benjamin Netanyahu began a first visit by an Israeli prime minister in 15 years. India and Israel have built […]

SC crisis: 4 retired judges write open letter to CJI

open view web desk New Delhi, Jan 14: Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, today wrote an open letter to the chief justice of India, saying they agree with the issues raised by the four apex court judges over allocation of cases and the crisis needs to […]

No survivors as Iranian tanker sinks engulfed in flames

    open view web desk An Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank Sunday, eight days after it caught fire following a collision with a cargo ship off China, state media said. Earlier, a Tehran official said there was no hope of […]

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