Commentary: Trump’s dangerous Asian game

open view web desk U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had to do some elaborate diplomatic two-steps during their swing across the Indian subcontinent during the first week of September. And that goes way beyond simply being forced to deny that neither was […]

Russia launches biggest ever war games

open view web desk Russia launched Tuesday what it called its largest ever military drills, with hundreds of thousands of troops taking part along with Chinese soldiers in a show of force NATO condemned as a rehearsal for “large-scale conflict.” President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the […]

50 dead as Indian bus plunges into valley

open view web desk Fifty people died when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a valley in southern India on Tuesday, one of the deadliest accidents on the country’s notorious roads in recent years. Road crashes in India claim the lives of more than 150,000 people each […]

BJP faces Twitter backlash over confusing graphic on fuel prices

open view web desk As Indians’ anger grows over record fuel prices, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting advice on social media to seek lessons in mathematics and graphic design after it posted a bar-chart graphic that showed fuel prices lower than in prior years. Prime Minister Narendra […]

Exclusive: Pentagon cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants

open view web desk WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The so-called Coalition […]

NPP makes a strong plea against EVMs

OPEN VIEW WEB DESK Srinagar 28 August: Election Commission of India presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. Om Prakash Rawat held its historic session today in which 07 national parties and 51 state recognized political parties participated with equal participation expressing their views on Fidelity of […]

Farmer’s struggle for proper electricity supply continues in Vijaypur from last 27 years

open view web desk BJP’s anti-farmer policies has put farmers at receiving end: Congress Vijaypur, Aug 28: Struggle for farmers to get adequate power supply in border villages has not ended even after 27 years have passed to a peaceful demonstration in which two poor farmers were killed […]

Vibodh visits historical Chingus fort, commits to promote tourism.

open view web desk Rajouri: MLC Vibodh Gupta along with local people visited Chingus and took stock of ongoing development works in Chingus fort. He was accompanied by Rajouri Development authority  CEO Dr.Tahir. He brought various ongoing development works in MLC’s notice and told that projects to construct […]

Citing ISIS, Rahul says exclusion of people leads to insurgency

open view web desk He said non-violence in India is a founding philosophy of its nationhood and the essence of being an Indian. Congress president Rahul Gandhi cited the example of Islamic State terrorist group to say that exclusion of a large number of people from the development […]

Tributes pour in for ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin

open view web desk Tributes have poured in for the beloved and iconic singer Aretha Franklin from friends, musicians, politicians and fans after the legendary “Queen of Soul” died aged 76. “It’s difficult to conceive of a world without her. Not only was she a uniquely brilliant singer, […]

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