Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark

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Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis

It was a solemn display of bipartisan unity as congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle paid their final respects this week to civil rights icon John Lewis

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"Long May Those Headaches Continue": Joe Root On England Bowling Dilemma

England have a handful of talented bowlers to pick from and Joe Root says that it is "an exciting place to be".

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"Help Keep Us Afloat": Jason Holder Wants England To Tour West Indies

Jason Holder said that if England tour the West Indies before the end of 2020, it would significantly help them financially.

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IndusInd Bank Shares Jump 7% After June Quarter Earnings

IndusInd Bank, the country's sixth largest private sector lender, said its net interest income rose 16.36 per cent in the quarter ended June 30.

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Nestle India Edges Higher On Jump In June Quarter Net Profit

Nestle India's net profit in quarter ended June 30, 2020 rose 11.14 per cent to Rs 486.6 crore from Rs 437.79 crore during the same quarter last year.

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Big Technology Company CEOs To Take Part In US Congress Antitrust Hearing

The chief executives of four of the world's largest tech companies plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other...

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Sensex, Nifty Stuck In Narrow Range Amid Choppy Trade

Dr Reddy's Laboratories, IndiGo and Maruti Suzuki are slated to report their financial results for the April-June period later in the day.

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Today in History

Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 211th day of 2020. There are 155 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen. (Among the survivors was future Arizona senator John McCain, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander who narrowly escaped with his life.) On this date: In 1856, German composer Robert Schumann died in Endenich at age 46. In 1914, transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. became operational with the first test conversation between New York and San Francisco. Massachusetts’ Cape Cod Canal, offering a shortcut across the base of the peninsula, was officially opened to shipping traffic. In 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency was established. Jack Paar made his debut as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show.” In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space...

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George Floyd's family gathers in Virginia to unveil hologram

The family of George Floyd witnessed the unveiling of a hologram in Virginia Tuesday night, where flickering lights came together to create an image of Floyd’s head and shoulders transposed over the Confederate Gen. Robert E

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"You Need A Lot Of Test Matches To Get 500 Wickets": Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad said it will be difficult for another pacer to reach the 500-wicket mark due to the number of Test matches being played on a decline.

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Unchanged On Wednesday

State-run oil marketing companies, including Indian Oil Corporation, left the prices of petrol and diesel unchanged across the metros again on Wednesday.

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Sensex, Nifty Set To Have A Positive Opening

The domestic markets are likely to extend the gains of previous session, despite US markets closing in the red and Asian stocks under pressure,going by early indications on SGX Nifty.

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