Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias forms in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday evening prompting forecasters to issue a tropical storm warning for several islands in the Caribbean

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Thursday, July 30, the 212th day of 2020. There are 154 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 30, 1945, the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, having just delivered components of the atomic bomb to Tinian in the Mariana Islands, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine; only 317 out of nearly 1,200 men survived. On this date: In 1619, the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. In 1792, the French national anthem “La Marseillaise” (lah mar-seh-YEHZ’), by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, was first sung in Paris by troops arriving from Marseille. In 1844, the New York Yacht Club was founded. In 1908, the first round-the-world automobile race, which had begun in New York in February, ended in Paris with the drivers of the American car, a Thomas Flyer, declared the winners over teams from Germany and Italy. In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom,...

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Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Atlantic; the earliest “I-named” storm in a record-setting hurricane season

Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Atlantic; the earliest “I-named” storm in a record-setting hurricane season

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Power Minister Dedicates 3 Wind Projects With 800 MW Capacity To The Nation

Sembcorp Energy India Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, on Wednesday announced the completion of its latest 800MW wind power projects.

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Centre Extends Bidding Deadline For Bharat Petroleum To September 30

The deadline was extended "in view of further requests from the interested bidders and the prevailing situation arising out of COVID-19," the ministry said.

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Indian Ambassador, Wisconsin Governor Talk Trade, Investment

While asserting that India and Wisconsin share a robust trade and investment relationship, the release said the total trade between India and Wisconsin is over US$ 1 billion.

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Cautious Start

The domestic stock markets are likely to open flat, although theUS markets had a good session overnight and Asian peers are trading in the green.

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Attorney: 1 victim may be removed from Hard Rock rubble soon

Attorneys said contractors believe they may be able to remove one of the two victims still inside the wreckage of the partly collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans by next week

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Virginia teen gets 35 years in neighbor's hammer bludgeoning

A Virginia teenager accused of bludgeoning his elderly neighbor with a claw hammer and then scrawling gang graffiti in the victim's home has been sentenced to 35 years in prison

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Tendulkar, Ponting Congratulate Stuart Broad On Joining The 500 Club

Sachin Tendulkar along with many other cricketers took to Twitter to congratulate Stuart Broad on taking 500 wickets in Test cricket.

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Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Domestic Gold Futures Turn Flat After Scaling New Record Peak

Gold Price Today: At 11:24 am, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) gold futures traded with a loss of Rs 36 - or 0.07 per cent - at Rs 52,555.

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Opinion: Despite Bailout, Yes Bank Still Wandering In Zombie Land

The shock of the coronavirus lockdown on economic activity could leave several Indian lenders short of capital - just as Yes was in March.

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Mike Pence to visit Raleigh in push for schools to reopen

Vice President Mike Pence will travel to a private school in Raleigh, North Carolina, to highlight how they've worked to resume in-person classes safely in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic

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