Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 12, the 225th day of 2020. There are 141 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 12, 2017, a car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally in the Virginia college town of Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and hurting more than a dozen others. (The attacker, James Alex Fields, was sentenced to life in prison on 29 federal hate crime charges, and life plus 419 years on state charges.) President Donald Trump condemned what he called an “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.” On this date: In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson was acquitted by the Senate.) In 1902, International Harvester Co. was formed by a merger of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., Deering Harvester Co. and...

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Remain Unchanged On Wednesday

State-run oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil Corporation allow any revisions on a daily basis, to bring the fuel rates at par with global oil prices and changes in the forex rates.

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Weak Opening

The domestic stock markets are likely to open in the red after US markets closed lower following uncertainty in the US fiscal stimulus measures.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota defeats well-funded Democratic primary challenger who made issue of her high profile

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota defeats well-funded Democratic primary challenger who made issue of her high profile

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U.S. judge: Cities cannot fine people for living outside

An Oregon city has joined Boise, Idaho, in eliciting a precedent-setting court ruling that could change how cities nationwide cite and fine people living outside

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Convicted killer pleads guilty to Minnesota husband murder

A Minnesota woman who earlier pleaded guilty to killing a woman in Florida has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing her husband before going on the run

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Looking Forward To Playing IPL Under "Phenomenal" KL Rahul: Cottrell

Sheldon Cottrell said he is looking forward to "picking the brains" of KL Rahul, his IPL captain at Kings XI Punjab.

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Sensex, Nifty Off Day's Highs After Hitting 5-Month Highs

Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading higher ed by the Nifty Metal index's 2.5 per cent gain.

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ICICI Bank To Raise Rs 15,000 Crore Through Share Sale; Stock Jumps

A total of 17.62 lakh ICICI Bank shares changed hands on Monday, as against an average of 17.55 lakh in the past two weeks.

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Monday, 10 August 2020

Titan Shares Fall After Reporting Loss In Q1 As Covid-19 Rattles Business

Titan's revenue, from sale of products and services, in June quarter fell 74 per cent annually to Rs 1,251 crore.

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Axis Bank Raises Rs 10,000 Crore Through Sale of Shares

The shares were issued at a discount of 5 per cent (i.e. Rs. 22.09 per equity share) to the floor price of Rs 442.19 per equity share, aggregating to Rs 10,000 crore.

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Inflation Likely Edged Up In July On Higher Food Prices: Poll

Food prices, which account for nearly half of inflation basket, have soared since April due to supply-side disruptions caused by lockdown.

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Rupee Edges Higher To 74.82 As Dollar Weakens

Rupee Vs Dollar Today: The rupee moved in a range of 74.82-74.86 against the dollar after opening mildly stronger at 74.83 compared to its previous close of 74.90.

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