Thursday, 20 August 2020

Sensex Rises Over 300 Points Amid Gains Across Sectors

Equities in other Asian markets rose on Friday after a technology stocks-driven rally on Wall Street in which the Nasdaq Composite index hit a record high despite downbeat data that affirmed the US...

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 21, the 234th day of 2020. There are 132 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites. (Turner was later executed.) On this date: In 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope to a group of officials atop the Campanile (kahm-pah-NEE’-lay) in Venice. In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (The painting was recovered two years later in Italy.) In 1945, President Harry S. Truman ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America’s allies during World War II. In 1961, country singer Patsy Cline recorded the Willie Nelson song “Crazy” in Nashville for Decca Records. (The recording was released in October 1961.) In 1963, martial law was declared in South Vietnam as police and army troops began a violent crackdown...

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Patanjali-Acquired Ruchi Soya's 8,764% Stock Surge Spurs SEBI Rethink

Ruchi Soya swung to a profit of Rs 12.26 crore ($1.6 million) in the quarter ended June, while its revenue dropped 5 per cent from the preceding three-month period to Rs 3,040 crore.

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Higher Tracking Global Markets

Equities in other Asian markets rose on Friday after a technology stocks-driven rally on Wall Street in which the Nasdaq Composite index hit a record high despite downbeat data that affirmed the US...

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Army asks for help in a search for missing Fort Hood soldier

The U.S. Army is asking for the public's help in a search for a missing soldier in Texas

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Authorities say one resident has died in a Northern California wildfire

Authorities say one resident has died in a Northern California wildfire

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Court lets public see complaint data on 81,000 NYPD officers

New York City police officers have faced more than 320,000 complaints from the public since the mid-1980s, but less than 3% resulted in penalties

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Delta bans purported bin Laden killer for not wearing a mask

A former Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama bin Laden has been banned by Delta Air Lines after removing his face mask during a flight

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"Kung Fu Pandya At Work": Hardik Flexes His Muscles Ahead Of IPL

Mumbai Indians shared a series of pictures from Hardik Pandya's net session, where he is playing all kinds of shots, while flexing his perfectly toned muscles.

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Rupee Weakens By 23 Paise, Returns To 75 Level Against Dollar

Rupee Vs Dollar Today: Currently, trading in the domestic forex market takes place from 10 am to 2 pm on account of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Muthoot Finance Shares Slide Over 6% After June Quarter Results

For the quarter ended June 2020, Muthoot Finance posted a 53.46 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 853.51.

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All You Need To Know About Common Eligibility Test For Government Jobs

National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist candidates for the Group B and C (non-technical) posts.

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Indian Energy Exchange To Launch Renewable Energy Trading On August 21

Power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) had given the nod on August 17 to commence green term-ahead market (G-TAM) in the country.

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