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Monday, 24 August 2020

Banks Surge After RBI Chief Says Loan Restructuring Will Help Economy

The gauge of banking shares on the National Stock Exchange - Nifty Bank index -surged as much as 2.38 per cent or 531 points.

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Syrian sides meet again to discuss possible new constitution

Envoys backed by Syria’s government, opposition and civil society are resuming meetings in Geneva to discuss a possible new constitution

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"You Know You're In Dubai...": Jadeja Works Out To Different Tune. Watch

With all the IPL 2020 franchises in the United Arab Emirates, the players are finding different ways to complete their quarantines.

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Sunday, 23 August 2020

IT Stocks Under Pressure In A Firm Market

Information technology shares were under pressure in an otherwise strong marketdue to across-the-board selling in IT stocks, triggered by weakness in Infosys and Tech Mahindra.

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ICICI Lombard To Buy Bharti AXA General Insurance

The deal will create India's third largest non-life insurance company, with a combined annual premium of Rs 16,447 crore and a market share of nearly 8.7 per cent.

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Loan Restructuring Plan Will Help Revive Economy, Says RBI Chief: Report

Speaking in Hindi, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said the moratorium was a "temporary solution" for lockdown and not a permanent fix.

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Massive Northern California wildfires rage on; 1 man dead

Authorities in Northern California say a 70-year-old man has died in one of the three giant wildfires burning around the San Francisco Bay Area

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3 years after Harvey, some in Houston still waiting for help

In the three years since Hurricane Harvey flooded large swaths of Houston, some residents say they feel angry and abandoned as their efforts to repair damaged homes were bogged down by a city program they described as slow and bureaucratic

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Sensex Rises Over 200 Points Tracking Global Markets

Asian shares advanced for a second straight session on Monday, underpinned by hopes of recovery from coronavirus after the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the use of blood plasma from...

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 237th day of 2020. There are 129 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 24 in A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. On this date: In A.D. 410, Rome was overrun by the Visigoths, a major event in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to the Capitol (which was still under construction) and the White House, as well as other public buildings. In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, making her the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, from coast to coast. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty came into force. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. In 1968, France became the...

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