Today in History

Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 14, the 349th day of 2020. There are 17 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, then committed suicide as police arrived; the 20-year-old had also fatally shot his mother at their home before carrying out the attack on the school. On this date: In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon, Virginia, home at age 67. In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. In 1861, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died at Windsor Castle at age 42. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (ROH’-ahl AH’-mun-suhn) and his team became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out a British expedition led by Robert F. Scott. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson vetoed an immigration measure aimed at preventing...

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Cipla Gains Nearly 5% On Settlement of US Patent Litigation

The pharma major has announced settlement of its patent litigation with Celgene Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, in the United States

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Nifty, Sensex Touch Record Highs Amid Broad-Based Gains

Share Market Update: Analysts awaited macroeconomic data for near-term cues

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Nifty, Sensex Touch Record Highs Amid Broad-Based Gains

Share Market Latest Updates: Analysts awaited macroeconomic data for near-term cues

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New Zealand Sweep West Indies To Top Test Cricket Rankings

New Zealand vs West Indies: A victory by an innings and 12 runs over West Indies in the 2nd Test meant New Zealand went to the top of the Test rankings.

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Stocks to Watch Today: UPL, KEC International, Cipla, Burger King

UPL shares may be on investor's radar after the company denied reports of SEBI initiating a forensic audit regarding whistleblower complaint

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Petrol, Diesel Rates Unchanged For Seventh Straight Day

In the national capital, the price of petrol remained constant at Rs 83.71 per litre and that of diesel was unchanged at Rs 73.87 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Positive Opening

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 per cent, having hit a string of record highs last week and Japan's Nikkei added 0.4 per cent

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1 of 2 escaped Tennessee prison inmates found in Florida

Authorities say one of two inmates who escaped a northwest Tennessee prison has been found in Florida

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McDermott, Wildermuth Shine But India End Tour Game With Lot Of Positives

India vs Australia: Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, watching the proceedings from the dug-out, will be happy with multiple options that emerged from the game.

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RTGS Payment Facility To Start On 24X7 Basis From Monday

The RTGS system is meant for high-value transactions, on a real-time basis; the minimum amount that can be remitted through RTGS is Rs 2 lakh and there is no maximum limit

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Burger King India IPO To Debut On December 14

The primary market offering consisted of a fresh issue of equity shares amounting to Rs 450 crore and an offer for sale worth Rs 360 crore by the promoter QSR Asia

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"Absolute Disgrace": Allan Border Slams Australia A Performance vs India

Allan Border criticised Australia A's performance on the second day of the tour game against India and said the team did not "give it a go".

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