Monday, 28 December 2020

In-betweenland: As 2020 slips away, an American snapshot

As 2020 ends and 2021 arrives, American life feels caught in a weird in-between moment

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Sunday, 27 December 2020

After naming bombing suspect, focus turns to motive

Federal officials now turn to exploring the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the Christmas Day explosion that severely damaged dozens of downtown Nashville buildings and injured three

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Umesh Yadav Suffers Calf Muscle Injury, Taken For Scans

India vs Australia: Umesh Yadav was taken for scans after he hobbled off the field complaining of pain in his calf on Day Three of 2nd Test.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 28, the 363rd day of 2020. There are three days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 1612, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei observed the planet Neptune, but mistook it for a star. (Neptune wasn’t officially discovered until 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle.) On this date: In 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down because of differences with President Andrew Jackson. In 1908, a major earthquake followed by a tsunami devastated the Italian city of Messina, killing at least 70,000 people. In 1912, San Francisco’s Municipal Railway began operations with Mayor James Rolph Jr. at the controls of Streetcar No. 1 as 50,000 spectators looked on. In 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. In 1972, Kim Il Sung, the premier of North Korea, was named the country’s president under a new constitution. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act...

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Watch: Steve Smith's Bizarre Dismissal On Day 3 As Torrid Run Continues

India vs Australia: Steve Smith's poor run with the bat continued as Jasprit Burmah bowled the Australian stalwart round his legs in the second innings of second Test at MCG.

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Sachin Tendulkar Wants 'Umpire's Call' In DRS "Thoroughly Looked Into"

India vs Australia: Sachin Tendulkar said the DRS "needs to be thoroughly looked into", especially for 'Umpire's Call' after a couple of close LBW decisions went Australia's way.

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Rahane's Gesture For Jadeja After Run Out Draws Praise On Social Media

India vs Australia: India captain Ajinkya Rahane was run out after he responded to Ravindra Jadeja's call to get the latter to a fifty. Rahane's gesture after the run out drew praise on social media.

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China Pushes For Ant Group Overhaul In Latest Crackdown On Jack Ma

China's central bank disclosed it had asked the country's payments giant Ant Group to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations, the latest blow to its billionaire founder Jack Ma

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Sensex Hits New All-Time High Above 47,000 Amid Gains Across Sectors

Share Market Latest Updates: Gains across most sectors, led by financial shares, supported the upmove in the markets

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Stocks To Watch In Trade Today: Coal India, Reliance Industries, Cadila

Reliance Industries shares may be on investors' radar after the conglomerate agreed to buy out IMG Worldwide LLC from their sports management joint venture for Rs 52.08 crore

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Unchanged On Monday

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

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Higher

Japans Nikkei inched up 0.4 per cent. MSCIs broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 per cent, though trade is slow with many markets still closed for holiday

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Human body parts found discarded at 2 sites in Arizona

Human body parts that authorities say may have been intended for medical research were found this weekend in northern Arizona

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