Thursday, 28 January 2021

Scary To Think What Kagiso Rabada Can Achieve: Wasim Jaffer

Pakistan vs South Africa: Heaping praise on Southa Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, former Indian Test batsman Wasim Jaffer said considering his young age it's scary to think what he can achieve in...

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Ahead of Budget 2021, How Government's Spending Plans Have Fared So Far

The government has missed its total spending targets in the past two years, or even scaled them down, and has failed to meet goals for some of its flagship development programs, a review of budget...

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Economic Survey Likely To Predict 11% Growth For 2021-22: Report

The survey is set to forecast nominal GDP, which includes inflation, will rise 15.4 per cent, the highest since independence in 1947

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IRFC Shares Make Weak Debut On Exchanges, List At A Discount Of 4%

IRFC's three-day share sale via initial public offering which ended on January 20 was subscribed over 3 times on the BSE and National Stock Exchange

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2021. There are 336 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1979, President Jimmy Carter formally welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (dung shah-oh-ping) to the White House, following the establishment of diplomatic relations. On this date: In 1820, King George III died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV. In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s famous narrative poem “The Raven” (“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...”) was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. In 1919, the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which launched Prohibition, was certified by Acting Secretary of State Frank L. Polk. In 1936, the first inductees of baseball’s Hall of Fame, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, New York. In 1963, the first charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

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UN puts new tech envoy on leave after harassment allegations

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he placed his newly named envoy on technology on administrative leave after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him

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Sourav Ganguly's Health Condition Stable After Angioplasty: Report

Sourav Ganguly's health condition is stable and he had a good sleep on Thursday night, while doctors are planning to carryout requisite medical examinations on him on Friday.

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Budget 2021: Any New Tax Could Hit Economic Recovery, Government Warned

A so-called Covid cess shouldn't be announced because the economy is still normalizing after a strict and vast lockdown, Sonal Varma, an economist at Nomura Holdings, said on Thursday

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Sensex, Nifty Off Day's Highs Ahead Of Economic Survey

The Indian equity benchmarks staged a gap up opening on Friday on the back of strong global cues ahead of presentation of the Economic Survey

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California bishops fighting 2019 clergy sex abuse law

Most California Roman Catholic bishops are asking a judge to throw out a 2019 law that allowed accusers of clergy sexual abuse to sue even if they were molested decades ago

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Budget 2021: Economic Survey To Be Presented Today

The Economic Survey is expected to dwell on the progress made by the Indian economy in the previous year and also present forecasts on the year ahead, in light of the coronavirus pandemic

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Sensex, Nifty Set To Open Higher On Positive Global Cues

Japan's Nikkei was steady but tracking toward its first weekly loss of 2021, having fallen 1.5 per cent since last Friday.

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Stocks To Watch: Maruti Suzuki, Tata Chemicals, Aviation stocks

Maruti Suzuki reported a 24 per cent rise in quarterly profit to Rs 1,941.4 crore during the December quarter, beating analysts' estimates

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