Asia's third-largest economy began slowing last year, but a countrywide lockdown implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 halted economic activity completely.
Bharti Airtel shares dived nearly 6 per cent on news that parent Bharti Telecom was looking at raising $1 billion by selling shares through a block deal.
Latin America's largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the USA on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Sensex ended 63.29 points - or 0.21 per cent - lower at 30,609.30 and the Nifty settled at 9,029.05, down 10.20 points (0.11 per cent) from its previous close.
The rupee strengthened by 33 paise - or0.43 per cent - against the greenback to touch 75.62 at the highest level recorded during the session, having started the day at 75.69.
Gold Price Today: At 4:56 pm, the gold futures contract (delivery on June 5) traded at Rs 46,742.00 per 10 grams - down 0.49 per cent or by Rs 231 per 10 grams compared to its previous close.
Gold is often used as a safe store of value during times of political and financial uncertainty.
The offering could happen in the next 12 to 24 months and the company hasn't decided on a listing venue.
Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday after video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man's neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving. (May 26)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of killing 36 people at Kyoto Animation last July after he had spent 10 months in recovering in two hospitals, media reported.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash about the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 election, and his potential running mate.
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Alexandria, the Northern Virginia city on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. was the first, and longest held, Confederate city during the Civil War.
Under bright moonlight, Union troops marched into Alexandria, Virginia, on May 24, 1861, one day after Virginia seceded from the Union. Alarmed by military drills during the day and campfires at night, President Abraham Lincoln had become concerned that Confederates were massing in the outlying suburbs to attack Washington. Читать дальше...
In a worrying sign, the gap between India's net daily addition to case tally and daily recoveries is widening rapidly
President Trump’s critics on Tuesday once again asked: Why hasn’t Twitter deleted Trump’s tweets?
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It’s just past 7 a.m. as Tavis Clinton’s sanitation truck pulls to a stop in an alley in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Petworth, its streets lined by aging rowhouses and the occasional glass-and-metal gentrified upstart apartment complex. The 41-year-old sanitation crew chief, who like the other members of his three-man team is African American,…
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Bayern Munich moved seven points clear in the Bundesliga thanks to a Klassiker victory, with Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies impressing.
ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — No entrance with a mask. A local tavern in Elgin has banned its customers from coming in covered up. The statement posted outside the tavern reads, “Due to our concern for our citizens, if they feel the need to wear a mask, then they should probably stay home until it’s safe.” […]
A pharmacist and a used car salesman have been arrested on charges that they designed frauds to capitalize on the search for protective equipment during the pandemic.
A proposed blueprint into how safe trans-Tasman travel could re-open is advancing fast, with a draft to be presented to New Zealand and Australian governments for consideration in early June.
Rob Gronkowski is doing more than just rejoining the NFL — he’s becoming a reality television star, too. The New... Read More »
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Greg Orman Real Clear Politics Last week, Joe Biden, took aim at the federal government’s handling of various pandemic lockdown disaster relief programs. “Let me issue a warning right now to anyone who participates in the corrupt giveaways of President Trump and…
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South Korea-based powerhouse Big Hit Entertainment has become the largest shareholder of record label PLEDIS Entertainment, home to K-pop superstars Seventeen and NU’EST, it was announced Monday.