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Victoria Cross: 'Inspiring' WW1 messenger's medal sold for £248,000
Pte James Towers’ medal, received for his bravery delivering orders under fire, sells for £248,000. Source link
Rattled Chinese Tech Giants Pledge to End Unfair Competition
More than 20 Chinese tech giants have made a public pact to abide by anti-monopoly guidelines, after regulators told them to note “the warning” of a record fine against e-commerce giant Alibaba. Beijing is taking China’s tech firms to task to curtail the reach of private companies into the...
Central Forces Could Have Shot Dead More Than 4 in Cooch Behar to Stop Vote Rigging: BJP Leader
Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh. Dilip Ghosh had on Sunday said more Cooch Behar-like killings may happen in the next phase of assembly elections. PTI Last Updated:April 12, 2021, 19:35 IST FOLLOW US ON: A day after Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh courted a controversy as he warned of...
Bernie Madoff, architect of $65 billion Ponzi scheme, dies in prison: How he deceived people
Bernie Madoff took money from investors and promised a handsome return. (Image: REUTERS) The tale of fraudsters on Wall Street, or any other stock market across the globe, is usually led by a promise that is too good to be true. But, Bernie Madoff was different. “His camouflage was...
Covid-19 Norms Flouted as Huge Crowds of Voters Turn Up for Phase 1 Polling
Over three crore voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday held across 18 districts in 51,176 polling booths. According to numbers shared by the Elections Commission, 3,16,46,162 voters went to vote for the post of Zila Panchayat, BDC, Gram Pradhan...
Bharti Airtel restructures biz with focus on digital opportunities; is value unlocking on cards?
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced a new corporate structure with an eye on digital opportunities ahead. (Image: REUTERS_ Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced a new corporate structure with an eye on digital opportunities ahead. Under the new structure, the digital and infrastructure assets of Bharti...
Rupee Falls 17 Paise to 75.22 Against US Dollar in Early Trade
The rupee slumped 17 paise to 75.22 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday following losses in domestic equity markets amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. Besides, foreign fund outflows also weighed on investors’ sentiment, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened...
Village Boycotts Polls Over Missing Names of 135 Voters
While voting is underway for panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh from 7 am, villagers from Gorakhpur’s Gagaha began a dharna after their names were missing from the voters’ list. The village head also sat on a dharna. The people of the Bhatora village of Sakri in the gram sabha...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala cuts stake in Titan, sells Rs 344 crore Titan shares in Jan-Mar 2021
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has sold Titan Company shares worth Rs 344 crore during January-March 2021 Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has reduced stake in jewellery and watchmaker Titan Company during January-March 2021. Ace investor Rakesh Radhyshyam Jhunjhunwala has sold 22.50 lakh shares in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal. Jhunjhunwala has slashed...
Kuldeep Sengar’s Daughter Criticises BJP Cancelling Her Mother’s Ticket
As the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls got underway on Thursday, the daughter of former Unnao MLA and rape convict Kuldeep Sengar raised questions over the Bharatiya Janata Party cancelling her mother’s ticket. Sangeeta Sengar, an outgoing zila panchayat chairperson, was made a candidate for district panchayat membership from ward...
Gold prices edge higher, still down Rs 9,400 per 10 gm from record high; silver rates gain
MCX gold was still down Rs 9,398 per 10 gram from a record high of Rs 56,191 hit in August last year. Image: Reuters Gold prices were trading higher in India on Thursday, following the international spot prices. On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 155 or 0.33...
Top Stocks for Investors on April 15
The stock market on Tuesday, April 13, rose over 1.3 percent to give a positive ending. The market on Wednesday, April 14 remain closed due to Ambedkar Jayanti. The Indian stock market on Thursday, April 15, is expected to give a negative opening as the SGX Nifty was trading...
Mamata Oscillates, Her Communal Nature is Visible in Different Colours: Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani, the Union minister for textiles, and women and child development, is a star campaigner for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal. In an interview with News18 in Kolkata during her campaign, Irani answered a host of questions on the state elections, including Congress leader Rahul...
Infosys share price top Sensex loser today, tumbles over 5% intraday; why Infosys stock is falling
Infosys stock hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1,480 apiece earlier this week, a day before the quarterly earnings. So far this week, Infosys stock has tumbled 11 per cent. Infosys share price tumbled as much as 5.6 per cent intraday to Rs 1,320.35 apiece on BSE on...
Sensex Drops Over 200 Pts in Early Trade; Nifty Tests 14,450
Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 200 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking losses in index majors Infosys, ICICI Bank and M&M amid negative cues from domestic and global markets. After opening over 200 points higher, the 30-share BSE index reversed all its gains to trade 216.73 points or...
Marginal Hike in Gold and Silver Prices; Check Rates Here
On Thursday, April 15, gold and silver prices witnessed a marginal increase in the country. For one gram of 22-carat gold, the rate jumped by Rs 9 as the cost stood at Rs 4,485 compared to Rs 4,476 on the previous day. The price of 10 grams of 22-carat-gold...
S&P 500 earnings expected to surge 17.7% on year from pandemic lows; these sectors may lead recovery
The recovery could be led by financials once again this time, followed by materials. (Image: REUTERS) Wall Street listed companies are set to bounce back strongly after the sharp 14.7% fall in earnings reported in the first quarter of 2020. Analysts at Wells Fargo estimate that S&P 500 earnings...
Indirect Tax Collection for FY 2020-21 Up 12%, Beats Revised Estimates
The net indirect tax collections in 2020-21 grew 12.3 per cent to Rs 10.71 lakh crore as compared to the previous fiscal year, thereby exceeding the target set in revised estimates, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The mop-up through indirect taxes, which include GST, Customs and excise duties,...
