Day: November 22, 2018

Asian stocks fall on fears of softening US economic growth

SINGAPORE — Asian markets were mostly lower on Thursday as a mixed bag of data from the United States that could point to softening growth rattled investors. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was less than 0.1 percent lower at 21,504.00 and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.2 percent […]

Mars revisited: NASA spacecraft days away from risky landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars is about to get its first U.S. visitor in years: a three-legged, one-armed geologist to dig deep and listen for quakes. NASA’s InSight makes its grand entrance through the rose-tinted Martian skies on Monday, after a six-month, 300 million-mile (480 million-kilometer) journey. It […]

Oil plunge could help US consumers, some emerging markets

FRANKFURT, Germany  — Holiday shoppers should enjoy more spending power thanks to the recent sharp drop in oil prices, though cheaper energy could also weigh on the U.S. economy by dampening investment in shale oil production. While the fall in oil prices doesn’t yet match the 2014-2016 slump […]

Romaine calm: Lettuce warning looms over Thanksgiving dinner

NEW YORK  — Avoid all romaine lettuce, but don’t worry about your turkey. With two food poisoning outbreaks making headlines before Thanksgiving, the messages about what’s safe to eat can be hard to keep straight. Here’s what you should know before you sit down for dinner. WHAT LETTUCE […]

Sabarimala standoff: Another Union min attacks Kerala govt

Nilackal/Pamba (Ker) : Hitting out at the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala on the Sabarimala issue, Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan Wednesday said its “masterplan” was to “harass” the devotees and not allow them to go to the Ayyappa temple. “What is their Masterplan? To harass the devotees…Not to allow […]

NMCG approves composite Sewerage Projects in Agra to help save Taj and reduce pollution in Yamuna

open view web desk Namami Gange projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh worth Rs. 1573.28 Crore approved The Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved ten projects worth Rs 1573.28 crore. In a meeting held yesterday in the presence […]

Address by the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Indian Community Reception

open view web desk This is my first State Visit to Australia. I am delighted to meet you. I thank you for welcoming me with such warmth and affection. The beautiful Bharatnatyam performance by the Nartana Dance School and its accompanying melody, for a moment, made me feel, […]

President of India in Australia; Addresses Indian Community in Sydney; Pays Respects at Anzac War Memorial

open view web desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, reached Sydney, Australia, today (November 21, 2018) for the final leg of his two-nation state visit to Vietnam and Australia. This is the first state visit to Australia by a President of India. Later in the […]

Selecting the best among the brilliant films a common problem: Jury members of IFFI 2018 Indian Panorama

open vie web desk The day is not far when there will be no regional cinema, all cinema will be called just cinema: Chairman, Indian Panorama (Feature), Shri Rahul Rawail A time will come when short films will dominate the space in Indian cinema: Chairman, Indian Panorama (Non […]

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