Month: July 2019

Increase in Economic Growth Rate

open view news desk Economic growth is high on the agenda of the Government. Various reforms are being undertaken by the government in many spheres to improve GDP growth. Government has announced various measures in the Budget 2019-20 to promote growth of the economy which, inter alia, include, further […]

NPAs Written Off By PSBs

open view news desk As per inputs received from Public Sector Banks (PSBs), valuation reports are obtained from banks’ empanelled valuers and banks do not follow a practice of obtaining valuation reports from practising member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). As per inputs received […]

Protesters unmoved as Hong Kong leader says China extradition bill ‘dead’

Hong Kong’s embattled pro-Beijing leader on Tuesday said a China extradition bill that sparked unprecedented political unrest “is dead” — but protesters immediately dismissed her comments, threatening more mass rallies. The international finance hub has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history by a month of […]

Virgin Galactic seeks space tourism boost with market launch

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will merge with a New York-listed company to become the world’s first publicly-traded space tourism venture, the British billionaire’s group announced Tuesday. “By embarking on this new chapter, at this advanced point in Virgin Galactic’s development, we can open space to more investors and […]

Alan Kurdi rescue ship picks up another 44 migrants

The migrant rescue boat Alan Kurdi has saved another 44 people, including women and infants from their stricken vessel in the Mediterranean, its operator German charity Sea-Eye said on Tuesday. Malta has agreed to take in those rescued and is sending a vessel to pick them up, the […]

Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance

Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, shot to YouTube stardom a decade ago for his uncanny ability to rock out to the Backstreet Boys. Now Snowball’s back — alright! — having taught himself a dizzying array of new moves that might put you to shame, and have scientists excited about […]

Trump calls British ambassador to US ‘a very stupid guy’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the British ambassador to the United States “a very stupid guy,” one day after declaring he would cut contact with the diplomat following a leak of cables describing Trump as “inept.” “I don’t know the Ambassador but have been told he is […]

From Nazis to hippies: End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It’s the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938. It has […]

What did Jeffrey Epstein’s famous friends know and see?

WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein has hobnobbed with some of the world’s most powerful people during his jet-setting life. Future President Donald Trump called him a “terrific guy.” Former President Bill Clinton praised his intellect and philanthropic efforts and was a frequent flyer aboard his private jet. The arrest […]

SC to hear in August pleas on Centre’s move to deport illegal Rohingyas

New Delhi, Jul 9: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would accord final hearing in August on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants to Myanmar. The top court is also seized of petitions which support the government’s stand to […]

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