Month: July 2019

Murray, Serena form Wimbledon mixed doubles dream team

Andy Murray and Serena Williams will form a mixed doubles dream team at Wimbledon, his management announced Tuesday, as he gradually returns to tennis following career-saving surgery. Murray, who is easing his way back into the sport following a radical hip resurfacing, will join forces with Williams in […]

IMF’s Lagarde ‘honored’ to be tapped to head European Central Bank

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday announced she would step down “temporarily” from the global crisis lender after being nominated to lead the European Central Bank. EU leaders announced a deal to fill the top positions in the political and economic bloc, including picking Lagarde to […]

Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre

Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has been trying for three months to seize the capital. At least 70 were also wounded in the raid on Tajoura, an […]

US auto industry legend Lee Iacocca dies age 94

Automobile industry legend Lee Iaococca, who is credited with creating the iconic Ford Mustang and saving Chrysler from bankruptcy, died Tuesday at the age of 94, US media reported. Iacocca died at his home in Bel-Air, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, from complications of Parkinson’s disease, his family […]

South Americans marvel at total solar eclipse

A rare total solar eclipse plunged a vast swath of Latin America’s southern cone into darkness Tuesday, briefly turning day into night and enthralling huge crowds in much of Chile and Argentina. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Chile’s northern Coquimbo region near the Atacama desert — […]

Sensex, Nifty start on a volatile note

Mumbai, Jul 3: Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a volatile note Wednesday as investors turned jittery on weak domestic and global cues amid continued foreign fund outflow. After swinging nearly 200 points in the first half hour of the session, the 30-share index was […]

Mumbai limps back to normalcy as rains subside

Mumbai, Jul 3 :India’s financial capital limped back to normalcy Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that lashed the city since Sunday, subsided. At 375.2 mm, the rainfall in the 24-hour period before 8.30 am Tuesday was the highest since the July 26, 2005, […]

Rupee rises 16 paise to 68.79 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 3: The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 68.83 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground […]

Union Home secretary holds a review meeting on LEFT WING EXTREMISM (LWE) Scenario

open view news desk Union Home Secretary shri Rajiv Gauba reviews  the LWE scenario at a meeting held here today  with Chief Secretary, DGP of affected states, DIB and DGs of the CAPFs. It was noted that there has been a consistent decline in violence and considerable shrinkage in geographical spread […]

Sexuality should be desensationalised as defining characteristic, says Alan Cumming

Los Angeles, Jul 2: Actor Alan Cumming says the practice of labelling LGBTQ actors by their sexuality should stop.  The 54-year-old actor, who made a history when his role as Dylan Reinhart on “Instinct” became the first ever openly gay lead in a US network drama, believes a person’s […]

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