Day: October 15, 2019

China inflation surges as pork prices soar

China’s consumer inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in almost six years in September as African swine fever sent pork prices soaring nearly 70 percent, official data showed Tuesday. Authorities have gone as far as tapping the nation’s pork reserve to control prices of the staple meat, as […]

Pleasant morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 15  Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 20.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The humidity level was recorded at 86 per cent. The weatherman has forecast mainly clear skies throughout the day. The maximum […]

Sivakasi ready with green crackers for Diwali

Sivakasi(TN), Oct 15 : This Diwali will see green crackers taking centre-stage with the country’s fireworks hub here rolling out the eco-friendly varieties which have reduced emission of harmful chemicals and low sound in line with the Supreme Court order. After a gloomy 2018 in the wake of the […]

Rupee slips 10 paise to 71.33 against USD in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 15 : The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 10 paise to 71.33 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as concerns regarding US-China trade talks kept investors edgy. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said US and Chinese officials will […]

Will Sabarimala have its impact in the Kerala bypolls?

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 : As the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala gears up for yet another annual pilgrim season next month, major political parties in Kerala are keeping their fingers crossed to know whether the women’s entry issue will have any impact on the October 21 bypolls to five […]

Wild elephant kills estate worker in Kerala

Wayanad(Ker), Oct 15 : A 44-year-old estate worker was attacked and killed by a wild elephant at nearby Thirunelly on Tuesday. The deceased, K C Mani, was found seriously injured at the estate and was being rushed to a hospital when he succumbed to injuries, police said. Mani, is […]

Maha: Undertrial prisoner attempts suicide in jail

Thane, Oct 15 : An undertrial prisoner allegedly attempted suicide by jumping from the roof of a barrack in the Thane Central Jail of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. Deepak Horilal Gupta, 26, who was facing charges of rape and criminal intimidation, on Monday urged the jail authorities to […]

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize

Stockholm, Oct 14 : Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer jointly won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” “The research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, […]

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