Technical view | The index is still stuck in a range between 11,650 and 12,050. While choppy markets can test a trader’s patience, care must be taken to avoid trading in range markets. If we can get past 12,050, the Nifty can hit 12,200-12,300. If it goes above 11,650, we …
Read More »Turkey accuses Charlie Hebdo of ‘cultural racism’ over President Erdogan cartoon
Turkey on Tuesday accused the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo of “cultural racism” over a cartoon on the cover of its latest issue that mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We condemn this very disgusting effort by this publication to spread its racism and cultural hatred,” Erdogan’s chief press aide Fahrettin …
Read More »India tour dates confirmed
India will kick off its Australian tour with a three-match ODI series starting Friday, November 27, followed by as many T20Is and four tests. The first two ODI will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (November 27 and 29) and the third at the Manuka Oval in Canberra (December …
Read More »California wildfires explained
Written by Mehr Gill, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 28, 2020 7:56:21 am NASA’s Earth Observatory has noted that wildfires ignited in California in August after an “unprecedented burst of dry lightning.” (Photo: AP) Fast-moving wildfires in Southern California have seriously injured two firefighters as …
Read More »Twitter flags Donald Trump’s tweet on mail ballots about ‘disputed’ content
Social media company Twitter Inc on Monday flagged a tweet from US President Donald Trump about vote-by-mail ballots, adding a disclaimer describing the content of the post as “disputed” and potentially misleading. . “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots across the United States. He should have the final …
Read More »Explained: France, Emmanuel Macron and Islam
Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Mumbai | Updated: October 28, 2020 7:52:44 am French President Emmanuel Macron. (File photo) French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam have pitted France against several countries in the Islamic world. See what he said and why: Why are many countries in the Muslim world …
Read More »‘Something’s wrong’, says Trump while making fun of Kamala Harris laugh
By: PTI | Martinsburg | October 27, 2020 8:59:27 am US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon) US President Donald Trump mocked Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday, saying her frequent outbursts …
Read More »Controversial FB Senior Executive Ankhi Das Resigns
NEW DELHI: Ankhi das, he Facebook senior executive which was recently embroiled in a fierce controversy over allegations of political prejudice at the leadership of Facebook and WhatsApp in India, left the American social media giant. Das, who had joined Facebook in 2011 when it began to gain on a …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
On June 21 (Dispatch 87), I wrote: “So, bored, tired, perhaps alone and physically, mentally and emotionally tired, we let things slip away. And the virus wins. “ There is a term for this, pandemic fatigue, and while the second wave hits Europe and the third wave the United States, …
Read More »Pak National Assembly Demands Revocation of Envoy, But Islamabad Has No Ambassador to France
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 27, 2020 10:28:46 pm By unanimous resolution, Pakistan’s National Assembly has called on the government to remove its ambassador to France after French President Emmanuel Macron refused last week to condemn the French publication for showing cartoons of the Prophet …
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