SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Talk about having a fortune, but not being able to enjoy it. That is the predicament a small-time investor from Kerala's Kochi is going through.
Babu George Valavi should be worth at least Rs 1448 crores, thanks to an investment he had made in 1978.
But today the 74-year-old is struggling to prove that he and his family are...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Grounded Deutsche Lufthansa AG Aircraft Ahead of Earnings
Deutsche Lufthansa AG plans to raise 2.14 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to repay part of a German government bailout that helped the national carrier through the coronavirus pandemic.
The company will issue new shares at 3.58 euros each, according to a statement on Sunday, or less than half Friday’s closing...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had become increasingly concerned about former President Donald J. Trump’s fixation on his election loss. - Sarahbeth Maney/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff twice called his Chinese counterpart in the final months of the Trump administration to reassure...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron has recalled his country’s ambassador to the United States, in a sharp rebuke of President Joe Biden’s unexpected decision to strike a nuclear submarine agreement with Australia that scuttled a pre-existing French contract.
“At the request of the President of the Republic, I am recalling to Paris without delay our ambassadors to the United...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Smithsonian's National Zoo Adult male African lion, Luke. Mehgan Murphy
Animal keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, are keeping a close eye on their lions and tigers after the big cats tested presumptive positive for Covid-19.
Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers are being treated with anti-inflammatories and anti-nausea medication to help...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Indian investors will soon be able to invest in global companies that are part of the electric vehicles and assisted driving technologies sector.
Navi Mutual Fund – founded by Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal – has filed a draft document with capital markets regulator to launch Navi Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology FoF, which will invest in overseas exchange-traded...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
New Delhi: On PM Modi's 71st birthday, the BJP had wanted to create a record in administering COVID vaccines. And it seems they have been quite successful.Daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the one-crore mark for the fourth time in less than a month, taking the total number of doses administered in the country to over 78 crore, the...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Vishwakarma Puja is an important festival of Hindus that is usually observed every year in mid-September. Lord Vishwakarma is regarded as the Lord of creation, the divine architect and engineer in the Rig Veda. The day is observed to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Vishwakarma and hence it is also known as Vishwakarma Jayanti. While some...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
New data from Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) large Covid-19 vaccine trial shows that the protection it offers wanes over time, supporting the case for booster doses, the company said in a news release on Wednesday.
"This is only one estimate, but we do believe this means as you look toward the fall and winter, at minimum we expect the...
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The giant sequoias of California are some of the biggest trees in the world, and a popular draw for tourists. - MARK RALSTON
The world's biggest trees were being wrapped in fire-proof blankets Thursday in an effort to protect them from huge blazes tearing through the drought-stricken western United States.
A grove of ancient sequoias, including the 275-foot...
