NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Close on the heels of the controversy of opening of all the 62 military cantonments, there is a brewing resentment in the higher echelons of the Indian Army. The men in uniform are said to be upset over what they think as government intrusion in their turf, literally.
The latest trigger is the Ministry of Defence (MoD)-constituted expert...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
This iceberg has all the right angles. - CNET
A very cold internet star was born in October when a NASA survey flight over Antarctica captured a photo of a strangely squared-off iceberg. While some people joked about a possible alien origin, NASA now has proof of the berg's very terrestrial journey.
Scientists initially thought the weird iceberg, photographed by...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, Michelle Obama participates in the International Day of the Girl on NBC's "Today" show in New York. Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, recalling how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
President Trump became enraged by a caravan of several thousand migrants traveling through Central America during the final weeks of the midterm election campaign. (Rodrigo Arangua/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced new rules on Thursday that give President...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), among other leading banks of the country have fixed their average monthly balance (AMB) requirements according to the location of a customer's savings account in urban, metro, semi-urban and rural areas. Average Monthly Balance (AMB) is the minimum average of deposits required by the...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks to CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NEW YORK — President Trump's combative relationship with the media deteriorated further Wednesday with a news conference where he called some reporters rude and accused a PBS reporter...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
TOPSHOT - A picture shows the moon during a partial lunar eclipse as seen from the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on August 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Earth’s moon may not be alone. After more than half a century of speculation and controversy, Hungarian astronomers and...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
The Members of European Parliament along with scholars and academics have strongly criticised the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) while discussing the interrelated legal, geo-strategic, economic and environmental impacts at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday.
They were speaking at a seminar titled "CPEC - East India Company Mark II?" which was organised by the European...
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said trade secrets stolen from an Idaho-based semiconductor company were valued at $8.75 billion. - Alex Brandon/AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Trump’s request, ending the tenure of a loyalist he soured on shortly after Sessions took office in 2017 because the former senator from Alabama...
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Washington DC : United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has approved sanctions exemption for the development of Iran's Chabahar Port, which is related to Afghanistan's economic development and reconstruction assistance.
In a statement, a US State Department spokesperson told ANI, "After extensive consideration, the Secretary (Pompeo) has provided for an exception from the imposition of certain sanctions...
