JULY 5, 2018
What's in a Trade Gap? - Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald Trump fired the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports. China immediately said it would be forced to retaliate.
The duties on Chinese goods started at 12:01 a.m. Friday in Washington, which is just after midday in China. Another...
JULY 5, 2018
SAN ANTONIO — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say...
July 4, 2018
New Delhi, Jul 4: Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Wednesday confirmed that it will continue to provide Hindu meal option in its flights, news agency ANI reported. The airline issued a statement reading, “Based on feedback from customers, Emirates confirms we’ll continue to provide Hindu meal option, to make it easier for our Hindu customers to identify &...
JULY 4, 2018
Al and Lesia Riddick in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. - (Courtesy of Al Riddick) / NerdWallet
When Al and Lesia Riddick got married 16 years ago, they had about $150,000 in debt, including a student loan, a car loan and a mortgage.
Now they’re debt free and have about $1.5 million in savings, despite the fact that their income...
JULY 4, 2018
Inside BMW Factory Ahead Of Earnings Announcement... A Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) employee polishes the hood ornament logo on a 5-series automobile at the company's factory in Dingolfing, Germany, on Monday, March 15, 2010. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the largest manufacturer of luxury cars, reported a smaller-than-expected decline in full-year profit and maintained its dividend...
JULY 4, 2018
Stages of Lunar Eclipse - For representation only. - Getty Image
The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century would occur on July 27, with the celestial spectacle visible in its entirety from all parts of India.
The eclipse will last for 1 hour and 43 minutes, giving viewers a wonderful opportunity to experience the happening, according to...
JULY 4, 2018
An Indian geophysicist is in the race to head the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), which frames and implements the country’s development strategies and sets standards for disaster mitigation.
Paramesh Banerjee, if he is selected, will likely be the first Indian to head an institution like the CEA which works directly under the State Council, China’s cabinet.
Banerjee is among...
JULY 4, 2018
A woman purchasing gold ornaments on the eve of Akshaya Tritiya at Jewellery Shop at Nerul, on April 18, 2018 in Mumbai, India. Akshaya Tritiya, considered an auspicious day to buy gold, pulls millions of Indians every year to jewellery stores across the country. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
New Delhi: Gold...
JULY 4, 2018
India will have dialogue with China on the Indo-Pacific, keeping in the mind the growing warmth in the relationship between the two countries, persons familiar with the thinking in New Delhi said, adding that a similar discussion with Russia too may be in the offing.
“We will have maritime dialogues with China and Russia in the coming months....
JULY 4, 2018
Indian Govt set to announce new MSP, paddy growers expected to get Rs 200 per quintal hike. - India Today Group
NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at its meeting today approved the minimum support price (MSP) of 14 Kharif (summer-sown) crops. The MSP of paddy (common grade) has been increased by Rs 200 to...
