It was a foggy morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. Visibility stood at 800 metres and humidity was recorded at 87 per cent at 8.30 a.m. The Railways cancelled 22 trains while 49 were delayed and three rescheduled due to fog […]
The barometer index of the Indian equity market — S&P BSE Sensex — touched its new record high level during the early morning trade session on Wednesday. Similarly, the the broader NSE Nifty50 also closed-in on its record high level during the trade session. According to market analysts, healthy buying in healthcare, oil and gas […]
The US has approved the sale of missiles worth $133.3 million to Japan, saying it will serve to reinforce the Asian country’s defence against the ballistic missile threat from North Korea. The consignment, which must still be approved by the US Congress, includes the sales of four missiles for the SM-3 interceptor Block IIA system […]
A man was injured when an iPhone battery overheated and the device exploded at an Apple Store here, leading to a temporary evacuation of those present on the premises. According to a report in www.swissinfo.ch, the incident occurred at the Apple Store on Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse on Tuesday, injuring a repairman. “According to Zurich City police, […]
Intense cold wave continued in the valley on Wednesday as Kargil in Ladakh region recorded bone-chilling night temperature at minus 23.6, lowest so far in Jammu and Kashmir this season. “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the valley and the Ladakh region for at least another three to four days,” a Met official […]
If US President Donald Trump tweets someone’s personal information, Twitter will caution him to remove that tweet, Bruce Daisley, Twitter’s VP of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told BBC Radio. In an interview with host Emma Barnett, Daisley said: “If someone tweets private information … private address, phone number — then there are no-go […]
Same-sex weddings took place across Australia on Tuesday, as Australia celebrated its first official day of marriage equality. In December, Australia’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage following a postal survey of 12.7 million people which returned a 61.6 per cent “yes” result, reports Xinhua news agency. However, same-sex couples had to wait another […]
Oil prices on Monday rose after data showed a weekly decline in the number of US drilling rigs. The number of rigs operating in US oil fields unexpectedly fell by five to 742 last week, Xinhua quoted oilfield service firm Baker Hughes as saying. Meanwhile, traders kept a close eye on the political tensions in […]
Last year will be remembered as the “costliest” one for the US with losses from hurricanes, wildfires and extremely cold weather reaching a record $306 billion, according to a government report. The US had 16 weather and climate disasters in 2017 each with losses exceeding $1 billion, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said […]
Global fashion retailer H&M had to apologise on Monday after it was accused of being racist for using a black child to model a sweatshirt with a “coolest monkey in the jungle” slogan. After facing the ire of hundreds of people on social media, the company removed the ad from its website. It continues to […]