With a beauty score of 83.3 percent, Italy’s Venice tops the global ranking of cities with the most beautiful buildings, according to a study commissioned by Online Mortgage Advisor. The study which focused on architecture analysed hundreds of streets and more than 2,400 buildings to reveal which global city boasts the most impressive buildings. Find out which city is home to the most beautiful building in the world
Among sectors, Auto, Capital Goods, Metal and Power indices gained 1-2 percent. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices ended marginally higher.
The Quit India Movement was launched on August 8, 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi, during World War II. The movement also known as the August Movement demanded an end to British rule in India.
India won three boxing gold medals on the penultimate day of action at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on August 8. Nitu Ghanghas, Zareen Nikhat and Amit all punched their way to convincing 5-0 victories at the NEC.
Justice UU Lalit, in line to become the next Chief Justice of India, will be in office for 74 days – a tenure shorter than average. A look at who he is, and tenures of some recent CJIs
While the equity portion in the aggressive hybrid funds helps to deliver better risk-adjusted return during equity market rallies, the debt portion helps to contain the losses in downturns. This eventually helps them to deliver balanced and better returns over the long term
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With the overhang of monetary policy now behind us, the geo-political tension between China & Taiwan will be in focus, as any flare up in the region may lead to panic situations across the globe, says Amol Athawale, Deputy Vice President - Technical Research, Kotak Securities.
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The benchmark indices overcame high volatility to end the week higher, with the Sensex closing 1.42% up at 58,387.93 and Nifty 1.39% at 17,397.5
Convincing customers to place an order via Swiggy one witty line a time, isn't the only trick up the food delivery company's sleeve. Here's how it reimagined popular movie posters to entertain customers and entice them to order a plate of "Chicken Raees" or some "Taazi" vegetables.
Hiroshima Day: The United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing 140,000 people.
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the US B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb code-named Little Boy on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. It dropped a second bomb three days later on Nagasaki, killing 70,000 more. Japan surrendered on August 15, ending World War II and Japan’s nearly half-century of aggression in Asia.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance nominee and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is up against Opposition's Margaret Alva in the election being held a few days after Draupadi Murmum was elected India's 15th President
The Indian rupee witnessed a rangebound movement in the last week and ended on flat note at 79.24 per dollar on August 5 against its July 29 closing of 79.26.
Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, were detained while marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan to mark their protest against inflation, price rise, GST and unemployment on August 5.
Among sectors, power and auto indices shed over a percent each while buying was seen in financial and IT names.
With Independence Day approaching, various forms of the tricolor can be seen dominating the market all over India under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign as people from across the country are participating extensively in the campaign with full fervor.
Sreeshankar gave India its first medal in the event since Suresh Babu won bronze in 1978.
South Korea joined the stampede to the moon on August 4 with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December.
A cavalcade of new motorcycles will thump onto India’s streets this month. Besides new entrants from China and Italy, we will also have Royal Enfield’s eagerly awaited Hunter 350.
Several banks have sharply hiked interest rates on fixed deposits across tenures after the Reserve Bank of India raised repo rate by 90 basis points in May-June this year.
While shopping during Independence Day and the festive season, spend smartly and responsibly. These cards have also been arranged according to the least annual fees.
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Tulika Maan bagged silver medal for India in the women’s 78kg judo final against Scotland’s Sarah Adlington.