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BOOM: Inflation rate slides to 13.3%, lowest in 2 years
The IIP had risen by 7.5 per cent in January, up from the 7.1 per cent growth seen in December. Bond yields started rising last month, when the government announced to borrow 48 per cent of the total borrowings in the first half of financial year 2018-19. [Full Article...]
Pregnant Sindhi singer shot dead in Pakistan for refusing stand-up performance
A video clip of the attack has surfaced on social media where the 24-year-old singer Samina Samoon, also known as Samina Sindhu , was shot dead by one of the people in the audience. As the event progressed, a man, identified as Tarique Ahmed Jatoi , asked her to stand while singing. Her husband has demanded that the First Information Report (FIR) should charge the accused of double murder fo... [Full Article...]
Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Wins Three Gold Medals
And in the women's heavyweight class, Nwosu beat other contestants to win the gold. He won silver at the last edition of the games. England's Louise Sugden bagged silver with 89.2kg while Kenya's Joyce Njuguna settled for bronze with a 89.0kg lift. [Full Article...]
Special weather alert in effect with freezing rain set to hit region
A low-pressure system was expected to move into southern Ontario on Saturday and hang around for most of Sunday, bringing a significant amount of rain and freezing rain with it. Environment Canada isn't sure of where the storm will hit hardest, but said areas near the Hwy. Here in Stratford, we could see a few hours of freezing rain Saturday and Sunday but it's expected because of where the city... [Full Article...]
Israel Foreign Ministry Condemns Chemical Attack on Douma
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is calling on the United States and Russian Federation to work toward "healing wounds" in Syria , comparing their threats and exchanges of words to a street fight between "bullies". Earlier, a French government spokesman said that Paris and Washington were in close contact and would take action if the use of chemical weapons was confirmed. [Full Article...]
"I'm sorry:" Zuckerberg opens Senate hearing with an apology
During that privacy breach, Facebook exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of six million users, though it later became apparent that a chunk of those accounts were never handed over to the platform directly by Facebook users. You can live stream it here . Zuckerberg's team has been preparing him for the hearings for weeks, but he was unable to answer several of the questions on... [Full Article...]
FBI Raids Michael Cohen's Office
The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment about Cobb and McGahn trying to dissuade Trump . McDougal is suing AMI to invalidate her contract, alleging she was fraudulently induced to sign, among other claims. Trump has said he had no knowledge of the payment. Grassley tells Fox Business Network that Mueller may be "coming to a dead-end as far as collusion of Trump ... [Full Article...]
KKR win by 4 wickets despite Baz, Umesh's impressive showings
Chennai, back in the IPL after serving a two-year ban, rode on West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo's incredible 68 off 30 to turn the tables on Mumbai in dramatic fashion as they played the season's opening fixture at the Wankhede Stadium on April 7. [Full Article...]