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Rana Sodhi hopes to win maximum medals with second highest contingent from Punjab
Chandigarh, July 11 (UNI) Asserting that the preparation for Olympics was at par with global standards, Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Sunday expressed confidence that Punjab athletes would once again bring laurels…
Sports Minister Thakur chairs high-level committee to review India’s Olympic campaign
New Delhi, Jul 12 (UNI) Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the 7th meeting of the high-level committee to review the preparation of the Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
The meeting was also attended by his deputy…
SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Tajikistan; Focus on Afghan
New Delhi/Dushanbe, Jul 12 (UNI) Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) began arriving in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for meetings that would focus on the situation in Afghanistan in the wake of the US pullout and…
Small Cap Stocks vs. Large Cap Stocks: What’s the Difference?
Small-Cap Stocks vs. Large Cap Stocks: An Overview
Historically, market capitalization, defined as the value of all outstanding shares of a corporation, has an inverse or opposite relationship to both risk and return. On average, large-cap…
Kashmir, Jammu have separate issues, Farooq on NC’s proposals to Delimitation panel
Srinagar, Jul 11 (UNI) Amid criticism that NC’s proposal to Delimitation Commission in Jammu echoed the BJP demands of framing a new criterion to delimit constituencies, party president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the issue…
Russian space Chief invites ‘Oligarchs’ to invest in space industry
Moscow, Jul 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian state space agency, scolded Russian billionaires on Sunday for wasting their money on earthly possessions and suggested they invest in space exploration.
He called…
Why Zillow Is Free and How It Makes Money
On Zillow, it’s free to list a home for sale by owner or agent and to list a property for rent. Zillow’s online and mobile search tools, including its smartphone app, let users search for a property and view estimated property values for…
Kiren Rijiju, Banwarilal Purohit, Pushkar Dhami meet President Kovind
Speculation in Chennai is rife that a recently dropped minister Ravi Shankar Prasad or Prakash Javdekar may replace Purohit soon !
Moscow recovers all Russian children from Damascus’ prisons
Blagoveshchensk, Jul 10 (UNI/Sputnik) All Russian children, who found themselves in the prisons of Damascus after being smuggled away from home by parents, have been brought back, Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Anna…
What is a Subscription Price?
A subscription price is a static price at which existing shareholders can participate in a rights offering that a public company conducts. Shareholders participate so they are able to retain their proportional ownership of the business. The…
Rajnath Singh congratulates Israeli Defence Minister on taking office
New Delhi, Jul 9 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Lt Gen (Res) Benjamin Gantz and congratulated him on assuming office.
In a tweet after the conversation, Mr Singh…
India, Russia to have 2+2 talks , commit to a democratic Afghanistan
New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) India and Russia on Friday agreed to hold 2+2 talks involving foreign and defence ministers later this year, adding a new dimension to their steady and multi-dimensional relationship.
External Affairs Minister S…
Kabul calls on China, India, Russia to help fight terrorism in Afghanistan
Moscow, Jul 9 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Afghanistan is calling on China, India and Russia to help the country's defense and security forces fight terrorism, rather than interfere in internal affairs, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's National Security…
What is a Supernormal Growth Stock?
A supernormal growth stock is a security that experiences especially robust growth for a time, then eventually reverts back to normal levels of growth. During their supernormal growth stage, these stocks outperform the market significantly…
UK reports another 32,551 coronavirus cases
London, July 9 Britain has reported another 32,551 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total in the country to 5,022,893, according to official figures released Thursday.
The country's coronavirus-related death…
India at UN: There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach for localization of SDGs
New Delhi , July 9 India on Thursday said there is no "one size fits all" approach for localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but can certainly share experience and learn from each other to implement the 2030 Agenda at United…
Skydiving plane with 9 people on board crashes in Sweden
Stockholm, Jul 8 (UNI/Sputnik) A skydiving plane carrying nine people crashed near the Swedish city of Orebro, media reported."It is a sky diver plane that has crashed after takeoff," Emil Gustavsson, the head of the rescue team at the…
Saudi Arabia to launch digital news platform as part of lobbying effort in US
Washington, Jul 9 (UNI/Sputnik) Saudi Arabia will launch a digital news platform in Washington, DC, that will be a part of the new lobbying initiative targeting US lawmakers and the White House, CNBC reported citing lobbying disclosures…
EU Parliament suggests making corruption punishable by sanctions
Brussels, Jul 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The European Parliament on Thursday proposed to add corruption to the list of actions punishable by EU sanctions under the bloc's global human rights sanctions regime.
"Parliament has adopted a resolution…
Iraq: Latest rocket attacks against US forces, irks Pentagon as ‘serious threat’
Washington, Jul 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The US Defense Department views the latest rocket and drone attacks against US interests in Iraq as a serious threat, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.
"These attacks, they're using lethal…
