“42,” where Boseman plays baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is currently No. 3 on Apple’s iTunes chart. Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” comes in right after at No. 4. “Marshall,” a biographical film which has Boseman take on the role of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall is No. 7 and “21 Bridges,” an action film starring … Read more
“We want to treat the home blood pressure,” she said, “not the office blood pressure.” People cannot assume their blood pressure is under control just because they “feel fine,” Stevens stressed. “High blood pressure is the silent killer,” she said. And it contributes not only to heart disease and stroke, but also to dementia, kidney … Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJoe Biden: “Fires are burning and we have a president who fans the flames” US presidential candidate Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of being a “weak” and “toxic” leader who has “fomented” violence in the country. Speaking in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Mr Biden said … Read more
New Delhi | Mumbai: Bittu Mishra spent a week at a Coimbatore ashram for a meditation course. As she left, she started getting messages from her close relatives, asking about her well being. Five of her relatives and friends said they had transferred money to her account. Since she wasn’t allowed to use the mobile … Read more
By Mythili Bhusnurmath Whichever way you look at it, GDP data for the first quarter (April-June 2020) of the current fiscal is unambiguously bad. Barring agriculture, which grew 3.4%, every other sector contracted. Construction halved, trade was almost as bad at –47%, manufacturing declined 39.3% and, in the unkindest cut of all, public administration (a … Read more
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced fresh liquidity measures and a relaxation in mark-to-market rules to help calm investor nerves as a sudden spike in yields hit bond markets. It raised the amount of bonds that could be held without providing for losses by 2.5 percentage points, raising the demand for government bonds … Read more
Aug. 31, 2020 — Emergency use authorization or approval for a COVID-19 vaccine before Phase 3 clinical trials are complete could be considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to the agency’s commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn. “It is up to the sponsor [vaccine developer] to apply for authorization or approval, and we make … Read more
BEIRUT—Lebanon named its ambassador to Germany as the country’s next prime minister, an appointment that is unlikely to placate protesters who have sought a complete overhaul of the nation’s leadership following the deadly Beirut explosion. Mustapha Adib was asked by President Michel Aoun to form a new government, the state-run National News Agency reported Monday, … Read more
Mumbai: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has, for the third consecutive month, clocked record volume in August, processing over 1.5 billion transactions for the first time. The latest Reserve Bank of India data showed that 1.56 billion transactions worth Rs 2.85 lakh crore were recorded on NPCI’s popular digital channel, as on August 30, smashing … Read more