As of February 29, 2020; equities outperformed gold over the trailing 10-, 15- and 20-years, delivering annualised 10.39%, 13.89% and 12.0% respectively compared with 8.16%, 12.59% and 11.49% respectively delivered by gold.

The Jeep Compass always felt that there was something missing from its firing. Now in BS6 guise, it comes with an automatic transmission but it does cost a pretty penny at Rs 25 lakh ex-showroom for the diesel automatic Limited Plus model. Rahul Kapoor and Abhilasha Singh find out if its worth the price and […]

The stakes in finding a vaccine against the coronavirus couldn’t be higher. In just a few months the disease has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives and shattered economies worldwide.

House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff has published all the transcripts of ‘Russiagate’ interviews he had kept secret, blaming President Donald Trump for the delay, but their content belied his conspiracy narrative.
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A 10-year-old boy and his younger sister sparked a bizarre GTA-style car chase in the Siberian city of Tomsk after the pair grabbed hold of the family vehicle and went for the ride of their lives, which police won’t soon forget.
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A one-of-the-kind Russian website has enabled anyone to pay vocal tribute to the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat – by performing a beloved Russian Victory Day song with lyrics available in multiple languages.
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The European Union’s highest court said on Friday it alone has legal authority over the European Central Bank (ECB). It rejected the recent ruling in Germany questioning the ECB’s power to print money without members’ consent.
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While the world’s second-largest economy, China, has suffered its first contraction on record due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some experts argue the country has been preparing for a possible crisis for a long time.
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Despite once again being denied seeing Tony Ferguson do battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the UFC has served up the next best thing as the fiercely exciting Justin Gaethje steps in to face Ferguson for the interim title at UFC 249.
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The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has floated draft procedures for submission of audit logs to the regulator by audit companies and chartered accountants (CAs).

Many American firms are the major beneficiaries of the H-1B visas. Any restrictions on these visas may impact heavily on the US technology companies because many work permits are issued to Indians with a high skill set. Indian nationals receive two-thirds…

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on why he chose to write about Indira Gandhi and Nehru, and the reason NDA govt’s NPR is different from UPA’s; says there is no vacancy for Cong president as of now; and warns against the lack of political outreach in Kashmir.

Commerce, energy secretaries & NSA are part of team to India

The Suzuki Jimny has developed a huge fan following especially after the introduction of its latest generation iteration. Currently, on sale in select international markets, the demand for this compact off-roader is such that Suzuki dealerships in some countries, recently, had to temporarily suspend new bookings in order to clear the existing backlog.

IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, while talking to PTI, said the body is closely monitoring the fast-evolving situation triggered by the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 14,000 and infected over 300,000.

After not being able to fly during the nationwide lockdown, Airline companies entertain Twitteratis with an interesting word play on Twitter.

This comes in the backdrop of the Uttarakhand government contemplating a change in the traditions of the opening of the famed Himalayan temples. 

It’s been a rough few weeks for the world’s wealthiest man.

Indonesia’s Lion Air firms up moves to drop a $22 billion order for the 737 in favour of the Airbus jet, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.

Special grade steel plates have been procured from the Bhilai plant of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to be used in the launch vehicle.

ISRO is already working on a Humanoid prototype (with a female form)for the Gaganyaan missions, which is expected to be sent out on a mission next year to test it out before actually sending humans in space.

The Union Minister also said that the upgraded configuration in Chandrayaan-3 will make the spacecraft more robust in terms of design and it will also have an enhanced spacecraft capacity without compromising with the heritage of Chandrayaan-2.

The proposals have been sought by the Directorate of Human Space Programme of the Bangalore-headquartered ISRO for a total of 18 tentative technology development areas.

In the Gaganyaan mission, the first of three flights was scheduled within a year, initial two flights to be unmanned but with humanoids onboard.

Recently I read an excellent blog post by Paul von Hippel entitled "How many imputations do you need?". It is based on a paper (von Hippel, 2018), which provides more details. Suppose you are faced with data that has many missing values. One way to address the missing values is [...]

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The institute has a high-level bio-safety facility designated Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture with the ability to safely handle and study pathogens like highly pathogenic influenza viruses and the novel coronavirus.

A timely reminder that foundations of India’s authoritarian laws were laid right after independence, to be exploited by successive regimes

Both these elements have been able to ease the pain and despair of social separation by their ubiquitous yet inconspicuous nature.

Xiaomi’s new audio devices sound great and are perfect for folks on a budget.

Home Minister Amit Shah has said he is totally healthy and not suffering from any disease.

Winds are from the Northwest at 25.3 gusting to 32.2 MPH (22 gusting to 28 KT). The pressure is 1009.6 mb and the humidity is 34%. The wind chill is 36. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:56 am EDT.

Winds are from the Northwest at 23.0 gusting to 35.7 MPH (20 gusting to 31 KT). The humidity is 41%. The wind chill is 26. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:45 am EDT.

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Winds are from the Northwest at 28.8 gusting to 34.5 MPH (25 gusting to 30 KT). The pressure is 1010.2 mb and the humidity is 40%. The wind chill is 31. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:56 am EDT.

Winds are West at 12.7 MPH (11 KT). The pressure is 1013.8 mb and the humidity is 67%. The wind chill is 26. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:54 am EDT.

Winds are from the Northwest at 24.2 gusting to 35.7 MPH (21 gusting to 31 KT). The pressure is 1009.3 mb and the humidity is 35%. The wind chill is 35. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:53 am EDT.

Winds are from the Northwest at 24.2 gusting to 40.3 MPH (21 gusting to 35 KT). The humidity is 52%. The wind chill is 28. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:45 am EDT.

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Winds are from the Northwest at 21.9 gusting to 29.9 MPH (19 gusting to 26 KT). The pressure is 1011.0 mb and the humidity is 34%. The wind chill is 35. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:51 am EDT.

Winds are from the Northwest at 23.0 gusting to 34.5 MPH (20 gusting to 30 KT). The pressure is 1010.0 mb and the humidity is 43%. The wind chill is 30. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:54 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 20.7 gusting to 34.5 MPH (18 gusting to 30 KT). The pressure is 1009.0 mb and the humidity is 41%. The wind chill is 33. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:53 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 12.7 gusting to 28.8 MPH (11 gusting to 25 KT). The pressure is 1013.2 mb and the humidity is 54%. The wind chill is 29. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:53 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 20.7 gusting to 29.9 MPH (18 gusting to 26 KT). The pressure is 1014.8 mb and the humidity is 67%. The wind chill is 22. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:54 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 23.0 gusting to 31.1 MPH (20 gusting to 27 KT). The pressure is 1011.3 mb and the humidity is 39%. The wind chill is 36. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:51 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 16.1 gusting to 20.7 MPH (14 gusting to 18 KT). The pressure is 1011.2 mb and the humidity is 75%. The wind chill is 22. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:56 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 23.0 gusting to 28.8 MPH (20 gusting to 25 KT). The pressure is 1010.8 mb and the humidity is 49%. The wind chill is 21. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:56 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 24.2 gusting to 34.5 MPH (21 gusting to 30 KT). The pressure is 1012.0 mb and the humidity is 50%. The wind chill is 24. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:54 am EDT.

Winds are from the West at 23.0 gusting to 31.1 MPH (20 gusting to 27 KT). The pressure is 1015.7 mb and the humidity is 70%. The wind chill is 21. Last Updated on May 9 2020, 11:53 am EDT.