Election Day: NYC, Virginia, N.J. races, Minn. police question on the ballot

1/7 Virginia voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Va., where the ballot includes races for governor, attorney general, lieutenant governor and member house of delegates for the 37th District. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Nov. 2 (UPI) — Tuesday is Election Day across the United States, and…Continue Reading

Cleveland Indians begin removal of team name from stadium scoreboard

1/2 Crews begin to disassemble the “Indians” logo from above the Cleveland Indians scoreboard Tuesday at Progressive Field in Ohio. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo Nov. 2 (UPI) — The Cleveland Indians organization started the removal process of the team’s scripted logo atop the scoreboard at Progressive Field on Tuesday as the club…Continue Reading

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigray rebels press toward capital

Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2019 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali attends the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo on December 10, 2019. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo Nov. 2 (UPI) — Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as rebel forces from the northern…Continue Reading

College Football Playoff: Georgia tops first CFP rankings; Alabama at No. 2

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart (L), shown Jan. 1, 2020, has guided the Bulldogs to an unbeaten record this season. File Photo by AJ Sisco/UPI | License Photo Nov. 2 (UPI) — The undefeated Georgia Bulldogs earned the top spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2021 season, it was announced. Fellow…Continue Reading

Broking firms log record earnings on retail euphoria

Mumbai: Indian broking firms posted record earnings in the September quarter as continued strength in the stock market drove trading volumes. Revenues of top listed brokerages and market infrastructure institutions grew 48% on an average in July-September, while their profits jumped 55% in the period from the same period a year ago. Motilal Oswal Financial…Continue Reading

Shaktikanta Das asks bank heads to support economic revival

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has told captains of the banking industry to remain vigilant to any signs of vulnerabilities amid the process of economic recovery. He also urged them to continue providing necessary support as the revival is still fragile. Timely remedial measures against vulnerabilities mitigate the risks and maintain the stability…Continue Reading

RBI panel calls for an overhaul of ARC regulations

Mumbai: A central bank panel has suggested an overhaul of the rules governing Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC) to enhance the availability of bad loans for transactions and bring in a wider set of investors to the market for distressed assets. The recommendations include purchase of loans classified as fraud, an online system for transparency in…Continue Reading

पोप से मिल कर मोदी ने साधे कई निशाने, धर्म-परिवर्तन से लेकर धार्मिक प्रताड़ना के मुद्दे रहे किनारे

वेदप्रताप वैदिक प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी यों तो सभी विदेशी नेताओं से गल-मिलव्वल करने के लिए जाने जाते हैं। अन्य देशों के बादशाह, राष्ट्रपति और प्रधानमंत्री यदि हमारे प्रधानमंत्री की गर्मजोशी का जवाब उसी गर्मजोशी से देते हैं तो यह स्वाभाविक है। लेकिन पोप फ्रांसिस, जो कि दुनिया के सबसे बहुसंख्यक धर्म के शीर्षपुरुष हैं, उनका…Continue Reading