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2-year celebrations in Odisha to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th

Business Standard 

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched two-year-long celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The celebrationa which began Tuesday on the occasion of the 149th birth anniversary of the father of the nation will be held across the state till 2020 to spread his ideology among the people, the chief minister said while launching the celebrations at a programme near here. The two-year-long celebrations were launched by the chief minister at the Gandhi Smruti Peeth at Balianta... Читать дальше...

Now farmers can't even express their ordeal: Rahul

Business Standard 

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Modi government after thousands of farmers were prevented from entering Delhi, saying farmers were not even being allowed to voice their grievances.

Renowned violinist Balabhaskar dead; Kerala CM pays homage

Business Standard 

Noted violinist Balabhaskar, who was critically injured in a car accident, died at a private hospital here early Tuesday. Politicians and celebrities offered their condolences and paid tribute to the musician. Balabhaskar's two year-old daughter, Thejaswani, had died in the accident on September 25. His wife, Lakshmi, is undergoing treatment. The family was returning here from Thrissur after a temple visit when their car rammed a tree near Pallipuram. The 40-year-old musician had undergone a surgery. Читать дальше...



City of Cape Town to spend over R2bn on new housing – De Lille

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The city of Cape Town’s Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA) will spend over R2-billion on new housing over the next three financial years, with over R500-million budgeted for 2018/19, mayor Patricia de Lille said on Tuesday. In a statement, De Lille said the 2018/19 budget was allocated to 36 housing developments which were either in the planning phase, already under way, or in the process of being finalised.

Jon Snow won’t shirk tough Turnbull test

News.com.au 

TOUGH Kiwi stayer Jon Snow will take up racing’s ultimate challenge by taking on superstar mare Winx in the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday.

ECB urges stronger EU powers on money laundering, governments cautious

Business Standard 

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union needs clearer rules against money laundering that would apply equally to all EU countries, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday, but several governments, including Germany, urged caution.

Daimler chief says company can't be a 'behemoth'

Energy-daily.com 

Paris (AFP) Oct 2, 2018
Daimler chief executive Dieter Zetsche hinted Tuesday that the German carmaker must downsize under its new boss if it is to stay competitive in an industry that is shifting gears fast. "We are a 160 billion euro company... and we are in an industry which is going through at least a transformation, some people even talk about a disruption," Zetsche told journalists at the Paris Motor Show.

Hong Kong at greatest risk of property bubble: UBS

Energy-daily.com 

Zurich (AFP) Sept 27, 2018
Hong Kong is the city at most risk of a property bubble, followed closely by Munich, Toronto and Vancouver, according to a study published by the Swiss bank UBS on Thursday. Amsterdam and London were also in bubble territory, while Stockholm, Paris, San Francisco and Frankfurt were close, according to the study of 20 top cities across the globe. In Hong Kong, it now takes 22 years of lab

California law sets up fresh legal clash over 'net neutrality'

Energy-daily.com 

Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2018
The US Justice Department's lawsuit to block a California law aimed at ensuring all online data to be treated equally sets up a legal clash over so-called "net neutrality" and the authority to regulate the internet. California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed the law that re-established net neutrality in his state, the country's largest and home to some of the largest online firms inclu

Virtual reality unleashes full power of top UK orchestra

Energy-daily.com 

London (AFP) Sept 29, 2018
London's Royal Festival Hall is putting visitors centre-stage with one of the world's top orchestras, using cutting-edge technology amid claims it will transform the arts and entertainment industries. Virtual-reality (VR) headsets and a cylindrical bank of speakers deliver the full force of the Philarmonia Orchestra's performance of Mahler's Third Symphony, Visitors can turn their head

Renewable energy on rise in resource-poor Jordan

Energy-daily.com 

Amman (AFP) Sept 28, 2018
Set atop a mosque in the south of Jordan's capital, dozens of shimmering solar panels reflect a growing trend in the resource-poor desert kingdom as it tries combat its heavy reliance on imported energy. Standing in front of the Hamdan al-Qara mosque, Sheikh Adnan Yahya says that before installing the panels he used to pay up to 13,000 dinars ($18,350, 15,500 euros) a year for electricity.





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