Новости за 27.12.2020

China's central bank disclosed on Sunday it had asked the country's payments giant Ant Group Co Ltd to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations, the latest blow to its billionaire founder and controlling shareholder Jack Ma.

Ever since Volkswagen got caught cheating on U.S. emissions tests five years ago, the automaker has been trying to regain the confidence of American consumers. Judging by sales figures, the efforts are starting taking hold.

The investor body alleged that the announcement by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) of appointing former Chief Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy as an observer was an eyewash as it came after the e-voting began on Saturday.

BJP leader and union minister Ramnath Athawale has come up with a brand new slogan to fight the new strain of coronavirus.

The dog accompanies the auto-rickshaw driver even when he is ferrying passengers since there was no one at his home to take care of the pet.

Overall retail footfall on Boxing Day in Britain fell 60% compared to the previous year, market researcher Springboard said on Sunday, as the closure of shops in large parts of England due to COVID19 restrictions hit one of retail's busiest days.

They also took an oath to wear masks and follow all other COVID-19 guidelines, and urged people to do the same.

The cost of the fruit, as well as the expenditure on transport, will be borne by the Pineapple Farmers Association, its leader James Thottumaryil said on Sunday.

Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has set up a 'Virtual Centre' at Kanpur Zoo which provides information about the birds, turtles, dolphins and fishes living along the banks or in the Ganges.

An author of nearly 20 books on natural history studies, along with essay and short story collections, Lopez was awarded the National Book Award in 1986 for 'Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape'.

The government has notified new indirect tax rules that makes cash payment of 1 per cent of GST tax liability mandatory for businesses whose taxable supply value exceeds Rs 50 lakh in a month.

Vehicles with caste stickers containing names like Yadav, Jat, Gurjar, Brahmin, Pandit, Kshatriya, Lodhi and Maurya on their windscreens or number plates will be seized in UP.

Brexit offers Britain a chance to do things differently in financial services, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, but a trade deal with the European Union gives reassurance that there will be cooperation on the regulatory approach to sector.

Scientists have discovered a new species of snake that had practically been hiding in plain sight all this while.

Assam's Abhijit Dowarah has been turning discarded household items into cute little "shelter homes" for stray animals in his locality.

The government in October had cleared 16 proposals from domestic and international companies entailing investment of Rs 11,000 crore under the PLI scheme to manufacture mobile phones worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore over the next five years.

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) Deputy Mayor Sanjay Mohite of the Congress is called the 'Cycle Samaritan' as he pedals to local areas and personally solves local issues.

As a fire broke out in an animal shelter in Atlanta, US, 53-year-old Keith Walker sprang to action and helped save the lives of 16 animals including 10 cats.

People trekked to the park throughout the day, even as light rain fell on the ephemeral, edible art object. In one video posted online, someone took a bite of the gingerbread.

Maggi in curd, kheer, chocolate, golgappa has been the worst-hit casualty of lockdown cooking.

Jay Kishore Pradhan, who was previously a banker, took admission at Odisha's Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in the disability reservation category after cracking NEET.

Famous as Gamer Grandma the 90-year-old Japanese lady has been playing video games for the past four decades. and has a Youtube channel with 4,77,000 subscribers.

A sharp turn in global monetary policies that led to a low interest rate scenario and unprecedented liquidity, which began in mid-2019, gave a boost to gold price in all major currencies, making the yellow metal attractive for investors.

The three accounts are Mangalam Oil Industries with outstanding dues of Rs 10.77 crore, Alliance Fibres Ltd (Rs 18.31 crore) and Birsa Institute of Technology (Trust) (Rs 5.41 crore).

While we are yet to face such a cataclysm, some close calls have happened as these rocks came close to the Earth.