Articles by Jacob Nelly

ISRO Successfully Puts Brazilian Amazonia-1 Satellite in Orbit; Modi, Bolsonaro, Others Cheer

Amazonia-1, an optical earth observation satellite, will provide remote sensing data to users for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon region.

Feb 28, 2021

US Election Results: How do EXIT POLLS Rate the Chances of Trump and Biden?

The voters are evenly split in their opinion on how the economy is faring.

Nov 4, 2020

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Battle for the White House LIVE: Fox Calls Florida for Trump as Race Remains Tight

In Indiana, with 19 percent votes counted, Trump is leading Biden 53 percent against 42 percent.

Nov 4, 2020

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Christians most persecuted religious group in the world - Report

The report, commissioned by the British Foreign Secretary, underscores its argument that the Christian persecution in parts of the world has assumed genocide proportions.

May 4, 2019

SIA Engineering second quarter net profit plunges 20%

Airbus scraps A380 superjumbos; 3,500 European jobs at stake

When the first Airbus A380 flew out from France in 2007, it was touted as the competitor to the legendary Boeing 747 jumbo.

Feb 15, 2019

Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul for historic March 1 summit: It's a win for Donald Trump

A North Korean leader has never set foot on the South Korean soil ever since the Korean war separated the North and South in a bitter divorce in the 50s.

Jan 17, 2019

China, India should handle disputes constructively: President Xi Jinping

India overtakes China in FDI inflows first time in 20 years

While India received more than $38 billion in FDI so far this year China lagged behind with $32 billion, data from global M&A and capital markets data provider showed.

Dec 29, 2018

Chinese smartphone vendors begins losing buyers

Donald Trump to invoke national emergency to ban China's Huawei and ZTE in US

In August, President Trump signed an order banning US government and government contractors from using Huawei and ZTE equipment.

Dec 27, 2018

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Will oil price stay higher after Opec-Russia output reduction?

Qatar quits OPEC; when will Doha break up Saudi-led GCC?

Saudi Arabia had in fact planned an invasion of the emirate last year, and was stopped at the last minute by the persistent efforts of former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Dec 3, 2018

He Jiankui, creator of gene-edited babies, defends seminal work as rebuke pours in

Jiankui said on Monday that the twin sisters he created, named Lulu and Nana, would be resistant to HIV as the embryos were modified with advanced gene-editing tools.

Nov 29, 2018

For Oyo Hotels, the biggest market now is China

India's most valued startup built by Ritesh Agarwal now manages as many as 180,000 rooms in China, compared with about 150,000 rooms in India and the rest of south Asia combined.

Nov 21, 2018

Nissan and Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested for under-reporting income

Nissan said it has been providing information to the Japanese Public Prosecutors Office and has been fully cooperating with their investigation.

Nov 19, 2018

India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

Bitcoin mining can 'single-handedly' upset global warming targets

According to the researchers, by 2033, bitcoin demand can defeat the global warning goals set by the Paris accord.

Nov 3, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi's body was dissolved in acid as Saudi agents wanted no trace left, says Erdogan

"We now see that it wasn't just cut up, they got rid of the body by dissolving it," top Erdogan aide tells the Hurriyet newspaper.

Nov 3, 2018

Taiwan President Tsai apologises to indigenous people, promises to look after their interest

China vows to crush Taiwan independence movement

With the demand of outright independence growing in Taiwan, a restless China saw the US warship campaign in the Strait as an escalation.

Oct 25, 2018

Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal faces arrest in rape case

Bishop Franco Mulakkal likely to be arrested as police gather serious evidence

Kerala police have ascertained through witness statements that the bishop was present in the convent on the day when the assault took place as per the nun's complaint.

Sep 14, 2018

Singapore: Police arrest 6 men for selling counterfeit items, 45 fake gold bars seized

China's hidden gold reserves to 'kill US dollar' ?

No one knows for sure if China has 20,000 tons of gold in reserves. But if indeed it has that deep a gold reserve, Beijing can take on the US dollar by using gold for international trade.

Sep 6, 2018

Football glory: India's U-20 football team beat Argentina at COTIF international tournament

ndian colts beat Argentina in a sensational match at COTIF international on Sunday. But such heroics don't mean anything for bosses at the Indian Olympic Association who didn't send India team to Jakarta Asian Games.

Aug 6, 2018

Force India co-owner, Vijay Mallya, talks outside Westminster Magistrates, in central London

Businessman turned conman: Vijay Mallya faces final extradition hearing after losing Force India F1 team

Vijay Mallya has lost control over Force India F1 team. What other assets has he lost so far? India loves to treat each story with a view to finding a moral in it. And Mallya's story has many spectacular morals. The plainest of them all is that if you do wrong you will suffer. The middle India loves to latch on to that belief.

Aug 2, 2018

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Malaysia arrests ex-PM Najib Razak as 'Mission Mahathir' comes full circle

The backlash is expected for Najib Razak as the 'Mission Mahathir' is accomplished. Former Malaysian prime minister's arrest finally happens in the multi-billion dollar IMalaysia Berhad corruption scandal.

Jul 3, 2018