President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey would boycott US electronic goods like the iPhone in retaliation for punitive sanctions from Washington, as the Turkish lira finally clawed back some of the ground lost in its stand-off with Washington.
Transgender Candidate Wins U.S. Primary
Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the U.S. State of Vermont, moving a step closer to becoming the nation's first transgender Governor, U.S. media projected.
Somali-American State legislator Ilhan Omar claimed victory in her primary in Minnesota, putting her on track to become one of the first woman Muslim members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
World's Most Liveable City
Vienna has dislodged Melbourne for the first time at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index, strengthening the Austrian capital's claim to being the world's most pleasant city to live in.
Melbourne has clinched the title for the past seven editions.
Osaka, Calgary and Sydney completed the top five in the survey.
India shipped larger quantities of tea to China and Pakistan in the first half of 2018, when overall tea exports increased to 112.1 million kg, from 107.1 million kg in the year earlier period.
According to data with the Tea Board, total earnings between January and June 2018 were Rs. 2,177.1 crore.
Despite having the largest number of critically polluted cities in India, Maharashtra added almost 2.5 GW of coal-fuelled power capacity in 2017, while overall, India commissioned 13 GW of thermal power plants from January 2017 till August this year.
Odisha CM Launches Own Healthcare Plan
A month-and-a-half before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ayushman Bharat programme is set to be launched, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kick-started the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), a health coverage scheme that would assist over 70 lakh families in the state.
Anandiben Takes Oath as Governor of Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pardesh Governor Anandiben Patel, who has been given the additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the death of Governor Balramji Dass Tandon, was sworn in at a ceremony.
Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi administered the oath of office to Patel.
Patel will discharge the additional duties until regular arrangements for the office of the governor of Chhattisgarh were made.
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