The designers and curators of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, opening in New York City next week, were confronted with a complicated task: creating an experience simple enough for anyone to understand, but not so simple as to alienate those visitors who may have encountered the events of 9/11 first-hand. To accomplish this, the museum leans heavily on the voices of those who witnessed the attacks, whether from the vantage point of lower Manhattan or from a television screen halfway across the world. advertisement advertisement This becomes apparent from the outset, as you approach one of the first installations in the museum. We Remember, an audio-visual experience designed by Local Projects–the firm behind the museum’s exhibit design as well as the memorial’s considerate name placement–immediately brings visitors into the moment of 9/11 by using the stories of people who witnessed it from outside New York. The piece draws on more than … [Read more...] about How The Rest Of The World Saw 9/11
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D-Street Buzz: Nifty Metal underperforms dragged by Tata Steel; Tata Motors down 2%, ADAG stocks fall
Indian benchmark indices are trading in the red with Nifty shedding 71 points and is trading at 11,751 while the Sensex is down 212 points and is trading at 39,240 level.Nifty Metal is down over 2 percent dragged by Tata Steel, JSPL and JSW Steel which are down over 4 percent each followed by Hindalco Industries, SAIL, Vedanta and Jindal Stainless.From the oil & gas space, the top losers are HPCL which shed over 3 percent followed by Reliance Industries, GAIL India, BPCL, Indian Oil Corporation and ONGC.Close The top losers from the media space are Eros International Media, Inox Leisure, PVR, Sun TV, Network18, Dish TV and TV18 Broadcast. related news ITDC jumps 9% on merger with Kumarakruppa Frontier Nifty Bank marches toward record high on likely resolution of 4 NPA cases in December BGR Energy share price locked in 20% upper circuit on Rs 4,442-cr order win Selective real estate stocks are trading in the … [Read more...] about D-Street Buzz: Nifty Metal underperforms dragged by Tata Steel; Tata Motors down 2%, ADAG stocks fall
Free-trade pacts hamper India’s efforts to curb China textile imports
China is exporting textiles to India through Bangladesh to get around a tax increase on imports, undermining New Delhi's efforts to support local manufacturers, industry sources said.Earlier this week, India doubled the import tax on more than 300 textile products to 20 percent, marking the second tax increase on textiles in as many months.This is aimed at providing relief to the country's domestic textile industry, which has been hit by cheaper imports. India's total textile imports jumped by 16 percent to a record $7 billion in the fiscal year to March 2018. Of this, about $3 billion were from China.Close Textiles are India's second largest job provider directly employing nearly 51 million people and accounting for 5 percent of India's gross domestic product, and 13 percent of its export earnings. related news PM Narendra Modi arrives in Kanpur to chair first meeting of National Ganga Council US-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases Hong … [Read more...] about Free-trade pacts hamper India’s efforts to curb China textile imports
Fadnavis’ ‘Varsha night club gang’ plotted against BJP mass leaders: Anil Gote
Former BJP MLA Anil Gote has accused the then Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his "coterie" of conspiring against mass leaders like Eknath Khadse and Pankaja Munde.Gote, who recently joined the NCP, dubbed the then CM's official residence, where "conspiracies" were planned according to him, as "Varsha night club".Gote alleged that a group of BJP leaders, including the then minister Girish Mahajan, would meet Fadnavis at his official residence in Mumbai every night and hatch plots on strengthening the local opponents of these mass leaders.Close Gote said he joined the Sharad Pawar-led party as he was "fed up" with the conspiracies of this "Varsha night club". related news BJP will think positively if allies withdraw Sena-led govt's support: Shelar Rejuvenation camp for temple elephants to begin on Sunday Centre keen to resolve internal conflicts: Army official His statement on December 12 came on a day when disgruntled BJP leaders Pankaja Munde and Eknath … [Read more...] about Fadnavis’ ‘Varsha night club gang’ plotted against BJP mass leaders: Anil Gote
India vs West Indies 1st ODI preview: Where to watch, team news, possible XI and betting odds
Captain Virat Kohli along with his dynamic opening duo of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have been in imperious form off late as they showed in the T20I series where they tormented the West Indies attack. Now the lethal trio will train their guns once again on the Windies as the two sides square off in a three-match ODI rubber starting on December 15 in Chennai .The no. 2 ranked ODI squad on the ICC rankings will be looking for their 10th straight bilateral ODI series win against their Caribbean counterparts who are way down in the rankings on 9th spot.However, India will be wary of the weather playing spoilsport with rains hitting the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the last 24 hours.Close Where to watch: The match starts 1.30 PM IST. It will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. Online viewers can catch the action on Hotstar. related news On the Ball podcast | IND vs WI ODI series preview: India way too strong for West Indies, will pick up a 3-0 … [Read more...] about India vs West Indies 1st ODI preview: Where to watch, team news, possible XI and betting odds