Commerce expert Professor BS Raman no more
Mangaluru, July 28: A native of Tamil Nadu Prof. B S Raman, an expert of Commerce, passed away at his hometown Ooty following a brief illness on Saturday.
The 81-year-old Raman served as the professor for 35 years from 1960 until his retirement in 1995, including as the head of the Department of Commerce. He was a writer of textbooks and had authored over 100 bestselling books on subjects like commerce, accountancy, economics and commercial law. He had continued writing books even after retirement.
Prof. Raman, who joined St. Aloysius College in 1960, was a strict disciplinarian. Over the course of his career, he became one of the most famous teachers of the college, with many of his students going on to become Chartered Accountants and pursuing other higher disciplines.
In 2016, Aloysius College of Management and the Old Student's Association honored him with the ‘The Eminent Aloysian Alumni Award 2016’.
He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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