NEW DELHI: Any revision in gold import duty is unlikely to take place before the Budget and there is no proposal as of now to reduce the 10 per duty, a finance ministry official said. “On import duty (on gold) there is no decision at the moment. Import duty whatever has to be done will form... read more »
Russia’s Putin calls for Russians to be self-reliant
Speaking to both chambers in the Kremlin, Mr Putin condemned Western governments for seeking to raise a new iron curtain around Russia. Russia has been hard-hit by falling oil prices and by Western sanctions imposed over its role in eastern Ukraine. The government has warned that Russia will fall... read more »
It’s official: Sena will join Maharashtra govt on Friday, says CM Fad...
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the Shiv Sena would be a part of the BJP-led government, and announced that 12 legislators will be inducted into the government on Friday. The Shiv Sena will be alloted a total of 12 ministries in the Fadnavis... read more »
Protests After Grand Jury in Eric Garner Chokehold Case Doesn’t Indict Offi...
A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death, a decision that drew condemnation from elected officials and touched off a wave of protests. The fatal encounter in July was... read more »
How Kunal Ghosh got medicines? CBI to ask jail authorities
KOLKATA: Voicing concern over the alleged suicide attempt made bySaradhaponzi scam accused and suspended Trinamool Congress MPKunalGhosh, the special crime branch of CBI on Friday said it... read more »
Kerry, Abbas to Discuss Easing Israeli-Palestinian Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the talks will likely focus on how to lower... read more »
Imran Khan dares Pakistan government to arrest him
Islamabad: Pakistan`s Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party chairman Imran Khan has refused to seek bail after being charged with attacks on the parliament and PTV buildings in Islamabad, media... read more »
J&K Machil fake encounter case: Seven Armymen sentenced to life
New Delhi: The Army has convicted seven of its personnel, including two officers, for their involvement in a staged shootout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district in 2010, reports... read more »
Doctor arrested for Bilaspur sterilisation deaths
The doctor who conducted 83 sterilisation surgeries at the government-organised family planning camp in Pendhari area of Bilaspur, has been arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Balodabajar... read more »
