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 »
At least 95 Killed as Syrian Govt Bombs Islamic State-Held City
Syrian government airstrikes on a market, an industrial area and other areas in the Islamic State-controlled city of Raqqa have killed at least 95 people, the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory... read more »
Explosions kill over 45 persons
MAIDUGURI – More than 45 people were massacred in twin bomb blasts, including one by a female suicide bomber, at a crowded market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The explosions in... read more »
Militants kill four polio workers in Pakistan
At least four polio workers, including three women, were killed on Wednesday in an attack by militants in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan Province. The workers were going from... read more »
Pope: EU risks loss of trust
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the European Union risks losing the trust of citizens by ignoring the social costs of the financial crisis.In the first papal address to the European... read more »
Meghalaya’s most wanted ANCA militant arrested in Tamil Nad...
Shillong: A most wanted ANCA militant, who escaped from police lock-up about three months ago, was arrested along with his aide in Tamil Nadu, police said today. William A Sangma, a self-styled... read more »
