Day: August 29, 2019

US, France to lead talks on a global digital tax

11:38 pm August 29, 2019

Paris: France and the United States agreed to take leading roles in talks aimed at reaching a deal on a global digital tax by mid-2020. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday that both countries will be working in a task force with the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Le Maire will […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Missing girls traced to Ghaziabad

11:23 pm August 29, 2019

Ghaziabad: The Indira Puram police traced four missing girls–who had left their homes to work in TV serials–to Mohan Nagar here, an official said on Thursday. Three of them were minors and were missing since August 23, police said. Upon getting information from their common friend, police located them on Thursday evening, DSP Anshu Jain […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

India’s economic fundamentals are strong, says Amit Shah

11:20 pm August 29, 2019

Gandhinagar: India’s macroeconomic fundamentals are quite strong and its economy is currently growing at the fastest pace in the world, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Shah’s positive assessment of Asia’s third largest economy came amid talks of a slowdown in economic activity. Addressing a convocation ceremony here, the home minister said when […]

Man slaps woman staffer at Gurgaon toll plaza, arrested

11:17 pm August 29, 2019

Gurgaon (Haryana): A female staffer at a toll plaza here was allegedly assaulted by a commuter when she refused to let him pass without paying toll tax, prompting her to slap the man back. The incident took place at the Kherki Dhaula toll plaza and the man was arrested, the police said, even as a […]

French President’s advisor meets PM Modi

11:14 pm August 29, 2019

New Delhi: Days after Narendra Modi and Emmanuel Macron held a bilateral meeting, the French president’s advisor Emmanuel Bonne on Thursday called on the prime minster here. The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted a picture of the meeting. Last week, the two leaders held one-on-one talks in France where Macron echoed India’s stand on Jammu and […]