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44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Two fresh coronavirus cases reported in India

8:30 pm March 2, 2020

New Delhi: Two fresh cases of the novel coronavirus — one in Delhi and another in Telangana — have been reported in India, taking the number of people who have tested positive for the respiratory virus in the country to five so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The infected person from Delhi […]

NRI tax not to apply on bonafide workers in Middle East

7:14 pm February 2, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Sunday clarified that the proposed tax on NRIs will not apply on bonafide Indians working in tax-free foreign countries and is intended to tax only those seeking to escape tax by exploiting their non-resident status. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020-21 had proposed to tax Non-resident Indians […]

Billionaire Bezos buys estate for $165 mn: report

UN says Jeff Bezos’ phone may have been hacked by Saudis

8:40 pm January 22, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: United Nations experts Wednesday called for an “immediate investigation” by the United States and others into information they received that suggests that Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after receiving a file sent from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s WhatsApp account. Bezos owns The Washington Post and is the founder of […]

Bangladesh PM postpones visit to Japan over coronavirus outbreak

India’s new citizenship law unnecessary: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

3:01 pm January 19, 2020

Dubai: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) “internal matters” of India, but at the same time said the Act was “not necessary”. According to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh […]

Musharraf approaches Pak SC to suspend death sentence ruling by special court in high treason case

10:33 pm January 16, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of a special court that had handed him death sentence on charges of high treason. The special court in Islamabad on December 17 last handed down the death penalty to the 74-year-old retired general, now based in Dubai, […]