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Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

US emphasises diplomacy in standoff with Iran

3:02 pm September 23, 2019

Washington: The United States said Sunday it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy “every opportunity to succeed” in the wake of a devastating attack on a vital Saudi oil complex. Setting the stage for President Donald Trump’s address to the annual UN General […]

Niti Aayog meet: Spoke on Mahadayi, mining, says Goa CM

Corporate tax giveaway to have little impact on fiscal goals: Niti Aayog

8:15 pm September 21, 2019

Mumbai : The Rs 1.45- trillion tax giveaway is unlikely to widen fiscal deficit much as the shortfall will be met through increased tax collections due to higher growth which the massive tax cuts are expected to achieve, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said here on Saturday. On Friday, the government had announced tax cuts for […]

‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action

4:47 am September 21, 2019

NEW YORK: Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can’t wait for action. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York, and German […]

Rajasthan: Around Rs 4.5 crore cash seized from car

Rupee rallies 40 paise on corporate tax cut

7:31 pm September 20, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Friday rose by 40 paise to settle at 70.94 to the US dollar after forex market sentiment was buoyed by the government decision to slash corporate taxes. The news of lowering corporate tax rejoiced the equity market as well, but the bond market did not take the announcement very well. […]

Global climate protests begin in Australia before UN summit

1:35 pm September 20, 2019

Canberra: Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Friday at rallies around Australia as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to guard against climate change began ahead a UN summit in New York. Some of the first rallies in what is being billed as a “global climate strike” kicked off in Australia’s largest city, […]