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Trump denies knowing NY woman accusing him of sexual assault

2:08 pm June 23, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump says a New York-based advice columnist who claims he sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the mid-1990s made a “totally false accusation” against him and he denied knowing the woman. “I have no idea who this woman is,” Trump said Saturday as he left the White […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

New industrial policy to be announced soon: President

2:09 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: The government will soon announce a new industrial policy aimed at promoting growth of industries and creation of jobs, President Ram Nath Kovind said Thursday. Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said work is underway in full earnest to transform India into a global manufacturing hub. “Keeping in […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Efforts to further simplify GST to continue: President

2:06 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: The government will continue to take steps for further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), President Ram Nath Kovind said Thursday. Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the president said the indirect tax system is being made simple and effective. “With the implementation of GST, the concept of […]

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

President rule in JK to be extended for 6 more months

9:16 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir will be extended for six more months beginning July 3 and the Union Cabinet Wednesday gave its nod in this effect, Union minister Prakash Javedkar said. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the extension of the central […]

Production resumes at world's biggest Nutella plant

World’s biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers

7:25 pm June 4, 2019

Paris: No more Nutella? French workers are threatening as much, bringing the world’s biggest Nutella factory to a near-standstill in a showdown over salary negotiations. Tensions have been mounting at the site in Villers-Ecalles in Normandy, where activists from the Workers’ Force union have been barring trucks from entering or leaving the factory for a week. The plant produces a staggering […]