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Usain Bolt's Australian football dream ends but sprint king offered hope of Jamaica call-up

Central Coast Mariners confirmed the end of Bolt's training period after a breakdown in contract talks. The eight-time Olympic champion was offered only a fraction of the $2.1m his management team had sought from the A-League side.

Nov 2, 2018

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India delays imposition of retaliatory tariffs on US goods till December 17

In September, the Narendra Modi government had said that it would raise tariffs on US goods on November 2.

Nov 1, 2018

GST collections crosses Rs 1 lakh crore in October

The GST collections in past months stood at Rs 94,016 crore in May, Rs 95,610 crore in June, Rs 96,483 crore in July, Rs 93,960 crore in August and Rs 94,442 crore in September.

Nov 1, 2018

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RBI governor should work with govt or quit: RSS economic wing head

Ashwani Mahajan, the chief of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, said that RBI should not see the suggestions of the government negatively.

Nov 1, 2018

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India's current economic scenario not like 1991 crisis: Bimal Jalan

The RBI had recently underlined the importance of its autonomy and warned that the government's focus on short-term goals could be harmful to the economy.

Nov 1, 2018

India jumps 23 spots to 77th rank in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' index

New Zealand sits on top of the list of 190 countries. Singapore, Denmark, and Hong Kong take the next 3 spots.

Nov 1, 2018

Max Verstappen credits Lewis Hamilton's Merc for championship win: 'I can win in such a car'

2018 Mexico Formula One race winner believes almost every top driver in the grid can win the championship with a car having similar performance of Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+.

Nov 1, 2018

Amid IL&FS fiasco, SEBI plans to overhaul functioning of credit rating agencies

The regulator is of the opinion that since the ratings are critical to any debt instrument and an important piece of information in the investment process of fixed income instruments, a framework which is free from conflict and bias must be in place to check malpractices in the financial system.

Oct 31, 2018

Real Kashmir FC announce I-League arrival with win over defending champions Minerva Punjab

Ivorian striker Gnohere Krizo helped Real Kashmir FC begin their I-League campaign on a winning note as he scored the only goal of their season opener at the Tau Lal Devi Stadium in Panchkula on Monday.

Oct 31, 2018

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RBI chief Urijit Patel may consider resignation amid differences with Modi govt: Report

The development has come against increasing tension between RBI and Centre after the RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya, in his speech warned of potentially catastrophic consequences if the Centre dilutes the autonomy of the apex bank.

Oct 31, 2018

South Korea to put a tab on Mukbang due to rising obesity

The viral Mukbang trend is believed to spread obesity among South Korean youth, leading to Government intervention.

Oct 31, 2018

Arun Jaitley hits back at RBI, says it allowed lending excesses

Government officials were very upset by RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya's comments, which included a reference to problems created in Argentina when its government meddled in central bank affairs.

Oct 30, 2018

Who will be Real Madrid's next manager? 5 well-known faces in race

Antonio Conte, Mauricio Pochettino, Roberto Martinez or none of these three? The vacant managerial post at Real Madrid has garnered a lot of attention in the football world.

Oct 30, 2018