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Indian tax officials find Modi's targets too taxing, some quit

The target has been maintained even though Modi recently approved a massive cut in corporate taxes, which are part of direct taxes.

Nov 17, 2019

Chinmayanand case: SC allows former union minister to access victim's statement

The victim had filed an appeal in the apex court against the November 7 order of the Allahabad High Court, which held that Chinmayanand was entitled to get a certified copy of her statement.

Nov 17, 2019

Wind helps Delhi air quality improve slightly

According to reports, an increase in local Delhi wind speed is forecasted for the next three days which may increase ventilation and improve air quality marginally and the stubble transport-level winds are now from North and relatively offside for stubble transport.

Nov 17, 2019

Protests erupt in Iran over fuel price hike

The price of a litre of regular gasoline had gone up to 15,000 rials (12.7 US cents) from 10,000 rials and the monthly ration for each private automobile was set at 60 litres per month

Nov 17, 2019

Imran Khan says Nawaz Shariff's health more important than politics

The government had no issues if the Sharif family opted to approach the court instead of furnishing an indemnity bond for the removal of the former premier's name from the ECL.

Nov 16, 2019

Prince Andrew says 'no recollection' of meeting Epstein accuser, denies having sex with her

Virginia Giuffre had stated that Epstein paid her $15,000 after she was coerced into having sexual intercourse with the prince when she was 17.

Nov 16, 2019

Why India is seeking higher indigenisation of components in Russian Ka-226 choppers?

The two countries had signed a deal in 2018 at India Russia summit to jointly manufacture 200 Kamov-226T choppers

Nov 16, 2019

Parliament to heat up this winter session as Govt set to table Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The BJP-led NDA government introduced the bill in its previous tenure as well but could not push it due to vehement protests by opposition parties, which criticised the bill as discriminatory on religious grounds.

Nov 16, 2019

Navy's MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashes soon after take off in Goa, pilots eject safely

The Indian Navy MiG-29K aircraft involved in the crash was a trainer version of the fighter jet.

Nov 16, 2019

My work will speak for itself: Gautam Gambhir deflects after skipping meet on Delhi pollution

After AAP took a dig at East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir for not attending a meeting on Delhi's air pollution, the BJP MP said that people will judge him by his work and not by the propaganda and false narrative spread by the Delhi CM.

Nov 16, 2019

Bill Gates officially surpasses Jeff Bezos as richest person on Earth

The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world's richest man last month after Amazon's lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value.

Nov 16, 2019

Rajat Sharma resigns as DDCA president, says 'no compromise with principles'

The DDCA took to Twitter to share the news: "News alert: @RajatSharmaLive has tendered his resignation from the post of President, DDCA with immediate effect and forwarded it to the Apex Council."

Nov 16, 2019

Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation

As the former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified, Trump fired off criticism on Twitter in a move Democrats labelled "real-time" witness intimidation.

Nov 16, 2019

Goa Police chief Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi

Pranab Nanda, Goa DGP died during his visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa, confirmed Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh.

Nov 16, 2019

North Korean nuclear weapon is 17 times more powerful than Hiroshima bomb, says Indian researcher

Indian researchers analysed the power of the North Korean nuclear bomb after analysing the data provided by the ALOS-2 satellite.

Nov 16, 2019