India again extends deadline to impose high import duties on 29 US products till May 2
The Government has again extended its deadline to impose retaliatory customs duties on 29 US products, including almond, walnut and pulses, till May 2. A notification of the Finance Ministry said that implementation of increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the US has been postponed from April 1, 2019...
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India offers $100 million credit to Bolivia for development projects
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Sebi slaps Rs 94L fine on 17 entities for fraudulent trade practices
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China banks post profits but warn of instability
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Trump asked Kim to hand over N-weapons: Report
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Donald threatens to shut down border with Mexico next week
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Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia
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Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials
31 March 2019 | AFP
Afghan officials: Explosion kills 4 students in crossfire
A Taliban assault on a police checkpoint led to the deaths of four students on Saturday in eastern Ghazni province, a provincial official said. Arif Noori, a spokesman for provincial governor, said that 17 others, including 15 students and two teachers, were wounded when an explosion, likely caused by rocket fire,...
Five killed in factory explosion in China
An explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a factory in China’s Shandong Province, killing five persons and injuring three others, the second such incident in about a week. The explosion happened at 9:35 pm (local time) on Friday in a workshop of a perlite factory in the city of...
Importance of well-trained boots on ground cannot be overemphasised: India at UN meeting
In the face of increased threat to ‘Blue Helmets’, India has strongly underscored the need of well trained peacekeepers in UN missions, saying that their importance cannot be overemphasised. India’s remarks came after UN Secretary General António Guterres on Friday stressed on the need to make peacekeeping missions “stronger and safer”...
5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece
A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said. “It was...
Stranded baby elephants rescued by Thai rangers
Six baby elephants separated from their parents and trapped in a muddy pit for days have been rescued by park rangers in rural Thailand, officials said on Saturday. Patrolling rangers chanced upon the struggling herd in a national park east of Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon, park superintendent Prawatsart Chantheap told AFP. Once...
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday. Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to...
Andhra, Odisha top list of richest MPs: ADR
An analysis of self-declared affidavits of outgoing Lok Sabha MPs shows that 19 from Andhra Pradesh have an average annual self-income of Rs 1.05 crore, the highest among all MPs in the country. The figures also reveal an inverse relationship between educational qualification and income — 106 or 22 per...
