Day: April 4, 2019

India one of the highest taxing nations in world: Trump

Washington :  India is one of the highest taxing nations in the world, US President Donald Trump has alleged as he again slammed the country for imposing 100 per cent tariffs on American products, including the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Such a high tariff is not fair, Trump said Tuesday […]

Rahul’s decision to contest from Wayanad ‘insult’ to Amethi: Smriti Irani

Lucknow :  BJP leader Smriti Irani Thursday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an “insult” to the people of Amethi. The 48-year-old Congress chief is contesting from Kerala in addition to his traditional stronghold Amethi, where […]

Maval LS seat to have maximum polling booths in Maha

Mumbai :  More than half-a-dozen Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will have over 2,000 polling booths, with the Maval constituency in Pune district set to have maximum 2,504 booths, according to official data. A total of 97,640 polling booths will be set up in the state, where the Lok […]

Stay out, Noida village tells its MP

Noida (UP) : He adopted their village, represents them in the Lok Sabha after they broke tradition to vote for him, but Union minister Mahesh Sharma is now strictly persona non grata in Kachera with slogans and posters making it abundantly clear he’s not welcome any more The protests, […]

CBI arrests I-T officer in bribery case of Rs 14 lakh

New Delhi :  The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax officer in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 14 lakh from a person for settling pending tax issues, officials said Thursday. H R Nagesh, posted at Koramangala in Bengaluru, was caught red-handed by the […]

Gold slumps Rs 80 on weak demand

New Delhi : prices Thursday fell by Rs 80 to Rs 32,670 per 10 gram at the bullion market here due to subdued demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too declined by Rs 90 to Rs 38,330 per kg on low offtake by industrial […]

Researchers find more cases of Facebook app data exposure

SAN FRANCISCO : Security researchers have uncovered more instances of Facebook user data being publicly exposed on the internet, further underscoring its struggles as it deals with a slew of privacy and other problems. The researchers from the firm UpGuard said in a blog post Wednesday that the data, which […]

California eyes risk pool as it struggles with costly fires

SACRAMENTO :  — Officials were struggling Wednesday to find ways for homeowners to afford insurance in fire-prone areas of California and for utilities to survive liability from devastating wildfires that threaten to worsen with climate change. One option on the table is the creation of a new state […]

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

WASHINGTON — Where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW? The House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas Wednesday for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as Democrats pressure the Justice Department to release […]

Study: Safe to transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts, lungs

WASHINGTON— Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected lungs and hearts into people desperate for a new organ, say researchers who may have found a way to protect those patients from getting the risky virus. The experiment, reported Wednesday, is the latest attempt to put a dent in the […]

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