Month: August 2019

Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein’s death

NEW YORK — Up to 30 women were expected to take a judge up on his invitation to speak at a hearing after financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself before facing sex trafficking charges. The hearing Tuesday morning was scheduled last week by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who […]

Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader

BIARRITZ, France — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there’s a “really good chance” he could meet with Iran’s leader on their nuclear impasse after a surprise intervention by the French president during the G-7 summit to try to bring Washington and Tehran together after decades of conflict. […]

Asian markets rise on optimism about US-China trade war

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.1% in afternoon trading to 20,491.03. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 6,481.60, […]

Q&A: What lies ahead following Oklahoma opioid judgment

Oklahoma’s $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will likely be followed by more trials and legal settlements seeking to hold a drug company accountable for a U.S. opioid crisis that has ripped apart lives and communities. Monday’s ruling could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by […]

2 killed as two-wheeler rams into tree: Police

Muzaffarnagar (UP) Aug 27:Two men were killed when their two-wheeler rammed into a tree in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said here on Tuesday. The accident occurred near Chosana village under the Jhinjhana police station area on Monday evening, they said, adding that the deceased were identified […]

Bodies of two unidentified men found near railway track

Muzaffarnagar (UP) Aug 27:  The bodies of two unidentified men were found from different spots near the railway track in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The body of a man, aged around 55 years, was spotted by the locals near the railway track on […]

Indians have higher average resting heart rate: IHS

Kolkata, Aug 27: Indians have an average resting heart rate of 80 beats per minute which is higher than the desired rate of 72, Indian Heart Study (IHS) has found. The IHS also highlighted that unlike people of other countries, Indians have higher blood pressure in the evenings than […]

Young Afghan women barely remember Taliban but fear a return

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two yellow burqas are on display at a television station in Kabul, bright versions of the blue ghostlike garments some women in the capital still wear. For the young women at Zan TV they are relics, a reminder of a Taliban-ruled past that few of […]

Macron G-7 gamble points to ‘roadmap’ out of US-Iran morass

BIARRITZ, France — The surprise invitation of Iran’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the G-7 summit offers a “roadmap” to end a U.S.-Iran nuclear impasse and a proposed meeting between the leaders of the two countries, France’s president said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to agree, […]

Extension of Due Date to 30th November, 2019 for furnishing ‘Annual Return and Reconciliation Statement’ for FY 2017-18

open view news desk It is hereby informed that the last date for furnishing of Annual Return in the FORM GSTR-9 / FORM GSTR-9A and Reconciliation Statement in the FORM GSTR-9C for the Financial Year 2017-18 is extended from 31stAugust, 2019 to 30th November, 2019. Aug 26

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