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Yearly Archives: 2020

‘No limit’ to nuclear enrichment, says President Rouhani

Iran's president said Thursday that there is "no limit" to the country's enrichment of uranium following its decision to abandon its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to the killing of its top general in a US airstrike. In a speech before the heads of banks, Rouhani said the nuclear program is in a "better situation" than it was before the nuclear agreement with world powers.

Russian lawmakers back Putin’s pick for new PM

Russian MPs on Thursday overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putin's pick for the country's new prime minister.

Cost of building CR Parel terminus: The lives of 1,500 trees

Even as activists continue to seethe when they recollect the ‘midnight raid’ of October 4, 2019, in which metro authorities chopped off 2,141 trees, there is a similar situation developing at Parel. In order to construct the Parel Terminus, the Central Railway (CR) is likely to cut 1,500 trees. Environment activists have said they will be meeting railway officials next week to discuss other options.

US threatened Europe with tariffs over Iran nuke-deal

Germany's defence minister on Thursday confirmed a report that the United States was threatening to impose a 25 per cent tariff on European car exports if it continued backing the Iran nuclear deal.

I-T notice for Rs 3.5 cr fine leaves BPO staff shocked’

Bhopal: A man from Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh, who currently works in a BPO firm in Punjab, has said that he got the shock of his life when he received an Income Tax Department notice, asking him to pay Rs 3.49 crore penalty for the alleged transactions of Rs 132 crore done in 2011-12.

Finally, relief to Oz fires after thunderstorms, rain

Melbourne: Thunderstorms and rain across parts of bushfire-devastated eastern Australia brought some relief to the harried people and firefighters but posed a new challenge of flash floods.

Prince Harry on first royal duty since crisis talks

London: Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday hosted a special sports event at Buckingham Palace here, his first official engagement since he and wife Meghan Markle announced their bombshell decision to split from the UK royal household and "step back" as its senior members.

Maharashtra government mulls hike in stamp duty and registration fee

Mumbai: The cash-strapped Maharashtra government has proposed a slew of measures to increase the collection of stamp duty and registration fee. In Maharashtra's own tax revenue system, the income from stamp duty and registration fee come second after the GST collection.

Trump impeachment articles delivered to Senate

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution and submitted the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate for a historic trial to remove him from office, a move described by the unfazed President as "another con job" by the Opposition Democrats.

Mohun Bagan announces merger with ATK

I-League club Mohun Bagan on Thursday announced the merger with Indian Super League (ISL) club ATK here.
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