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In France, the lower house of parliament today approved a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. The French government hopes that other countries will follow the suit. The bill foresees a 3 per cent tax on the French revenues of digital companies with global revenue …

NewDelhi;Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot today said, the government has taken several steps to ensure de-addiction from drugs in the country. Replying to a calling attention motion in the Rajya Sabha on the situation arising out of the reports of increasing drug addiction among school children in …

NewDelhi;Lok Sabha today passed Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016 and to further amend the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. The …

New Delhi;The General Budget 2019-20 will be presented tomorrow. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget in the Lok Sabha at 11 AM. This will be the first Budget of the  Narendra Modi government in the second tenure. It will also be Ms Sitharaman’s maiden Budget. Meanwhile,  the Finance …

New delhi;External Affairs Ministry today said the location of Dawood Ibrahim is not a secret and India has time and again asked Pakistan to hand him over. Talking to media in New Delhi, Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said when India demands action against such people, either Pakistan ignores or goes …

New Delhi, : Nizamabad MP D. Aravind on Thursday termed the demand of TRS MPs to the Lok Sabha Speaker to remove the issue of suicides of 27 Intermediate students from records as “shameful”. Stating that the statement of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to take his party lightly in the …

New Delhi;Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in both Houses of Parliament today. The survey projects GDP to grow at 7 per cent in 2019-20. The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.8 per in 2018-19 while maintaining macro-economic stability. The fiscal deficit …

 Odisha Jul 04;The world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra began at Puri in Odisha today. Lakhs of people are gathering in Puri to witness Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra riding three giant wooden chariots as they travel to Gundicha temple. Jagannath Rath Yatra, also called Chariot Festival, marks the annual …

Hyderabad, : State BJP president K. Laxman on Thursday charged Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with cheating the Dalits by failing to fulfil his promise of making a Dalit as first Chief Minister of Telangana State. Addressing a gathering at a protest program held at Ambedkar Bhavan at Lower tank bund, …

(Courtesy CNN) Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable. Heat waves in India usually take place between March and July and abate …