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Donald Trump uses CPAC speech to slam fake news media

Donald Trump's administration considering separating women and children at US border

The shift in policy would reportedly allow the government to keep in custody the parents crossing the borders illegally while the authorities contest their deportation.

Mar 4, 2017

H1-B visa crackdown: United States suspends premium processing of all visa petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that it will "temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions."

Mar 4, 2017

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Reliance Industries hits new 52-week high; CLSA upgrades stock to Rs 1,500

Shares of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd.(RIL) have been rising sharply ever since Reliance Jio rolled out its new 4G plans.

Mar 3, 2017

Brexit Bill defeated in House of Lords

Theresa May has had her first set back on the road to triggering Article 50 after her Brexit Bill was defeated in the House of Lords. The Lords backed an amendment to protect the rights of EU citizens to remain in the UK post Brexit. The House of Lords backed the amendment by 358 votes to 256.

Mar 2, 2017

Supreme Court dismisses plea of woman to abort 26-week-old foetus with Down Syndrome

As the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act doesn't allow abortion after 20 weeks, the apex court decided not to entertain the appeal.

Mar 1, 2017

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GST to be rolled out on July 1: Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das

"GST should be implemented by July 1. All states have agreed on the date," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das told reporters in Delhi.

Feb 28, 2017

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Donald Trump says he won't attend White House correspondents' dinner

Former President Ronald Reagan was the last one to have missed the dinner in 1981, because he was recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained from an assassination attempt.

Feb 26, 2017

Is America ready to do away with the 'cruel' lethal injection? Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor thinks so

A death row inmate in Alabama, Thomas Arthur, had filed an appeal against the use of lethal injection as a method for his execution, deeming it extremely painful.

Feb 22, 2017

Here is why Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar and other Bollywood celebs did not vote in the BMC elections 2017

Anushka Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Rekha, Hema Malini, and John Abraham were some among the Bollywood celebrities who voted in the BMC polls 2017.

Feb 21, 2017

India to merge commodity boards to boost output, exports

The Sebi has also approved a draft amendment to allow commodity derivative exchanges to deal in options.

Feb 12, 2017

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J&K fires SC standing counsel for refusing to file review petition over 'sovereignty'

The Supreme Court had said that J&K "has no vestige of sovereignty outside the Constitution of India."

Feb 9, 2017

India news live updates: PM has no answers to the opposition's questions, says Rahul Gandhi

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Feb 7, 2017

Taxmen to now open up to 10-year-old return files to unearth undisclosed deposits or property

The revenue department has also proposed to make it mandatory for taxpayers to file I-T returns by March end of the assessment year.

Feb 3, 2017

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Jaitley Budget 2017 speech: Read the full text of Finance Minister's 'Transform, Energise and Clean India' agenda

Jaitley in his Budget speech said that the agenda is Transform, Energise and Clean India (TEC) -- to transform the quality of governance for better quality of life.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: FM Arun Jaitley limits cash donation amounts to political parties inspired by Obama, proposes electoral bonds

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has outlined three steps in Budget 2017 to remove black money from politics, but the last of them could lead to problems.