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New board for indirect taxes to become operational from June 1

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which will replace the current CBEC, will become operational from June 1 in preparation for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) re

/ 27th March 2017
LEDs to cut CO2 by 80 mn tonnes a year, save Rs 40,000 cr power

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The government's promotion of light emitting diodes (LED) will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 million tonnes per annum and save around Rs 40,000 crore in power bills annua

/ 27th March 2017
'Eat, Pray, Love' nature in Bekal, Madikeri (Lifestyle Feature)

Bekal (Kerala)/Madikeri (Karnataka), March 27 (IANS) Bottle up the deafening sound of honking cars in cities and throw it in the calm backwaters as you cross endless tall coconut trees in the untouched north Ke

/ 27th March 2017
Trump's son-in-law to oversee White House office to revamp gov't – report

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday is set to announce his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will take on a White House role to oversee a broad effort to overhaul the federal governm

/ 27th March 2017
Hong Kong protest leaders ominously told they face charges day after new leader chosen

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Monday told at least nine organisers of 2014's pro-democracy demonstrations they will face charges, protest leaders said, an ominous sign just a day after a n

/ 27th March 2017
Arun Jaitley paves way for landmark tax reforms

NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) - India's finance minister Arun Jaitley paved the way for landmark tax reforms on Monday, introducing four bills on the goods and services tax (GST) in the lower house of parliamen

/ 27th March 2017
France's Le Pen says lacks election funds, has no Russian backing

PARIS, March 27 (Reuters) - French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Monday she had yet to secure all the funding she needs for her election campaign with less than four weeks to go before

/ 27th March 2017
Win or lose, Chinese fans expected to flock to Russia

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese fans are expected to travel to the 2018 World Cup finals in record numbers with the growing interest in soccer and a cordial relationship with hosts Russia seen as key fa

/ 27th March 2017
Gold hits one-month high after Trump doubts knock dollar, stocks

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Gold rallied more than 1 percent on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump's failure to push through a healthcare reform package on Friday raised questions over his ability to del

/ 27th March 2017
Hamilton hopes for 'best v best' duel with Vettel

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton lost a battle but regained a rival after Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's Australian season-opener for Ferrari. The outcome raised hopes of a genuine title

/ 27th March 2017
Colombia's City of Women rebuilds homes and hopes

TURBACO, Colombia, March 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When fighting in Colombia forced Everlides Almanza to abandon her farm, she ended up in a slum near the coastal city of Cartagena where with only some

/ 27th March 2017
Vietnamese killed himself in Japan immigration centre, community leader says

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - A Vietnamese man held in a solitary cell at an immigration detention centre in Japan committed suicide, a Vietnamese community leader said, raising fresh questions over conditions in

/ 27th March 2017
South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ousted president Park

SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors said on Monday they will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye, which would see her held in a cell for up to 20 days while being investig

/ 27th March 2017
Hong Kong leader-elect pledges smooth transfer of power amid divisions

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Carrie Lam met with the city's incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying on Monday, calling for a "smooth and effective" transition of powe

/ 27th March 2017
United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight

March 27 (REUTERS) - Two teenage girls wearing leggings were barred from boarding a United Airlines flight on Sunday because they did not meet a dress code for special pass travelers, a company spokesman said a

/ 27th March 2017
Nadal wins in 1000th match, Raonic withdraws

March 27 (REUTERS) - Rafa Nadal celebrated his 1,000th tour level match with a come-from-behind victory over German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday.

/ 27th March 2017
Kerber wins in third round at Miami Open but Keys loses

March 27 (REUTERS) - Top seed Angelique Kerber advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open on Sunday, but eighth seed Madison Keys was sent packing. On a day when Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus W

/ 27th March 2017
Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters

MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG, Russia, March 27 (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate

/ 27th March 2017
Poland surge clear at the top after 2-1 win in Montenegro

PODGORICA, March 27 (Reuters) - Poland won 2-1 in Montenegro with goals from Robert Lewandowski and Lukasz Piszczek to move six points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group E after a pulsating clash on

/ 27th March 2017
Mexicans who help build Trump wall 'traitors,' top Archdiocese says

MEXICO CITY, March 27 (Reuters) - Mexicans who help build U.S. President Donald Trump's planned border wall would be acting immorally and should be deemed traitors, the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico said on Su

/ 27th March 2017