US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was not under pressure to strike a trade bargain with China ahead of next year's elections.
"I'm not looking for a partial deal. I'm looking for a complete deal," Trump told reporters during a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. "I don't think I need it before the election."
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday condemned weekend strikes on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, state media reported, with tensions in the Gulf region soaring after Washington blamed the attacks on Iran.
Xi made the comments during phone talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, and called "on relevant parties to refrain from from taking any actions that may escalate tensions in the region", Xinhua added.
Rate on hotel room tariffs above Rs 7,500 cut to 18%, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
GST council meeting concludes, steps taken to boost tourism.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after meeting of 37th GST Council meeting in Goa: There will be zero GST on jewellery exports.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after meeting of 37th GST Council meeting in Goa: GST rate on slide fasteners has been reduced from 18% to 12%, marine fuel 18% to 5%, 12% to 5% on wet grinders consisting of stone as a grinder, & 5% to nil on dried tamarind.
The GST council approved the proposal for outdoor catering and reduced it to 5 percent without the input tax credit.
Ravi Dahiya beats Reza Atrinagharchi of Iran to clinch bronze in men's freestyle 57 kg.
GST rate cut on hotel tariffs have been approved, said reports. The breakdown is as follows: Rs 7,500 & Above- 18 percent, Below Rs 7,500- 12 percent, upto Rs 1,000- Nil. The current rate was 28 percent on Rs 7,500.
A very strong comeback by Bajrang Punia to come back from 0-6 down to beat Mongolian wrestler 8-7 to win Bronze medal (65 kg) at the World Championships.
Bajrang Punia wins bronze in World Wrestling Championships.
GST Council has approved the increase or hike in the tax rate on caffeinated drinks. "Proposal was to increase the rate from 18 to 28%+ cess 12%" reported CNBC TV18.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he was ending his floundering bid to be nominated as the Democratic candidate in next year's US presidential election.
"It's clearly not my time, I am going to end my presidential campaign," de Blasio told MSNBC.
The announcement comes after de Blasio failed to qualify for the most recent televised debate among candidates as he struggled to get more than one percent in opinion polls.
Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts around the world.
Sports Authority of India (SAI): Boxer Amit Panghal beats Saken Bibossinov 3-2 in 52 kg category, to become the 1st Indian to reach the final at Men’s World Boxing Championships. Panghal will play Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov for the gold tomorrow.
World Boxing Championships: Manish Kaushik takes home the bronze medal after losing in men's 63kg semifinals.
Sensex closes at 38,014.62; up by 1921.15 points.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Anil Kumar Jain, IAS (Madhya Pradesh: 86 Cadre) Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as Secretary, Ministry of Coal.
Naveen Arora, Special Investigation Team Chief: Swami Chinmayanand has admitted to almost every allegation levelled against him,including sexual conversations&body massage. Circumstantial evidences also being examined.He said he doesn’t want to say more as he's ashamed of his acts.
BJP leaders and workers take out a protest rally in Kolkata after Union Minister Babul Supriyo was heckled in Jadavpur University yesterday. Jay Prakash Majumdar,BJP state vice president says, "He was heckled and beaten by students of SFI and Naxals. There is no law in the state."
In the middle of the economic slowdown, while the GST Council meets today, it is expected that the tax council is likely to ignore the demand of major sectors asking for tax relief and will only make minor tweaks. According to reports, GST Council at its 37th meeting in Goa will consider states’ demand for extending the GST cess on select products like automobiles and tobacco beyond 2022 in view of the bleak revenue collection trends.
The health of former union finance minister P Chidambaram, who is lodged in Tihar Jail, is rapidly deteriorating, said his counsel on Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday removed its Mehrauli district president, Azad Singh for allegedly slapping his wife Sarita Chaudhary, former South Delhi mayor at party's Delhi office.
At the Cultural Day Programme organised by the Pakistani side in Orenburg -- where a joint military drill of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations is underway -- contingent of all participating countries were invited except those from India.
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