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US 'disappointed' At Russia's Syria Stance
The US is "disappointed but not surprised" at Russia's response to its strikes on a Syrian airbase suspected of storing chemical weapons, a media report said on Saturday.....
PMO Discusses Ways To Involve Private Players In Government Housing Schemes
Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra on Saturday chaired a meet to discuss ways to involve private real estate developers in the government's ambitious 'Housing-for-all by 2022' scheme.....
G7 Foreign Ministers To Meet In Italy
Foreign Ministers and representatives of the G7 group will meet on Monday and Tuesday in the Italian city of Lucca to discuss Syria and ways to counter the Islamic State (IS) terror group.....
UN Designates Malala As Youngest Messenger Of Peace
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday designated 19-year-old Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan as the UN's youngest Messenger of Peace.....
Spicer Apologises For Hitler Remarks
Amid gaffe, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologised on Tuesday after saying Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons during World War II, a media report said.....
Ambedkar Jayanti Celebrations At UN To Focus On Digital Empowerment
Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the United Nations on Thursday will focus on the empowerment of the poor and the marginalised using information and communication technologies to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals.....
18 AIIMS Staffers Sacked For Raising Salary Cut Issue
Eighteen staff members of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here have been terminated from service allegedly for taking up the issue of "sudden cut in salary" with the AIIMS authorities. ....
Service Tax To Move Up From 15% To 18% Under GST: Hasmukh Adhia
Services sector is likely to attract a higher tax rate of 18 per cent from the current 15 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, thus making services "slightly" more expensive, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said.....
India Still To Receive Copy Of Jadhav Judgment
India is yet to receive copies of the Pakistani chargesheet against alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and the copy of the judgment sentencing him to death, informed sources said on Sunday.....
Melissa McCarthy Returns On 'Saturday Night Live'
Actress Melissa McCarthy returned on the TV show "Saturday Night Live" to reprise her impression of White House press secretary Sean Spicer, while taking a jibe at his gaffe involving Hitler and the Holocaust.....
