Minister for women and children and textiles, Smriti Irani, in an interview with ET, took on the Congress leadership for “not showing any remorse on the opposition’s treatment” of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Singh, and for urging Congress-ruled states to bypass the Centre’s bills on agriculture reforms. She said women issues are “not political … Read more
The government will impose a basic customs duty of 5% on open cell television panel imports from October 1, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified late Wednesday evening. The levy has been implemented despite repeated requests from the industry to defer it. The government aims to foster domestic manufacturing of open … Read more
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India has announced its entry into the mid-size motorcycle segment with the new H’ness CB350. Unveiled earlier during the day, the Honda H’ness CB350 is the two-wheeler manufacturer’s answer to the likes of the Royal Enfield Classic 350, the Jawa and the Benelli Imperiale 400. Being a premium offering from Honda … Read more
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains to Karen Roby that to find out how YouTube’s recommendation algorithm works, one organization is relying on users to share their data. Read more: https://zd.net/36jro5Z Source link
“I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about,” Comey said when asked to respond Barr’s comments that the FBI’s Russia investigation was “abhorrent.” “This was an investigation, it was appropriately predicated and opened that had to be opened and it was in the main conducted in the right way, picked up by … Read more
There was no Rahul Tewatia blinder this time for Rajasthan Royals as they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 37 runs in their first match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 outside Sharjah on Wednesday. The Rajasthan Royals batsmen, who had hit sixes at will in their first two wins, found the Dubai International Cricket … Read more
One way of doing this is by compressing pay ratios — narrowing the salary gap between the median and highest-paid workers. This is a good time to demand a compression in the private sector and by central and state governments too. Source link
Several women members of the victim’s family were injured by the police last night as they demanded that the body be handed over to the family. (PTI photo) The 19-year-old Dalit girl was first allegedly gang-raped and brutalised in Western Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras about a fortnight ago. She was then denied dignity even in death … Read more
Image copyright Wales News Service Image caption Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital were closed last week because of a coronavirus outbreak Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an outbreak on the site. Planned surgeries have been temporarily stopped at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in … Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘Proud Boys, stand back and stand by’ – Trump President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn a key far-right group has sparked outrage among opponents after a fierce and chaotic US election debate. In the TV debate with rival Joe Biden, he instead called on the Proud Boys … Read more