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The French parliament approved a law dubbed as Gafa Tax (an acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon). The legislation will impose a 3% levy on sales generated in the country by non-tax paying online giants, making France the first major economy to impose a tax on internet heavyweights. The tax would be applied only […]

Alan Turing, the code-breaker during World War II, has been chosen by the Bank of England to feature on Britain’s new £50 note. The £50 note will be the last of Bank of England collection before the switch from paper to polymer is done and is due to enter circulation by the end of 2021. […]

India handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses for use of displaced Rohingya returnees in Rakhine State, under India’s ‘Rakhine State Development Programme’ (RSDP) for $ 25 Million for a period of 5 years. In December 2017 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Myanmar on Rakhine State Development Programme (RSDP). A fortnightly bulletin […]

India’s Mohammad Anas won gold in men’s 400m with an effort of 45.21 seconds and Hima Das won gold in women’s 200m event at Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet at Kladno in Czech Republic. Indian trio Vipin Kasana (82.51m), Abhishek Singh (77.32m) and Davinder Singh Kang (76.58m) took the top 3 spots in the men’s javelin final […]

Under Operation Milap of Delhi Police, Delhi Police Crime Branch has rescued 333 children missing since January 2019 from the city and handed them over to their families in different parts of country. Under Operation Milap which was launched in December 2014, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Delhi Police has been set up. Most of […]

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won the gold in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul. Phogat beat her Russian opponent Ekaterina Poleshchuk 9-5 in the final match to bag the gold medal. It was the third gold in the women’s competition for India after Seema (50kg) and Manju (59kg) triumphed in their respective […]

A US delegation led by Assistant Trade Representative Christopher Wilson held bilateral talks with a team of Indian officials headed by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Sanjay Chadha in New Delhi on 12th July, 2019 to provide a new impetus to bilateral trade and commercial ties. The two sides discussed the broad contours of bilateral […]

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held talks with Foreign Minister of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a three-day visit in Delhi on 8 July. The visit aims to not only strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership but also to explore new areas of cooperation between the two countries. […]

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the women’s 100 metres event at the World Universiade, Italy. The 23-year-old Indian athlete clocked in at 11.32 seconds to win the race. She has now become the only second Indian sprinter to win gold in a global event after Hima […]

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has listed sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site (WHS). Since 1983 Iraq had been trying to have Babylon site recognised by UNESCO. Putting Babylon on WHS List will encourage research and development of the site. Australian Aboriginal site ‘Budj Bim […]