Hundreds of women, and some men, marched on Sunday through numerous cities in the US to show their breasts, demanding gender equality and to protest against the “commercialization and the double standards” which affects their lives and jobs. In its eleventh edition, the mobilization known as International Go Topless Day[Read More…]
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Indian GST system among most complex globally: World Bank
New Delhi: The Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) system is among the most complex in the world with not only one of the highest tax rates but also one of the largest number of tax slabs, the World Bank has said. It added that India has the highest standard[Read More…]
Rs 2.11 lakh crore recap plan sufficient, to help expanding economy: SBI report
Mumbai: The Rs 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation plan for state-run banks would be sufficient to tackle the problems of stressed assets and the multiplier impact of the package could be “at least an expansion of the economy by Rs 3.3 lakh crore”, a State Bank of India (SBI) report said[Read More…]
Floods hit central Chile: 3 dead, 19 missing
Over 19 people have gone missing after heavy rain in parts of central Chile over the weekend caused mudslides and water outages in the South American nation. The banks of the rivers are overflowing due to heavy rain on the unusual dry months. This overflowing river went down to the[Read More…]
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Chile, tsunami alert
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for parts of the pacific ocean after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of southern Chile Sunday, 40 km (about 25 miles) southwest of Puerto Quellon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A “state of precaution” has also been[Read More…]