Friday, June 30, 2017

India's Opposition parties to skip GST launch

50 Indian political parties will boycott the midnight launch planned for the Goods and Service Tax. The Indian government has appealed to them to reconsider their decision.

The Opposition has called the event 'political gimmickry.'

The government claims that GST is going to be a game-changing tax regime that will make India one uniform market and do away with red tape and corruption.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.


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After PM Modi condemns mob violence, another person lynched

Just hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned violence in the name of cow protection, a mob killed a Muslim man over suspicion that he was carrying meat.

The deceased was a meat trader.

In the last 22 months, 18 instances of vigilante violence have been reported across India.

Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.

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India to launch landmark good and services tax

India is set to launch its new goods and services tax, or GST, which is considered its biggest tax reform in decades.

The new system is expected to help boost India's economic growth.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports

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President Trump considers order to tighten regulations on food aid

According to the Reuters news agency, U.S. President Donald Trump is
planning on signing an executive order requiring all U.S. food aid to
be transported by American vessels.

It's seen as part of his America first policy but critics say the move
could hinder aid getting to people in need.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports

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UN to vote Friday on smaller UN peacekeeping budget

The United Nations is due to vote Friday on its annual peacekeeping budget, which is more than half a billion dollars less than the current one.


The deal negotiated this week includes a roughly seven percent reduction in America's contribution, after calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to cut funding to the world body.


Our U.N. correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.


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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Trump announces plan to expand offshore drilling

Donald Trump has announced a program to expand offshore drilling in areas that were off-limits to the industry under the Obama administration.

The US President made the announcement as part of a series of initiatives he unveiled during a speech at the Energy Department.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:


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