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With the United States seemingly content to take a back seat, a high-level meeting in Paris on Thursday will seek to answer the question: Can European powers step up and bring Ukraine and Russia closer to peace?An actual halt in fighting seems an increasingly distant ambition, with President Donald Trump — who will call into the meeting in the French capital — conceding that while he remained hopeful of progress, the two sides were clearly “not ready yet” to make a deal.And Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to Beijing on Wednesday that he will end the war…

The GST Council, led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced major tax cuts on popular electronic items. Starting September 22, the new 5 per cent and 18 per cent GST rates will apply to four key categories—air conditioners, televisions larger than 32 inches (including LED and LCD models), monitors and projectors, and dishwashing machines. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court approved Illinois’ ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court ruling that found the gun restrictions passed more than a decade ago violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed down its decision on Tuesday, with Judge Joshua Kolar writing for the majority that the ban “is comfortably situated in a centuries-old practice of limiting firearms in sensitive and crowded, confined places.””The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to self-defense. It does not bar the people’s representatives from…

Tell me, fellow Brits, how are you getting used to our island version of North Korea? How are you coping with life, now that we are a global pariah alongside Pyongyang? How do you feel about modern Britain having to vie with North Korea, Myanmar and Afghanistan for the wooden spoon on every international index of oppression?For that is the country Wednesday’s Daily Mail front page insists we have now become. It is tempting to laugh off a headline that asks “When did Britain become North Korea?” as just another here-today-gone-tomorrow piece of journalistic hyperbole. That’s even more the case…

The Trump administration is warning would-be drug traffickers that they will meet the same fate as those killed in a boat the U.S blew up Tuesday in the southern Caribbean, a dramatic escalation in the drug war and the White House’s bitter feud with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.“Venezuela has been a very bad actor,” President Donald Trump said Wednesday in the Oval Office.The U.S.’s offensive posture in the region is raising questions about its ultimate goal — and how U.S. intelligence agencies were so certain that the boat contained drugs and members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.“We…

New Delhi: IndusInd Bank has been hit by a major whistleblower disclosure, with a former top executive alleging treasury-related irregularities running into Rs 2,600 crore over more than a decade. It all began with a letter dated August 26, addressed to the Prime Minister’s Office, by Gobind Jain, the bank’s former Chief Financial Officer. In his communication, Jain claimed that serious irregularities have been going on in the bank’s treasury operations for more than a decade. According to him, he was the only one to have flagged the alleged violations. In what he described as a “lone battle”, Jain said…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to quickly make a decision on whether President Donald Trump has the authority to impose his sweeping tariffs under federal emergency law.This appeal is a result of a federal appeals court ruling 7-4 that a vast majority of Trump’s tariffs were illegal according to the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act even though it allowed the duties to remain until the case was resolved.Many states and small businesses challenged Trump’s tariffs in a lawsuit saying they were causing serious economic harm.FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly decide whether he has the power to impose broad tariffs under a law designed for use during times of emergency.The Justice Department is appealing a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority, the filings said.The filings, shared by the Justice Department and the challengers, have not yet been officially docketed by the Supreme Court. Jeffrey Schwab, a lawyer for the Liberty Justice Center — which is representing businesses challenging the tariffs — said…

Rachel Reeves should bring in wealth taxes at the autumn budget to deliver the change promised by Labour at the election and battle the rising threat from Reform, the UK’s most senior union chief has said.Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), urged the chancellor to “stay the course” on her plans to invest in the country, adding that the government should not be afraid of adopting “a little bit” of economic leftwing populism.Ahead of the TUC’s annual gathering this weekend, he called Nigel Farage an “absolute political opportunist” who could be challenged by Labour demonstrating that…

Mumbai: Long held in the highest tax bracket, cement now shifts to a different slab. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has lowered the tax rate on the key building material from 28% to 18%. The change will take effect from September 22, a date chosen to coincide with Navratri, a festival that sees an increase in construction-related activity. At a press briefing held late on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared the rationale for the decision. “…because cement is so essential for the middle class when building homes, that is why the 28% has been reduced to 18%,”…