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AAP govt urged to roll back Value-Added Tax on petrol, diesel
Petrol prices in Mumbai breached Rs 85 on Thursday, with the fuel selling at Rs 85.29 a litre, 30 paise more than Wednesday's price of Rs 84.99 a litre. "The long-term solution before the country is to bring all petroleum products under the goods and services tax (GST)". Among the proposals being discussed is that OMCs, too, should be asked to take a small hit by way of compensating petrol ... [Full Article...]
Kim not weak leader; demonstrated tremendous capacity to lead N Korea: Pompeo
A protestor wearing a face-mask depicting President Donald Trump kneels between cardboard cutouts of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in during a rally calling for more dialogue between the three leaders, outside the USA embassy in Seoul on May 25, 2018. [Full Article...]
Harvey Weinstein surrenders to police in rape investigation
The officials said Weinstein will be arrested and then taken to the Manhattan Criminal Court to be arraigned on the charges. Weinstein was granted a US$1m cash bail, agreed to wear an electronic monitor, surrender his passport and not travel beyond NY and CT. [Full Article...]
Kanye paid $85K for disturbing pic of Whitney Houston's cocaine-filled bathroom
It shows the late Whitney Houston's drug-filled bathroom, and was featured on the cover of the National Enquirer in 2006. "I like this other artwork.' Now this other artwork is 85 grand", Pusha T explained on The Angie Martinez Show earlier this week when recalling the decision. [Full Article...]
Baboon on the loose after escaping crate in San Antonio airport
It was headed to a wildlife sanctuary in the nearby city of Cotulla. This is the second time in as many months that San Antonio has had baboons on the loose. Dawkins was eventually cornered in the baggage processing area before being tranquilised and recaptured. Born Free USA said on Facebook the escaped monkey was its newest resident Dawkins, a rhesus macaque. [Full Article...]
Big Ten Baseball In Omaha
It's win or go home", Iowa junior Chris Whelan said. There are no second chances in this situation. We dug ourselves a pretty big hole. "It's up to everyone, it's up to our leaders to rally around everybody and make sure people know what's going on". [Full Article...]
Aughinish crisis: Rusal CEO and seven directors resign from company's board
Among them were Oleg Deripaska and associated companies Rusal, Basic Element holdings, En+ and Russian Machines, Eurosibenergo, GAZ Group , B-Finance investment company and Kuban agroholding. "The company may not be able to maintain its operating performance at a certain level required to service and repay its indebtedness and that may result in current creditors accelerating repayment". [Full Article...]
Arizona wins national championship in women's golf
Moresco was down 2 heading to 17, but a birdie on this week's toughest hole helped give her one last shot, but she was unable to square the match. The Quezon City native towed Arizona to the match-play semis for the first time in school history, where they took down Stanford. [Full Article...]