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Economic Times | 30 Jun, 2022 | 08:11AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman News Live Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman to release assessment report of states, UTs
Nirmala Sitharaman News Live: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will release the assessment report of the States and Union Territories under 'Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2020' in the presence of Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal today. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the BRAP report includes 301 reform points that cover 15 business regulatory areas such as access to Information, single window system, labour, environment, sectoral reforms and other reforms spanning across the lifecycle of a typical business. Sectoral reforms have been introduced for the first time in BRAP 2020 wherein 72 reforms were identified across 9 sectors, namely, trade licence, healthcare, legal metrology, cinema halls, hospitality, fire NOC, telecom, movie shooting and tourism, the Ministry said.
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Congress' Sachin Pilot on Udaipur murder
- These people crossed all limits of humanity. Such a murder and manner in which it's been executed shook everyone. They've been caught. Through fast track court, they should be given such a punishment, which be an example for the entire country, says Sachin Pilot.
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The death toll of migrants found on Monday inside a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a major city in the south-central U.S. state of Texas, has risen to 53 after two more migrants died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday. Of the dead, 40 were male and 13 were female, the office said. Authorities said the tragedy saw the highest ever death count from human trafficking near the U.S.-Mexico border.
China reports 110 new COVID cases for June 29 vs 129 day earlier
China reported 110 new coronavirus cases for June 29, of which 33 were symptomatic and 77 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compared with 129 new cases a day earlier - 24 symptomatic and 105 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. There were no new deaths, leaving the nation's death count at 5,226. As of June 29, mainland China had confirmed 225,638 cases with symptoms.
In pics | Amarnath Yatra commences from today with the first group of pilgrims en route to the holy cave
J&K | We are happy to have made it to the yatra this year which was delayed due to the pandemic; eagerly waiting to… https://t.co/g5wQx3yTvF
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"NATO is proud to invite Finland and Sweden to become members. Their decision will bolster the steps we’re taking during this summit to enhance our collective strength," tweets US President Joe Biden
The NATO Alliance is proud to invite Finland and Sweden to become members. Their decision to join this Alliance is… https://t.co/l05NlVM2VF
— President Biden (@POTUS) 1656544800000Congress' appeasement politics is bringing "Talibani culture" in country, says Kailash Vijayvargiya
Amid the row over the beheading of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur by two men, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said the Congress' appeasement politics is bringing "Talibani culture" in the country. Speaking to ANI, he said, "The incident is very shocking. It was done to spread terror. The video of the incident is very disturbing. This is the emergence of Talibani culture and Congress is giving protection to it. This is happening because of Congress' appeasement politics."
Guterres calls for respecting all religions in aftermath of Udaipur killing
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for "full respect for all religions" in the aftermath of the killing of a Hindu man in Rajasthan's Udaipur. "We call for the full respect for all religions and for ensuring throughout the world that different communities can live in harmony and peace," his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in reply to a question about "the resurgence of religious tensions" in India and Tuesday's killing on Kanhayia Lal, reportedly over a social media comment.
Sri Lankan President to visit UAE to procure fuel
Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming weeks to procure the fuel. While addressing a news conference on Tuesday, Sri Lankan PM Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka had initiated the discussion to facilitate the telephonic conversation between President Rajapaksa and Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach an agreement for the procurement of fuel.
Russians behind 'war crime' bombing of Mariupol theatre: Amnesty
A theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday.
'No progress made' on Iran nuclear talks, says US State Department
Indirect talks in Qatar's capital between Iran and the US on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal have concluded with "no progress made", a State Department spokesperson said late Wednesday. The negotiations in Doha were an attempt to reboot long-running European Union-mediated talks on a return to the 2015 agreement between Tehran and world powers. No time limit was previously announced on the most-recent negotiations, which had been taking place in a Doha hotel with special envoy Robert Malley heading the US delegation.
Putin warns Sweden, Finland over NATO troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Finland and Sweden that if they welcome NATO troops and military infrastructure onto their territory, Moscow will respond. While addressing a news conference in Turkmenistan, Putin said, "Only we must clearly and precisely understand -- while there was no threat before, in the case of military contingents and military infrastructure being deployed there, we will have to respond symmetrically and raise the same threats in those territories from where threats have arisen for us," Russian President said as quoted by CNN.
Five killed, nine injured in Nigerian highway incident
At least five persons were killed and nine others injured when a bus suddenly caught fire Wednesday along the Lagos-Ibadan highway linking three states in Nigeria's southwest region, the traffic police said.
Army, DAD synergy conference held, Agnipath on key agenda
The fourth Synergy Conference between the Indian Army and Defence Accounts Department (DAD) was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The day-long conference was co-chaired by Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen BS Raju and Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajnish Kumar and attended by senior officers of Indian Army and DAD. According to the Ministry of Defence, the primary agenda of the conference included deliberations on the Agnipath scheme and the schedule for timely implementation of a system for pay and allowances for Agniveers.
