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The European Union should push ahead with its own digital tax in the first quarter of 2021 if broader efforts to find an international solution do not bring a breakthrough this year, the French finance minister said on Friday.

As per the order, the price of COVID-19 confirmatory test through TrueNat was also fixed at Rs 1,600. Action will be taken against those violating the order by charging more than the prescribed fee under the Epidemic Act, it said.

The Yogi Adityanath government has reduced the cost of coronavirus test conducted in private labs by about Rs 1,000

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed longawaited "historic" peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban while on his way to the opening event in Qatar's capital of Doha, late on Thursday.

South Korea posted a slight rise in daily coronavirus cases on Friday, as infections eased from a church and political rally that sparked a second wave of outbreaks and new cases emerged in religious and sporting groups and a university hospital.

Rio Tinto parted ways with its chief executive and two deputies on Friday, bowing to a shareholder outcry over the destruction of two significant Aboriginal rockshelters and what was seen as the miner's inadequate initial response.

The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 73.55 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday tracking muted domestic equities. The local unit opened at 73.50 at the interbank forex market, then lost ground and touched 73.55 against the US dollar, down 9 pai...

Gold prices fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar rebounded, but the precious metal was on track for a weekly gain underpinned by worries over a global economic recovery from the coronavirusled slump.

A high-stakes political crossfire is underway in Tamil Nadu over the perceived imposition of Hindi and the exclusion of regional languages; the Dravidian parties are wasting no time in trying to score points over each other.

With countless brands entering the fray in the wireless headset market, it sometimes gets difficult to choose the right thing. Music is a personal choice and so is the device that suits you and offers you the best sound at the desired price. There are sev...

Marnus Labuschagne alongside Steve Smith can form one of the most formidable middle order which can put England in trouble.

The Maserati MC20 is designed to enable coupe and convertible versions and for full-electric power.

Salman Khan, whose role as Inspector Chulbul Pandey redefined his superstardom in Dabangg, has thanked his fans for supporting the film that turned 10.

Asian shares struggled to stem a bearish mood on Friday after U.S. big tech firm shares fell again overnight on growing doubts about U.S. stimulus and worries about their stretched valuations.

Sudan declared an economic state of emergency on Thursday after its currency fell sharply in recent weeks, setting up special courts to prosecute what officials called a "systematic operation" to vandalize the economy.

A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a winddriven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide than a conventional rollon/rolloff (RoRo) cargo ship, it said on Thursday.